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Further consolidation ruins the 'ability to offer innovation and compelling titles' says impassioned report

Mystery-thriller author James Patterson has hit out at poorly made casual games – whilst praising the efforts he is creating with I-Play based on his Women’s Murder Club books. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Patterson detailed the collaboration, and explained how he and Jensen are trying to merge his storytelling smarts …

Spoiler: the one with long-term revenue streams. Yet the UK still lacks multiple major MMO firms...

Some of the biggest financial transactions involving games companies in recent years have been by traditional media buying studios in the online space. From Vivendi merging with Activision to Disneyâ??s acquisition of Club Penguin, big media moving into games have tended to stick with what they know â?? massmarket entertainment.

But of course thinks the titles he is making with I-Play are well made

Legendary games designer Will Wright has admitted that he believes his upcoming release Spore has been over-hyped, and that the building anticipation for his game is concerning him. Speaking to Game Informer, Wright stated: I think it’s too much hype. About a year ago, we were realising how much hype …

The Sun’s official medical expert, Dr. Keith Hopcroft, has told his readers that interactive entertainment is replacing exercise for many young men. In an article entitled, ‘Time for exercise – not for excuses’, Hopcroft writes: ‘The only bits of anatomy many young men exercise are their fingers and wrists. ‘No …

Sony’s virtual world platform PS3 Home will go live in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan this autumn. Closed Beta testing for Home will begin from Mid-September in the region. Sony has invited Hong Kong and Singapore users to participate, with details made available on the official website from August 29, …

Game Park Holdings has unveiled its latest iteration of its Korean-developed open-source handheld, the GP2X Wiz . The machine packs a bright 2.8-inch OLED touch-sensitive 320×240 QVGA screen and a 533MHz processor – which compares favourably with the PSP’s 333MHz CPU. It also boasts a built-in mic and expandable SD …

Indian developer to offer its services to developers and publishers worldwide