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THAT MERGER with Blizzard is expected to be fully sanctioned by shareholders soon and the two huge organisations will then surely start to consolidate. What that means to jobs, HQs or partners across Europe, publishing boss Joerg Trouvain isn’t saying just yet. He’d rather focus today on Activision’s tremendous performance. …

A YouGov survey has revealed that 67 per cent of British adults support a single age ratings system consistent across Europe – much like that offered by PEGI. The research was carried out for the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers’ Association (ELSPA), which is calling for the UK Government to …

Softimage co-developed pipeline integrated into Emergent's engine

Eidos has confirmed that that at least four of its titles will be on show at E3. IGN reports that the line-up will be: * Battlestations: Pacific (PC, 360) * Just Cause 2 (PC, PS3, X360) * Monster Lab (Wii) * Tomb Raider Underworld (PC, PS3, X360) E3 2008 will …

Latest version expands library, adds COLLADA and OBJ support

25 per cent incentive available for qualifying game developers

THQ has moved to distance its flagship open world release Saints Row 2 from Rockstar’s GTA IV – saying its title has more silly, over the top gameplay”. Speaking to investors at the William Blair & Company meeting in Chicago yesterday, THQ CEO Brian Farrell talked of his admiration for …

President of SCEE David Reeves has admitted to MCV that there is a global piracy issue on PSP – and said that Sony is set to unveil a new clampdown on those responsible. However, speaking at the firm’s developer DevStation conference in London last week, Reeves said that the trend …

Organisation seeks to increase interaction within game audio community

Former EA LA man and exec most recently in charge of EA Blueprint leaves for own venture