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Midway’s Austin studio, which developed the recently released Area 51: Blacksite, has been downsized – but the staff losses are being classed as ‘routine’ by the company. To learn more, head over to MCV’s sister site Develop for the low-down.

Former Atari man Jean-Marcel Nicolai to oversee global production of Disney Interactive Studios' titles

US publisher Midway has seen an advert for its 18-rated third person shooter John Woo Presents Strangehold banned by the Advertising Standards Authority, CVG reports. The agency ruled that the ad breached advertising rules relating to violence, cruelty and health and safety. It stated: "We considered the ad was likely …

EIEIO (Expo For Interactive Entertainment, Independent and Original) to run alongside SXSW in March

In its final report published today, the Competition Commission has concluded that GAME’s 74 million acquisition of Gamestation may not be expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition in the markets for the supply of gaming software, consoles and related accessories in the UK.” But the report reveals …

Jobs go at US studio, but come as production cycle winds down

Nods for scribes of Crash of the Titans, Dead Head Fred, The Simpsons Game, The Witcher and World in Conflict

Main conference's opening talk from John Schappert will "set the stage" for 2008's "revolutionary changes in game development"

Publisher looking to expand influence outside Japan

WarCry is reporting that San Francisco-based Perpetual Entertainment, now known as P2, has ceased work on the Star Trek Online project. To read the story in full, head over the MCV sister-site Develop.