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A new television series aimed at gamers will begin airing in the UK this week on cable and satellite channel Bravo. Playr is topical weekly magazine programme which reviews new releases, reports from the major gaming events and previews the biggest games first. The series will also have two spin …

Media specialist Handle Recruitment is expanding into the games space, and is actively seeking new clients. Handle had previously focused on the film and music industries, but also boasts clients such as SCE and Rockstar – with plans to make further gains into the ‘booming’ video game space. We’re conscious …

Take Two has signed a deal with Universal to produce a film based on last year’s smash hit Bioshock, to be headed up by Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski. According to Variety, Take-Two will receive a multi-million dollar advance, believed to be the biggest videogame-to-movie deal since 2005’s …

Online media expertâ??s casual games business to be turned into separate company; IPO being considered

Artificial intelligence conference to take place in October at Stanford University

Studio and tech firm grows to address next-gen development

In an earnings call with investors following its most successful set of full-year financials ever, Activision has unveiled more details about the next instalment in the Call Of Duty series. The firm talked of a new ‘miliatary theatre’ and confirmed that the title would be released for 360, PS3, PC …

Ken Levine being 'regularly consulted' on project

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that shipments for the Gran Turismo series have broken through the 50 million mark. According to website Dengeki Online and translated by MCV, the figures encompass the seven titles released under the Gran Turismo brand since the PSOne original released in 1997. According to Sony’s …

Napster founder's Rupture network to become EA's latest acquisition, say sources