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The Video Appeals Committee has announced that it has voted in favour of Rockstar, by a margin of four votes to three, in its appeal against the BBFC for its decision to ban controversial PS2, PSP and Wii title Manhunt 2 from release in the UK. The BBFC has said …

Brain Training once again helps Nintendo top our developer chart

German publisher The Games Company has struck a deal Data Design Interactive to bring the Popcorn Arcade games series to Wii owners in the territory, with the first titles arriving on shelves on December 20th. The range, which will retail for €29.99 and sell under the Green Kangaroo label, will …

After announcing its intentions to open a heavy-duty LAN gaming centre in October , Gamerbase and HMV have at last opened the doors on the first of its partnership epicentres at the retailer’s leading Trocadero store in Central London. To tie in with the event Gamerbase has also confirmed that …

Less than a month after announcing its intention to expand into the Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian markets, Nordic distributor PAN Vision has clinched a deal to distribute EA titles in the aforementioned regions. This is a vital step to become the market leaders in the Baltic during 2008," PAN Vision …

The former chief operating officer of Rockstar Gary Dale has been named as the new executive vice president of Take 2, it has been announced. Dale will be chiefly looking at the publisher’s sales and distribution activities, and is said to be pursuing further ‘business development opportunities’ for the company, …

Funding to be used to help contest double in size

Company to focus on â??small agile development teamâ??

Consider the alternatives. Wii’s going to take a punishing over Christmas, as family members get ripped on mulled wine and settle their differences on Wii Sports. But you’ll have finished Mario Galaxy before New Year and then it’ll be Easter before you touch it again. Assuming you can actually buy …

Capcom’s marketing vice president Nique Fajors has stated that despite the escalating development costs that have arrived along with the next-generation of games machines, developing games for a lone platform can still be strategically sound. Speaking to Next-Gen, Fajors stated: Exclusives are driven by gameplay functionality and cost. If you …