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One of the most recognisable names in the games industry, Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime, has been named as the Grand Marketer of the Year by trade mag BrandWeek. Since making a splash in the games industry following his infamous kicking ass and taking names” speech at 2004’s E3, …

In-game advertising firm teams up with Merscom

In-game advertising firm teams up with Merscom

Camelot and Azteq score strategic partnership for mobile gaming content using new hardware SDK

Camelot and Azteq score strategic partnership for mobile gaming content using new hardware SDK

MCv sister site Develop reports that US games development firm Foundation 9 Entertainment has merged its two South California studios Shiny and The Collective. The two firms have become a currently unnamed larger entity based at F9E’s corporate headquarters in Irvine, California. ‘Large-scale games based on big licensed properties’ will …

MCv sister site Develop reports that US games development firm Foundation 9 Entertainment has merged its two South California studios Shiny and The Collective. The two firms have become a currently unnamed larger entity based at F9E’s corporate headquarters in Irvine, California. ‘Large-scale games based on big licensed properties’ will …

Ozzy Osbourne. Steve Martin. Eddie Murphy. They began their careers by flicking two scarily unfamiliar fingers in the face of civilised acceptance. But as the years rolled on, their worn out frames stumbled into the safer bracket of ‘family entertainer’. And so it is with PS2. Once, it tore up …

Ozzy Osbourne. Steve Martin. Eddie Murphy. They began their careers by flicking two scarily unfamiliar fingers in the face of civilised acceptance. But as the years rolled on, their worn out frames stumbled into the safer bracket of ‘family entertainer’. And so it is with PS2. Once, it tore up …

However when you examine the facts, there were no rights and no infringement. Whilst the story is old news, the issues are not – and these recent events provide a timely reminder to those making games that we need to be careful about what we do and don’t include in …