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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 …

A new UK games firm has been formed out of a joint venture by The Netherlands’ Playlogic and Spain’s Virgin Play. PlayV, a sales, marketing and distribution business, will bring PC, console and handheld products from both companies to the UK market. At the same time, the new business will …

One day â?? probably not too many years away â?? the currently infamous Byron Review will seem as applicable to gaming as â??Here be dragons!â?? scrawled on the edges of ancient maps, and the interactive entertainment of the future will find our agonising over age ratings laughable.

Hot on the heels of My Weight Loss Coach and My Life Coach, Ubisoft has announced its latest self-help outing on DS – Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking. The title is full of smoking-related facts, including graphic illustrations of how many fags a smoker will get though in their …

Since its release in 2006, it has emerged that the mobile phone version of Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog has sold a massive 8 million copies in the US and Europe. Yesterday it was reported that the recently released Guitar Hero III Mobile has already neared the one million sales mark …