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SCEA’s director of corporate communications David Karraker has left the company after only a year in the role. Next-gen reports that the news was broken in an e-mail from Karraker, in which he said that the decision to leave Sony was very difficult.” The news comes one year to the …

At last night’s second MCV/Xbox 360 Industry Pub Quiz, EUK proved to be the top brains in games after an evening of taxing general knowledge, boozing and merriment. Scooping the top spot by just one point, EUK fought off second place GAME and former champions Konami in third to come …

Majesco, US publisher of Cooking Mama, has freed up $6 million through selling around 4 million of its shares. According to an SEC filing, the firm will be putting the raised funds towards working capital, reported Next Generation . The additional funds also provide valuable flexibility, stability and agility to …

Just a year after it first put iPod games made by third parties up for sale on iTunes, Apple has unveiled the latest in its line of MP3 players with the new ‘classic’ model featuring a screen designed to suit games. The new iPod classic was unveiled today alongside the …

Apple CEO Jobs unveils new MP3 players with better screens for playback of games and video

He’s got some winning advertising slogans, that Garry Williams. From ‘great games that sell and that sell over time’ to ‘pocket money prices’, Mastertronic’s self-styled spokesperson knows a catchy maxim when it pops into his brain. But the success of the company – which houses, amongst others, the continually prosperous …

'GameShow' strategy from newly-installed Moore pushes EA towards social networking

Eidos-owned studio to use NaturalMotion animation middleware on new game

Everyone talks about game graphics, but the true challenge for next generation games is audio, says Rob Bridgettâ?¦

The administrator of troubled retail and fulfillment firm ChoicesUK has finally found a buyer – in the shape of multi-channel retailer Findel. Findel has made the purchase on behalf of its sister company Webb Group Ltd. According to administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers, the new business will focus on driving forward ChoicesUK’s wholesale …