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MCV sister site Develop reports that some staff at EA’s studios around the world are facing redundancy, in what the publisher is calling a small-scale and routine move that comes as production on the year’s games winds down. Develop understands that staff at the company’s studios – including its big …

Development, publishing and corporate layoffs "a small and somewhat routine event" says spokesperson

Celebrating today’s release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 on Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and PC, Sega Europe duo Dwayne Buck and Aaron Francis have proved that they are the best PES players in the industry by conquering all the claim the first ever PES Industry Cup, in association with MCV …

ZeniMax, the parent company of US publisher and developer Bethesda, has confirmed that part of the $300 million investment it has received from Providence Equity Partners will be used to finance Bethesda’s future MMO development. We believe that Providence will be an ideal partner for us as we build our …

Dutch game studio to port its audio middleware

British Government's culture minister shows contradictory stances on tax breaks during London Games Festival

After years of losses, Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division has for the first time reported a profit, raking in operating income of $165 million for the quarter ending September 30th – a stark improvement over the $142 million loss in the same period last year. The Division’s revenue reached $1.93 …

LEADING developers have spoken out against pre-owned games at retail – warning that studios could turn their back on the ‘traditional’ publishing model if the trend continues. TimeSplitters and Haze developer Free Radical Design and Frontier Developments’ David Braben have both told MCV that the current system is flawed – …

Free Radical and Frontier slam 'jumble sale' second-hand games market

Midway has lined up a heavyweight marketing campaign for upcoming shooter Unreal Tournament III. Promotional activity will kick off at fast-growing championship gaming centre Omega Sektor in Birmingham, as part of what the publisher is calling a ‘massive European-wide launch’. UT3 tournaments will take place across the continent, whilst the …