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Price of middleware acquisition given by investor; deal closes in five days

UK university will use OLIVE to support research and development

Tools firm CEO says new online platform alters the 'risk/reward' of production and investment

Nintendo has asked South Korean prosecutors to investigate local websites that have uploaded illegal pirate copies of DS games. According to the Financial Times , the move marks the first time the Japanese video games maker has called upon prosecutors in Asia to help combat piracy. Nintendo’s Korean unit filed …

Outsourcing team in Chengdu, Sichuan will grow to 200 staff in next 12 months

We take a trip to Germany to speak with the handheld specialist studio

We take a trip to Germany to speak with the team at Munich-based Shin'enâ?¦

US institute Ringling College of Art and Design to use Crytek middleware in teaching

OK, this one’s a bit special – thanks to the Microsoft team, one of you will win a limited edition Halo 3 Xbox 360 – plus a copy of the game. This is the must-have hardware of the year, combing the console of the moment with the game of the …

Following the tragic death of Scottish rally driver Colin McRae, his five-year-old son Johnny, six-year-old Ben Porcelli, and friend Graeme Duncan at the weekend, Codemasters (which has the Colin McRae video game licence) has officially paid tribute to the man, stating: He will never be forgotten…” Everyone at Codemasters, especially …