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Eidos will bring the sequel to 2006’s hit Just Cause to market this year. Developed by Avalanche Studios, Just Cause 2 marks the return of slick protagonist Rico Rodriquez, this time taking on a new destination – the huge playground of the South East Asian islands of Panau. The title …

Work on publisher-owned IPs does big business as studio readies move into bigger premises

Reuters reports that the platform holder now expects to have sold 1.5 million fewer PS3s than its initial sales target up to March. But its handheld console has outstripped forecasts – Sony has raised its sales target for PSP for the current business year by three million to 13 million. …

Codemasters, Kuju, Audiomotion, Denki, Finblade and outgoing CEO Hasson take home trade association prizes

Former EA studios chief takes over as Leleu resigns from Infogrames

QA and testing outfit adds 4,000 square foot to its premises - growth will aid client support

Patrick Leleu, chairman and CEO of Atari brand-owner Infogrames, has resigned from his post effective immediately – and former EA man David Gardner has been named as his replacement. An Electronic Arts exec for over 25 years, most recently EVP and COO of EA Worldwide Studios, Gardner recently left the …

Former Institute of Directors exec Richard Wilson to take over from Fred Hasson in March

Attention gore fans: Brash Entertainment has announced it has acquired the rights to a game based on grisly horror movie series SAW. Underneath an eerie headline of ‘Oh yes.. There will be blood…’ a Brash press release sent out today reveals the title will be released in October next year …

Vivendi Games has revealed that its revenues reached a record €1,018 million in 2007, a rise of 26.6 per cent on the previous year. Blizzard Entertainment’s revenues took up most of this whopping total, coming in at €814 million – up 58 per cent. The media giant’s Sierra Entertainment, Sierra …