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You recently signed a major deal with NBC – can you tell us a little about it? Justin Townsend: This new agreement effectively means that their digital sales force in North America will be able to sell a portion of our inventory alongside the various premium TV properties NBC owns …

MMO firm to target Bangalore via team up with local firm for Q1 2008 opening of new office

UK-based developer Kuju is to launch a new studio named Double Six that will focus on the production of digital download titles for emerging networks such as Xbox Live Arcade, Wii Ware, PlayStation Network and casual PC games portals, Gamesindustry reports. We believe that there are some great opportunities out …

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Godalming team renamed and moved into Guildford base - set to focus on downloadable titles

Future Publishing has posted a pre-tax profit of 9.2 million in its full-year financials, up dramatically from the 36.7m loss of the previous year. While revenues were down from 188.1m in 2006 to 165.7m for the financial year ended September 30th 2007, the company is confident that it has turned …

One of the most vocal critics of video games in North America, Senator Leland Yee, has issued a stark warning to parents concerning the purchasing of adult-themed games in the run-up to Christmas, Next-Gen reports. A statement from Yee’s office read: Unfortunately, some parents don’t realise that in many top …

After Monday’s admission from lead designer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka that his recent release Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 had failed to meet his expectations, Konami has released a patch for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game that addresses some of the major criticisms. The download is an effort …

Sony is to release a new battery pack for its portable games console the PSP that claims to be able to double the operating time of the new Slim & Lite version of the machine. The power cel, dubbed the PSP Extended Life Battery Kit, is actually thicker than the …

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has forecast that both Sony and Microsoft will need” to drop the price of their next gen consoles to $199 (100) in the next two years to reach mass market consumers. He added that he believes the Wii, which currently sells for $250 (125), would drop …