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Head of Firaxis Games Sid Meier has said that he finds the prospect of a Civilization MMO ‘really intriguing’ – and hinted that it may soon become a reality. Speaking to readers of GameDaily.biz, Civilization creator Meier also hinted that a game from the series could come to the Wii …

Creator of epic god sim says online multiplayer may be his next move

Ready At Dawn, creator of GOW: Chains Of Olympus, says it is â??doneâ?? with format

LucasArts has denied previous reports that it will be completely closing its games development studio. The new comes just hours after Shacknews reported that ‘reliable sources’ had confirmed LucasArts would fire a further 100 staff after letting 75-100 staff go last week. Talking to Joystiq, LucasArts rep Margaret Grohne said: …

Take Two subsidiary 2K Games has announced that a new addition to the Sid Meier’s Civilization series will be released this autumn. Civilization IV: Colonization will be released on PC for Games for Windows and is currently in development at long-term Civ studio Firaxis Games. The title is based on …

Steve Jobs unveiled the 3G iPhone (or iPhone 3G as it’s officially called) at this year’s WWDC event last night, citing the technology as the product’s next challenge. Apple’s top 22 markets (Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, …

Apple CEO Steve Jobs showed off key games for Apple’s iPhone at the company’s WWDC event last night. Developers from Sega, Digital Legends, eBay, Loopt and others were on hand to show off what content they had created, from enterprise apps to entertainment, using the iPhone SDK – which Jobs …

US video games publisher Atari Inc has appointed Tim Flynn as senior VP of sales. The new position is effective immediately, and Flynn will report to CEO and President, Jim Wilson. Flynn has more than 30 years of sales and retail experience in the video game and technology industries with …

At Ubisoftâ??s Ubidays showcase in Paris last month, the firm reiterated its well-documented plans to grow its studio headcount. MCVUK.com editor Tim Ingham caught up with the firmâ??s head of global development Christine Burgess-Quémard to get the full story. Here's the first half of their chatâ?¦

In this tutorial TechExcelâ??s Alex Potier looks at things to keep in mind when managing distributed game development teamsâ?¦