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Electronic Arts is looking for a partnership or acquisition in Japan, according to the Financial Times. President of EA Asia Jon Niermann said Japan was a strategic priority” for the company, in an interview at the Tokyo Games Show. He added that EA was interested both in blue-chip players and …

The reason for the move is essentially that Virgin Group overlord Richard Branson no longer sees entertainment retail as core to the group’s business. Exactly what Virgin Group’s core business might be is becoming increasingly blurry these days – it is hard to imagine a focal point between such wildly …

The reason for the move is essentially that Virgin Group overlord Richard Branson no longer sees entertainment retail as core to the group’s business. Exactly what Virgin Group’s core business might be is becoming increasingly blurry these days – it is hard to imagine a focal point between such wildly …

Sega Sammy’s corporate director has told Tokyo Games Show that the firm expects Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games to sell four million units when it goes on sale later this year. According to Bloomberg , Masanao Maeda did not give a specific timeframe for the prediction. The forecast …

A week ahead of its official European release, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 epic FPS Halo 3 has appeared on internet file-sharing sites, allowing owners of modified consoles to download and play the game, according to CVG . Whether or not this is linked to Argos’ mistaken early selling of the game …

Sega Sammy’s corporate director has told Tokyo Games Show that the firm expects Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Games to sell four million units when it goes on sale later this year. According to Bloomberg , Masanao Maeda did not give a specific timeframe for the prediction. The forecast …

A week ahead of its official European release, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 epic FPS Halo 3 has appeared on internet file-sharing sites, allowing owners of modified consoles to download and play the game, according to CVG . Whether or not this is linked to Argos’ mistaken early selling of the game …

Late last week Intel announced it was to acquire game physics specialist Havok in a deal said to be worth $110m. With the middleware sector no stranger to troublesome consolidation, we spoke to Havok CEO David O'Meara to find out what the move means for the industryâ?¦

Late last week Intel announced it was to acquire game physics specialist Havok in a deal said to be worth $110m. With the middleware sector no stranger to troublesome consolidation, we spoke to Havok CEO David O'Meara to find out what the move means for the industryâ?¦

Developers needn't fear a Criterion-like scenario, says CEO as his firm looks to ramp up for market growth