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Publisher will have 800 employees in Eastern Europe by 2009

Former Vivendi studios boss and Ubisoft Montreal CEO to head up media firm's new games operation

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment (WBIE) has named Martin Tremblay as its new president. Tremblay will begin in his new role in July, and will report directly to president of Warner Bros’ Home Entertainment Group, Kevin Tsujihara. In his new post, Tremblay will set the long-term direction of the division’s worldwide …

French retail chain Fnac has set its sights on the UK market, although the firm stresses that there are no store openings just yet. The company is the largest French retailer of cultural and consumer electronics, which includes video games, consoles, televisions, cameras, CDs, DVDs and books. It’s also the …

Warner Bros. plans to notch up its first major chart hit with movie tie-in Speed Racer – and is ready to unleash its biggest ever marketing campaign to ensure its success. From the creators of The Matrix trilogy, the Speed Racer movie is tipped by many to kick off summer …

Virgin Play boss Tim Chaney has outlined his plans to build a multi million pound UK business – but has hit out at other publishers making ludicrously bold claims. In the week that it joined forces with Sega legend Hayao Nakayama, Virgin Play has expanded its horizons to target more …

Though it might be more famed for pants and posh food, retail chain Marks & Spencer is boosting its presence in the games space by adding Nintendo hardware and software to its range. The High Street stalwart has already pushed into stocking technology products on its website and in a …

New RTS WorldShift built using Emergent's engine

Bing Gordon joins investment company Kleiner Perkins but will remain as 'CCO Emeritus'

Interested parties have stepped up with interest in recently-closed mobile studio