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Co-founder of casual games developer reveals big budget for new game due later this year

After launching in the US yesterday, Nintendo has announced that eight WiiWare titles will become available to European consumers when the online service arrives in the territory next week. The service launched this week in the US with six games – and back in Japan in March with nine. It …

Graphics expert Dave Rolston joins facial mocap group's board

PlayStation 3 becomes first console to use video format, which promises high quality compression

Voice tech to be rolled across online giant's titles

Senior VP of game design at WoW developer to be quizzed about the future of the studio

Bill Gates announced last week that Microsoft – which he founded and is chairman of – will invest some $147m on growing its business in South Korea. And some of the money will be spent on building a games development studio there, he added. AFP reports that Gates pledged to …

Independent retailers across the UK are finding refuge online, in order to offset pressure from supermarket price cutting, digital downloads and piracy. Alongside an increased online presence, many independents are focusing on their customer service, their range of retro software and console repair services, allowing them to grow in the …

Our in-depth article looks at how Bright Light has torn up the corporate rule book

GAMESCom organisers insist that the German games fair fits in with the trade’s preparations for Christmas, despite criticism over its timing. Earlier in the year the German trade association Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware (BIU) and Cologne’s trade fair business Koelnmesse announced that GAMESCom will kick off in September 2009, which drew …