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Atari Inc has revealed its financials for the quarter ended June 30th 2008, boasting of vastly improved financial performance. Net revenue for the period was $40.3 million, around four times the $10.4 million posted in the same period last year. Publishing net revenue was $36.7 million, versus $9.7 million in …

Sam Houser discusses how Rockstar Games looks to encourage its creative spark in exclusive Develop interview

As co-founder/president of Rockstar Games, Sam Houser is â?? along with brother and creative VP Dan â?? the guiding light for studios which have had a huge impact on the games industry. Our Q&A with him kicks off a series of Develop Awards 2008 winner profilesâ?¦

Tiga says UK authorities must help find ways to attract students by reducing costs

But not as many as "outrageous" rumours previously suggested

Teams from Abertay, Peking and Wolverhampton universities take home prizes

After the announcement of its portable MegaDrive system caused a bit of a stir at the beginning of the month, Blaze is at it again with the launch of another retro MegaDrive machine. Unlike the machine announced at the beginning of the month, which resembled an Atari Lynx and was …

EA has dated the release of its anticipated expansion to the hugely popular PC FPS Crysis – and the surprise news is that Europeans will get access on September 12th, four full days ahead of those in North America. That’s according to Joystiq, who also reports that the title will …

Sega of America CEO Simon Jeffery has clarified comments made this week over the reported departure of development stalwart Yu Suzuki from the company. Jeffery has now corrected those stories, confirming that Yu Suzuki still holds a senior position at the company. "I can safely say that Yu Suzuki is …

Another major planned Sierra release appears to have gone the way of Ghostbusters – with Activision Blizzard making no mention of a sequel to Scarface: The World Is Yours in its confirmed list of adopted Vivendi titles. According to Variety blog Cut Scene – which claims a ‘high level source’ …