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Following its recent assertions that it has plans in place to ensure US publisher Atari returns to profitability, owning company Infrogrames has announced a number of new appointments to the Atari board, according to Gamesindustry . Curtis Solsvig III, managing director of AlixPartners, has been appointed as the new chief …

Creator of The Sims is the first games industry name to be granted Academy honour

Creator of The Sims is the first games industry name to be granted Academy honour

HMV will open a devoted gaming zone in its Edinburgh store this Friday. Gamers will be able to make use of 27 linked up Xbox 360s for 16 player network games or access to Xbox Live. Once signed up to a membership scheme, HMV will charge customers 5 for three …

HMV will open a devoted gaming zone in its Edinburgh store this Friday. Gamers will be able to make use of 27 linked up Xbox 360s for 16 player network games or access to Xbox Live. Once signed up to a membership scheme, HMV will charge customers 5 for three …

New developer-focused publisher plans office to boost deals in PAL territories

New developer-focused publisher plans office to boost deals in PAL territories

In the final, System 3-sponsored award of last night’s GMAs, Gary Penn, one of the founding fathers of games journalism, was the first journalist to be entered into the GAME Media Awards hall of fame. System 3 boss Mark Cale handed the award to the veteran of Zzap 64 and …

In the final, System 3-sponsored award of last night’s GMAs, Gary Penn, one of the founding fathers of games journalism, was the first journalist to be entered into the GAME Media Awards hall of fame. System 3 boss Mark Cale handed the award to the veteran of Zzap 64 and …

In an outstanding night for Rick Porter (pictured) and his GamesTM team, the Imagine publication topped both the Multi-Format Magazine and Overall Games Magazine categories. In the single format magazine categories, Future’s Official PlayStation, Official Xbox 360 and Official Nintendo magazines scooped awards, while a bemused-looking Kieron Gillen took to …