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Nintendo has reported that its operating profit for FY 2007-2008 more than doubled on the previous year. For the fiscal year ended March 31st, operating profit jumped to a record 487.22 billion yen ($4.7 billion; €2.9 billion) from 226.02 billion yen ($2.18 billion; €1.39 billion) in 2006-2007. However, the Kyoto-based …

Casual gaming is on the menu at Marvel Entertainment: the company which owns Spider-Man and co. has opened a new Global Digital Media Group and appointed former Sony vet Ira Rubenstein as its executive vice president. Rubenstein moves to Marvel after 12 years as executive vice president at Sony Pictures, …

New version adds OpenGL ES support to emulator

Download platform offering titles from first and third party studios debuts next month

Premier Manager publisher Zoo Digital has been acquired by GreenScreen Interactive, the latest games venture established by GT Interative founder Ron Chaimowitz. The move by New York based GreenScreen has also seen it acquire US publisher Destination Software, which Zoo has worked with over the past couple of years, bringing …

Nintendo's Austin, Texas first-party studio sees departure of chief staff Metroid Prime, says report

The Develop Industry Excellence Awards return on Wednesday, July 30th. But what are the categories, how does anyone win and who won last time? Read on to find outâ?¦

Comic book giant nabs Sony Pictures vet Ira Rubenstein to lead new Digital Media group

In a letter addressed to the mother of Strauss Zelnick, lawyer Jack Thompson has likened the Take Two boss to a member of the Hitler Youth – and blamed GTA for the death of three policemen in Alabama. The outspoken critic also accused GTA of being a murder simulator. The …

After MCV sister site Develop broke the news that Sega was planning to close its UK Racing Studio development team, it now understands that nearby Codemasters could save some – or all – of the team’s staff from redundancy by acquiring the studio. A number of reports have circulated amongst …