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French publishing giant Ubisoft has stated that its recently released Xbox 360, PS3 and PC first person shooter Far Cry 2 has hit the one million sales milestone after less than three weeks on the market. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said of the news: The holiday quarter is off to …
Read More »French Revolutionary
In June Ubisoft opened its 20th studio â?? in Brazil â?? while at the same time continuing to grow one of its first studios, the busy 2,000-man operation in Montreal. We spoke to executive director of worldwide studios Christine Burgess-Quemard about the impressive growth of the publisherâ??s development resourceâ?¦
Read More »"iPod will topple DS and PSP"
Apple’s VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak has stated that its iPod Touch represents the future of portable gaming, whilst competitors such as the DS and PSP represent the past. Speaking to T3, Joswiak stated: If you squint your eyes you can see a future where you …
Read More »amBX and Qantm sign up as Develop Quiz silver sponsors
Perforce and BlueGFX in as round sponsors, too - event almost sold out
Read More »Imagine appoints new Editor in Chiefs
Bournemouth-based magazine publisher Imagine has had a high-level reshuffle which has seen Rick Porter appointed as editor in chief of its key games titles and Debbie Allen take control of its photography publications. Rick Porter will oversee GamesTM, the mag that he is currently editor of, as well as X360 …
Read More »Hryb justifies Xbox 360 modding bans
Microsoft director of programming for Xbox Live Larry Hryb – also known as community voice Major Nelson – has issued a statement and Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to ban Xbox 360 consoles that have been internally modified. His blog post reads: I’ve gotten a few messages and seen some forum threads …
Read More »Gears of War sells 2 million
Not content with simply wowing the critics and storming straight to the top of the UK charts , Microsoft has announced that Epic’s Gears of War 2 sold a substantial two million copies worldwide over its opening weekend. In addition, 1.5 million gamers logged onto Xbox Live and have subsequently …
Read More »Richard Garriott quits NCsoft
Space traveller to leave MMO firm as it posts profits drop for quarter ending September 30th
Read More »Vicious Cycle and SCEE team up on India
D3P studio's Vicious Engine provided to South Asian developers
Read More »Garriott quits as NCsoft profits tumble 50%
Leading MMO developer and publisher NCsoft has reported a 50 per cent drop in profits for the financial quarter ending September 30th – and has also been dealt a blow with the news that famed developer Richard Garriot is to leave the firm. NCsoft’s profits for the period fell from …
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