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GDC08-affiliated B2B event nears buyer application cut-off

Porting and testing firm enhances its mobile service

The first fruits of Electronic Arts’ collaboration with Hasbro have been unveiled, with games based on Littlest Pet Shop, Nerf, Yahtezee, Monopoly, Scrabble, Risk, Operation, Trivial Pursuit, Pictureka due throughout the year. EA’s Casual Entertainment label has said it is targetting games for console, mobile and PC – with a …

Music licensing deal with Ricall makes label's catalogue available to developers

Education Program and Graduate Program to enhance XSI teaching

Devil May Cry has made it to the top spot of the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, something it hasn’t done in the franchises’ history. The ex-PlayStation exclusive has managed it with a little help from the Xbox 360, which accounted for 61 per cent of the game’s sales. Mario …

Vicious Cycle's PSP title receives inaugral videogame writing honour

Former Bungie and DICE men found new studio in Seattle

Empire Interactive is to resurrect the popular puzzle title, Pipe Mania on a broad variety of platforms. The original Pipe Mania was initially published in 1989, and achieved sales of over four million units worldwide. It appeared on a multitude of formats, including Amiga, Atari ST, Acorn Archimedes, Acorn Electron, …

Marvel Entertainment has agreed to end development of an MMO title it has been working on with Microsoft – reigniting rumours that the comic giant is making a unilateral move into video games. The company ended a similar deal with EA last month, which encouraged industry analysts to tell MCV …