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SCi has issued a statement to the City to confirm it has been approached to discuss a possible offer for the business. The statement reads: Following the recent speculation in the press, the Board of SCi Entertainment Group plc confirms that it has received an approach and as a result …

Fusion.Runtime tool debuts with support from NCsoft and Oberon

â??Routes to Successâ?? to discuss ways into the market for indies

Bungie production director and Square Enix president set to contribute

Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’08 racked up 42 per cent of sales on Xbox 360 and 32 per cent on Nintendo Wii in its first week on sale, and comes in at number two this week behind Bioshock, which claims its second week at the top. Other highlights include a …

The latest hardware sales figures from Japan suggest that Sony’s PS3 is gaining ground on the hugely successful Nintendo Wii. According to Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, Nintendo sold 245,653 Wiis in the four weeks to August 26th, compared with 81,541 units for Sony’s PS3. Xbox 360 sold 11,288 units in the …

The PC version of 2K Games’ Bioshock has hit number one in the German all formats software chart in its first week – but the top ten is still dominated by titles on Nintendo formats. The Xbox 360 edition of Bioshock debuts in sixth, whilst Blizzard’s World Of Warcraft: The …

Nintendo’s DS has nabbed five positions in the latest Spanish top ten chart – including the top four slots. First-party release Pokemon: Diamond sits pretty in first, followed by THQ’s Ratatouille in second and Dr. Kawashima’s More Brain Training in third. The other half of recently released Pokemon duo, Pearl, …

A new report from Research and Markets states that 33 per cent of the companies it analysed are ‘in financial danger’. It goes on to say that nine of the companies surveyed, including the likes of GAME, Gamestation, Woolworths and Blockbuster, ‘are blatantly selling at a loss to capture market …

Development key topic in interview with SCE president