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Intellectual Property is the bedrock of any creative industry, yet many companies fail to appreciate its value, and so underestimate the need to protect their IP rights. Consider one of the world’s top brands, Coca-Cola. If given the choice by some modern-day genie conjured from a vigorously rubbed Coke can, …

President of Atari parent Infogrames Phil Harrison has suggested that Alone In The Dark will be the publisher’s last ever single-player game. Harrison and Infogrames CEO David Gardner have both previously made allusions to a future based on ‘social’ gaming – and of Atari becoming leaders in the online gaming …

Fancy yourself as the games industry’s very own Wayne Rooney? Then it’s time to get your team together for this year’s MCV and Xbox 360 Games 5s tournament. MCV can reveal that the ninth annual five-a-side competition will take place on Friday August 1st, with team registrations open on June …

The founder and president of Brash Entertainment Nicholas Longano has quit the developer-cum-publisher after only a year in charge. When MCV broke the story of Brash’s entry into the industry in March last year, the company promised to develop movies alongside games and claim several big-name licences. Now, according to …

The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association has instructed its members to ignore any request from the BBFC to change the current age ratings process. The UK industry representative has requested that leading publishers hold fire on implementing any changes to classification of their games until the Government has officially …

Microsoft has rebooted its Xbox Live Arcade strategy, with a number of changes on the way intended to improve the service – although it’s not yet clear how welcome to the moves third-party developers will be. On a Q&A with Next-Gen.biz, Microsoft’s Marc Whitten has revealed that as well as …

British edition of developer event set for August 6th

Early bird runs deal on until June 27th

But unpopular games get the boot as file size and price limits rise, while Microsft opens new first-party team for XBLA titles

After John Terry’s heartbreaking slip-up in last night’s Champions League final, it looks as though Chelsea Manager Avram Grant will soon be scouting for a job outside of the cosy surroundings of SW11. Your boss might not be as unforgiving as Roman Abramovich, but that doesn’t mean that now isn’t …