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Retailers have asked publishers to stick to Friday release dates in the wake of increased mid-week releases. Blockbuster titles Halo 3 and Grand Theft Auto IV enjoyed Wednesday and Tuesday releases respectively, and Metal Gear Solid 4 was released this week on a Thursday. Yet UK retailers fear that if these …

Nintendo is set to reveal its full fourth quarter line-up at E3 next month, and the firm is planning to please its core-gamer contingent in the run-up to the show. Nintendo’s Marc Franklin told Gamepro that the hardcore gamer is still important to the Wii’s success. "The clear majority of …

Vin Diesel’s The Wheelman is screeching onto PC, 360 and PS3 this autumn, and it’s the game that Midway believes will help the firm improve its sales performance in Europe. Development duties for the title are being shared between Midway Newcastle and Vin Diesel’s Washington-based Tigon Studios, and Europe is …

Atari parent Infogrames has halved its annual net losses from €103.1 million in FY2006/2007 to €51.1 million for this fiscal year. The firm has also forecast a return to profitability within 18 months. Operating losses were also cut year-on-year, from €61.8million to €45.5million. Revenues hit €290.7 million a decrease from …

Class-action suit seeks $77,000 in unpaid overtime on behalf of all 300 staff

The deadline for EA’s tender bid for Take Two has passed without incident for the second time in a row. Analysts are now predicting that EA will have to draw a ‘new line in the sand’ when it comes to the deal – and announce a fresh deadline today. Take-Two …

Infogrames has hired another big-name exec to help see through the ‘Atari transformation’, with former Apple general manager and vice president of EMEA Pascal Cagni becoming an independent director on the firm’s Board. The company, currently in the midst of a transformative revamp around its Atari brand, earlier this year …

Korean studio to use Epic's engine for upcoming MMO

New SCE WWS boss also discusses the SCEA/SCEE rivalry and Sony's new collaborative approach

New handset is 'targeted firmly at a youth audience', Gameloft already set to make games for the device