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Many games under development never see the light of day. This can be the result of inept developers who simply arenâ??t capable of finishing what they started, or sometimes itâ??s merely a lack of resources catching up with the development team.

US games mag Game Informer has got the scoop on the first concrete details about Insomniac’s PS3 FPS sequel Resistance 2, including the first real image of the game (see above). The first game’s multiplayer was widely hailed as a massive success, but this second outing vows to up the …

UK games retailer GAME has opened up the voting for its Peoples Choice Award 07 ahead of the announcement of the official winner this Friday. 43 titles have been nominated for the gong, including Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo), Mass Effect (Microsoft), Assassin’s Creed (Ubisoft), Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (Sony), Call of …

New development team to drive publisher's online and 'pay to play' games strategy plus work on NBA Street and Battlefield titles

Following Warner’s high-profile defection to Blu-Ray, and the news that Paramount has an escape clause in its HD-DVD contract, Variety reports that studio powerhouse Universal could be the next firm to pitch its flag in the Blu-Ray camp. The site claims that Universal’s HD-DVD commitment has officially been brought to …

UE3 firm spends $1.57m to secure space that will double the size of its offices

Gordon Brown has once again aired his concerns over violent video games as he launched a crackdown on knife crime, reports The Sun . He told the tabloid: I am very worried about video and computer games. No one wants censorship or an interfering State. But the industry has some …

Will explore potential of the N-Gage platform

SCi’s shareholders are described as furious” in a piece in The Times , which goes on to state that one investor has said that chief executive Jane Cavanagh’s position at the company as untenable”. On Friday the company’s corporate brokers at Citigroup told the chairman that investors wanted the management …

Ubisoft will distribute the next two releases in the Soul Calibur fighting franchise in Europe, following a deal with Namco Bandai. The latest edition will be released under the Soul Calibur IV name on the Xbox 360 and PS3, and Soul Calibur Legends on the Wii. Both titles will be …