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Publisher Vivendi has upped sticks and moved to a bigger premises in Marlow as the company looks to expand its UK operations. The move has happened just at the unexpected confirmation has emrged that Vivendi has merged with former publishing rival Activision to form the world’s largest third party publisher …

Opening keynote to French conference provides Crysis postmortem and design lessons

Busy times for UK independent Kuju – just days after it’s Godalming team moved into a new studio and rebranded , the firm has opened another studio in Surrey, called NiK NaK. To read the full story, head over to MCV’s sister site Develop.

NiK NaK plans to create games for the six to 12 year old audience

Two-day mobile event leads into main GDC

3D software firm's AREA site to serve as online venue complimented by live events in North America

Events dedicated to the games industry's emerging trends planned

Catalis grows testing and certification offer via acquisition - move also aids expansion into the US

Shock deal worth $18.9bn creates world's biggest publisher, called Activision Blizzard, and huge development resource

In the most surprising news of the year, Electronic Arts has been dethroned as the games industry’s biggest publisher, ousted by a new company formed following the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games. The two companies said that the massive power-shifting deal, worth a total of $18.9bn, will create ‘the …