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To celebrate the launch of PES 2008, Konami has teamed up with MCV to launch the PES Industry Cup and the PES Industry Rankings – two chances to prove your prowess at the much-loved footy title. The tournament will take place on October 25th at the Sway Bar in Central …

Ubisoft The favourite amongst some analysts and financial journalists, particularly as the French games firm his known to have eyed SCi in the past. The Eidos portfolio of IP would certainly sit comfortably with Ubisoft’s action/adventure focused line-up. One analyst also suggested to MCV that, given EA’s 20 per cent …

Take 2 has sold its full ownership of subsidiary Joytech to Mad Catz Interactive for an undisclosed sum. The sale of the peripherals firm is in line with Take-2’s previously announced plans to divest its non-core businesses. 
 "The sale of the Joytech assets is consistent with one of the …

Microsoft is celebrating a gigantic spike in Xbox 360 sales – as it prepares to splash out a whopping 4 million on marketing for the release of Halo 3. According to ChartTrack data, the platform holder enjoyed a 260 per cent rise in sales of its next-gen format two weeks …

Exclusive roundtable with Develop discusses Sega's treatment of studios in UK and US

Ever wondered what itâ??s like being an internal studio at Sega? Read on to find outâ?¦

After signing up Trilogy Logistics and PR agency Indigo Pearl, Zoo Digital is launching a renewed push on the UK market by developing its own IP and ramping up its publishing presence. Alongside the PR drive Indigo Pearl will drum up, the deal with Trilogy means that the firm will …

A new, very special category has been added to The Games Media Awards night – the Games Media Legend Award, sponsored by System 3. This is one for the real pioneers of video games journalism. The winner will be drawn from the ranks of those who were laid the foundations …

Revenues generated by Sony’s PSP handheld appear to be grinding to a halt as consumers save their pennies for the new Slim & Lite version of the console. According to ChartTrack statistics, last week was the worst sales period for the handheld since launch. Sony blamed the slowdown on anticipation …

The Japanese video games market was up 22.5 per cent year on year in August, as Nintendo leads the charge with huge sales figures for Mario Party 8, DS and Wii – the latter of which outsold the PS3 by a margin of three to one. The majority if the …