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Development becomes part of National Curriculum north of the border

An EA filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission has unveiled the full details of EA’s ‘hostile’ bid for Rockstar parent Take Two . The bid is expected to take another turn this week, as Take Two addresses its shareholders at its Annual General Meeting in New York this Thursday. …

New online games firm to come from founders of Eidos' Danish team

Second round of VC money-raising for Crackdown developer

More from EA CEO on his company's new attitude to game studios

CEO of Atari parent Infogrames David Gardner has said that the company is still on track for a ‘stable’ 2007–2008 FY fiscal performance – and that it doesn’t expect significant losses compared to its previous year. The firm’s Q4 results are due on May 14 th , but have taken …

Call for speakers goes out to support upcoming Leadership Forum event in San Francisco

Popular project management tool to support UK studios new projects

ALL FORMATS TOP 50: MARCH 1. Mario & Sonic and the Olympic Games (Wii, DS) Sega 2. Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (360, PS3) Ubisoft 3. Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS) Nintendo 4. Army of Two (360, PS3) EA 5. Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) SCE 6. Call of Duty 4: …

Codemasters Online’s vice president David Solari has hit out at the number of developers rushing out casual games after signing a deal to bring a range of Mumbo Jumbo titles to retail. The deal kicks off with ten new games set for release on April 25th on the Funsta label …