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Release dates for some of PS3’s most hotly anticipated titles have been announced on the Sony-owned Three Speech blog. According to the site , Heavenly Sword will hit shelves on September 14th, ‘the plan’ for RPG Folklore is October 12th, action epic Lair is ‘also TBC, but the plan is …

The entertainment retailer has re-jigged its look as part of its ongoing strategic business review. HMV’s ‘get closer’ campaign will be hitting stores from Thursday 23rd August alongside a far-reaching media blitz. At the heart of this, and through the changes we’re making within our stores and online, lies a …

Rising Star Games * Production Controller A key role at Rising Star is the on-time and to-budget management of assets required for the production of its title line-up. The production controller’s responsibilities include: – Management of all required game artwork and print plus the electronic asset submissions process to platform …

The UK development industry is under ‘great’ threat from a skillset crisis and the exodus of talent abroad – and the Government simply isn’t doing enough to stop it. That was the message from the Conservative Party this week, as it made a landmark attempt to build bridges with the …

Foundation 9 Entertainment has bought Sheffield-based developer Sumo Digital for an undisclosed sum. Sumo has previously worked on titles as diverse as Outrun 2, Broken Sword and the PlayStation Network title Super Rub ‘a’ Dub, and recently established a development facility in Pune, India. The studio will be the first …

On the verge of a sell-off for months, it was rumoured that Gamestation would be swept off its feet by US giant GameStop, only for GAME to come in with an offer it couldn’t refuse back in May. Now, several months down the line, things aren’t so simple. The Competition …

Atari will handle a number of titles from Russian publisher 1C in the US, reported Games Industry . Included in the deal are the PC titles You Are Empty, Death to Spies, Dawn of Magic and Fantasy Wars and Swashbucklers on the PC and PS2. "1C has long been known …

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After the Office of Fair Trading referred GAME’s 74 million deal for bitter rival Gamestation to the Competition Commission, GameStop has re-emerged as a potential player in the UK. It is a completed deal, so ultimately we can turn around and reverse the whole thing,” said Competition Commission spokesperson Rory …

The biggest announcement from you guys recently has been the Sony deal. Could you explain how important this agreement is to NCsoft, what it means to you, and give us an idea of what type of games you will be releasing on PSP and PS3? This is the first step …