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Sumo Digital founder steps in as former CEO of 'superdeveloper' departs

Northern developer association to hold licensing talk

SPECIAL REPORT: Haruki Murakami translator praises Microsoftâ??s attention to detail

EA’s ‘hostile’ bid for Take Two may hit a snag when it comes to approaching individual shareholders – because many are experienced short-term investors that believe they can push the publisher’s offer skywards. That’s according to The New York Times, which reports that ‘there has been a considerable turnover in …

Latest update features heavy optimisation and rewritten renderer

The latest exclusive MCV UK Charts analysis, in conjunction with ChartTrack and ELSPA, shows that February was a tough time for the PC market – though not for chart-toppers Nintendo and EA. "Looking at the format share and you’ll notice that the PC is not doing particularly well at the …

Phone and SMS payment options added to Nottingham companyâ??s MMO suite

"If you look at the Total Software by Label/Company charts you will see that there is a disparity between the units sold by Nintendo and the value this month. "The reason behind this difference is partly due to Wii Play. Wii Play always shifts a lot of units (All Formats …

Company aims to end the use of sampled sound effects in games

OpenGL 2.0 support and terrain engine lead improvement charge