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A leading production exec at animated movie studio Pixar has praised gaming’s evolution – and admitted that the quality of visual technology is catching up” with cinemas. However, Ralph Eggleston, production designer behind Pixar’s upcoming movie, Wall-E, added that video games still lacked a strong narrative story” – and predicted …

Munich-based studio working on 'concrete projects and game prototypes'

Head of new Sao Paulo studio says French publisher could establish more teams in Brazil

Load-time reducing FileMajik Pro SDK to be available to all licensed PS3 developers

Sony is busy working on a PlayStation-branded phone, according to company insiders. Marketing Week reports that the phone will incorporate elements of the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and could hit the shelves in time for Christmas 2009. MW quotes ‘sources in Japan and Korea’ which say Sony is working on converting …

Oft-rumored device in development, say insiders

SCEE's Tom Jones to discuss art pipeline at six venues across Europe

Sony has revealed that it is backing a ten-year plan for its PSP console – with networking playing a key role in its futute. The firm believes that it needs to ‘revitalise’ the development community to get behind creating games for PSP in order to make it fulfil its potential. …

The march of Ubisoft across the globe continues apace – the French publisher has today announced plans to open a studio in Brazil, the 20th of its studios around the world. Based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the new development team Ubisoft’s first studio in South America. The studio will open …

GAME has responded to the Which? sting that revealed the retailer’s Harrow, Middlesex store sold an 18-rated game to a 15-year old girl. As reported on MCV earlier today, the consumer watchdog’s investigation revealed that Woolworths and Maplin stores in the area also sold the underage girl adult video games. …