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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 …

The video games market in the US is growing at a far greater pace than the wider economy, and is adding ‘real growth’ to the US economy, The Entertainment Software Association reports, according to Next-Gen . Stephen E. Siwek’s ‘Video Games in the 21st Century: Economic Contributions of the US …

US movie journal Variety has predicted that cinema and TV writers striking in the US over royalty payouts may soon turn to scripting video games. Members of the Writer’s Guild Of America union have been on strike for four weeks over the amount of money they receive from DVD sales …

Some has suspected that in the light of the upcoming Xbox Originals service on Xbox Live, Microsoft’s support of its ongoing backwards compatibility efforts on 360 might wane – but next month’s ‘Fall Update’ will bring with it a renewed roster of compatible Xbox games. Newly-functioning titles will include FIFA …

Union grants disgruntled wordsmiths permission to script interactive entertainment