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Trilogy has further bolstered its roster of labels, this time being appointed as 505 Games’ primary distribution partner. 505 joins the likes of Ubisoft, Midway and Capcom in signing deals with the Hertfordshire distributor. Trilogy will handle full primary and logistics functions for the Cooking Mama publisher, including warehousing, UK …

Dutch development and publishing operation Playlogic will be looking to strengthen its position in the market after a massive cash injection to the tune of $12.3 million. The firm received the equity through a private placement from investors. We announced a $10 million private placement on the 25th of April …

Microsoft’s pioneering internet console service Xbox Live is celebrating a new milestone in North America – tomorrow’s release of Xbox Live Arcade duo Screwjumper and Shrek ‘N Roll sees the casual games service hit the 100 title barrier. The target arrives as the second generation of Microsoft’s Xbox Live service …

The developer of PC strategy title Supreme Commander, Gas Powered Games, has confirmed that its title is heading to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in the New Year. The port will be handled by developer Hellbent Games and will be published by Aspyr Media. It will boast exclusive units, maps and multiplayer …

Though its release date has been up in the air in recent weeks, French publisher Ubisoft has stated that upcoming PS3-exclusive Haze will arrive in Europe on Sony’s machine on December 14th – just in time for Christmas. The late release date suggests that developer Free Radical is working to …

UI authoring system gets multi-threading support

CVG reports that Official Xbox Magazine has learned that the leading feature of Microsoft’s anticipated Autumn Xbox 360 firmware update will be the ability for gamers to download original Xbox titles through the firm’s Xbox Live Arcade service. Going live on December 4th, the new service will launch with Bungie’s …

Itâ??s been interesting watching the Government shift direction on an almost daily basis when it comes to tax breaks for games development.

Ubisoft Montreal boss, Epic's president and Insomniac leads discuss engine use at Las Vegas

Developer Infinity Ward and publisher Activision have successfully outflanked the opposition this week as contemporary war sim Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare shoots straight to number one in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. Despite arriving on four formats (Xbox 360, PC, PS3 and DS) it’s the 360 version …