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Third-party devs Harmonix, Valve, Crytek and Flagship boost the coffers for Electronic Arts

Dedicated video game show GamerTV has just posted its highest ever viewing figures. Over 220,000 unique UK gamers watched the show in just one weekend on satellite and cable channel Bravo. The news follows a period of audience growth that saw the show notch up a 1.25 million viewings in …

Deep Silver parent company Koch Media has secured worldwide publishing rights to new release S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky, with the exception of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The deal represents a major coup for the firm, which recently acquired Games That Matter – a studio established by …

90 per cent of North American DS pirates are using the R4 chip to play pirated DS games, according to ELSPA. Speaking to The Sunday Post, John Hiller, manager of ELSPA’s Intellectual Property Crime Unit said: The implications are massive. In America it’s thought 90 per cent of Nintendo DS …

If you look back on the year 2007, the thing that seemed to catch most people by surprise was the growth of what is often referred to as ‘casual games’ or the ‘casual gamer.’ The big products were the Nintendo Wii and DS, systems that are not the power technology …

Online middleware developer toasts new global licensees

Play N Trade’s battleplan for the UK is typically ballsy – but the US retailer, like its Government, may find the difference between planning and executing a successful invasion rather different. This week’s cover story will come as something of a shock, particularly to GAME Group and the indie community …

The new chief executive of Tiga has been named – Richard Wilson (pictured) is to take over the role from outgoing CEO Fred Hasson. For the full story, head over to MCV sister site Develop.

Woolworths has reached an agreement to refinance its bank revolving credit and other facilities with new four-year facilities totalling 385 million, reports The Retail Bulletin The new financing arrangements provide the Group with flexible long-term facilities which will enable its continued development, and in particular, support the growth in the …

CDC, Icarus Studios, Terremark, PlayXpert, GameTank, and XXtreme Support Services to attend