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All the big Euro execs will be in Cannes next month for the IDEF expo , and so will MCV – following its appointment as media partner for the fast-rising European trade event. The festival, run by the French trade body SELL, is heading into its third year and is …

July event boosted as four key Sony Japan speakers sign up

Digital distribution of games doesn’t hurt traditional retail outlet sales – that’s the message Steam platform holder Valve Software told assembled media journalists at a briefing in its Seattle offices today. The US independent developer, responsible for games like Half-Life and Portal, also runs the popular Steam digital distribution service, …

This weekend I did something I'm not proud of. I bought the Mail on Sunday.

New service adds persistent data storage to Steamworks SDK

Omegame's UI authoring middleware certified official third party tool

LCC panel session to address UK government's efforts

Alone in the Dark developer looks to avoid project management nightmares

Quirky publisher Gamecock has revealed an exclusive European distribution deal with cdv Software. The deal comes ahead of a busy release schedule for Gamecock Media Group, with titles Mushroom Men, Dungeon Hero and Velvet Assassin, due for release later this year. Christian Gloe, CEO of cdv Software, said: We are …

Following an exciting couple of days for French publisher Ubisoft, chief executive Yves Guillemot has told Reuters that he sees continued growth in the games market for at least another three years. "There could be a peak in the consoles market in 2009, which means a peak in the games …