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3rd annual Canadian event adds mobile, MMO gongs

After a solid but unspectacular E3 outing, Sony now plans to dominate proceedings at Leipzig as it concentrates on splitting its key announcements across E3, Games Convention and the Tokyo Games Show. At an exclusive European media briefing, SCEE president David Reeves told MCV that global announcements and ‘blockbuster’ revelations …

SCEE President David Reeves has joined the debate over who ‘won’ E3 – stating that the platform holder is in confident mood after SCEA boss Jack Tretton took to the stage at the LA Expo last week. I think from what Jack Tretton said, the reaction has been well summarised …

EA Sports president Peter Moore has added his vote to the growing consensus that E3 was lacking a certain something – calling the event soulless”. Speaking on his official blog, Moore said that this year’s event lacked an epicentre” and gave no indication that we are the fastest growing entertainment …

Ubisoft has reported Q1 sales of €169 million in the three months to June 30th, 2008. The figure represents a year-on-year climb of 25.8 per cent, or 33 per cent at constant exchange rates. The firm recorded revenues of €134 million for Q1 in 2007-2008. The sales also outstripped the …

Momentum builds for second yearly studio boss-targetted conference

GAMEFEST 08: Epic's engine scrutinised by Gearbox, Chair Entertainment and Midway

At the Microsoft Gamefest conference earlier this week, Epic Games hosted a special session which brought together three of its very different customers to share their experiences (both good and bad) using middleware and to offer advice to those looking to use Epicâ??s Unreal Engine. Session summary followsâ?¦

Respected US and Japanese developers team up; Dublin studio making mobile version of casual best-seller, too

Eve Online developer uses project management tool to facilitate multi-site development