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Casual games ad network proving so popular studios promised cash from day one, claims MD

Newly-rebranded QA and localisation firm to support Publishing Hero award

Localisation and QA company takes new identity; embarks on two-year expansion plan

E3 08: Rick Perry 'gunning' to make Texas number one in the US

Following the completion of the Activision and Blizzard merger, the publisher’s CFO Thomas Tippl has revealed to MCV that it is now creating an all-star team” from the staff of the two companies – but admitted that overlaps” will lead to redundancies, and hinted that the sales teams could be …

What are the key brands for Activision Blizzard going forward – and will you be concentrating more on picking up licences or launching your own new IP? As a result of this combination we probably now have by far the strongest intellectual property portfolio in the entire industry. Look at …

Some had speculated that a PSP Trophy announcement was on the cards for E3 – but whilst that didn’t materialise, the possibility of the achievement-like system migrating to Sony’s handheld has now been hinted at. GameSpot reports that in an E3 presentation about Sony’s PSP title Buzz! Master Quiz, producer …

Not content with developing new instalments to its Mario and Zelda franchises ( we think ) and announcing a brand new Animal Crossing title for Wii, Nintendo has now let it slip that a brand new Pikmin adventure is on the way. Eurogamer reports that at an E3 developer roundtable, …

iPhone/iPod Touch game Aqua Forest developed by Prometech

Ubisoft revealed details of its brand new IP titled I Am Alive at E3 this week. Set for release in spring 2009, the survival-adventure title will be available on current generation consoles. The debut of the trailer took place at the LA event. Set in a devastated Chicago, players have …