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John Riccitiello has told an audience of investors that it was EA’s plan all along to seal its acquisiton of Take Two before the end of the year, rather than before the record-breaking release of GTA IV. Kotaku reports that Riccitiello spoke of the Take Two deal at William Blair …

20 Gamestation stores nationwide are set to run a full 64-man Super Smash Brothers: Brawl ‘Showdown’ on Saturday June 28th. Promoted by Nintendo, contestants are invited to register on the Gamestation website, with every participant set to take home a special figurine and certificate. First prize for each store is …

In an exclusive interview with MCV, Sony has apparently revealed that it will be releasing a sequel to the quirky 2006 PSP exclusive. The firm named LocoRoco 2 as a key software title for the PSP this year, along with Echochrome, Buzz the Master Quiz and Secret Agent Clank. For …

NaturalMotion's animation engine tech finds home at Heavenly Sword developer

Speakers named for one-day mobile games event taking place July 29th

ROUND-UP: AI middleware

A recent study from IGA has indicated in-game advertising benefits brand and consumer alike, with 82 per cent of consumers reacting positively to ads during game play. The research, which took results from over 1,300 gamers, found that there was an increase of 61 per cent favourable opinions of products …

Always interesting, at present the market for games-related artificial intelligence technology is even more fluid than usualâ?¦

Take Two has responded to EA’s latest bid extension by re-affirming its belief that the deal still significantly undervalues Take-Two” and that the proposal is contrary to the best interests of Take-Two stockholders.” In a response issued just minutes after EA extended its offer deadline to July 18th, chairman of …

Having swept past the previous deadline of June 16th , EA remains determined to push through its offer for Take Two and has extended its tender offer for all currently outstanding shares of common stock to expire at 11.59pm on July 18th. Our offer price remains unchanged at $25.74 per …