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US publisher Electronic Arts, which owns a 15.4 per cent stake in rival publisher Ubisoft, has now seen its voting rights to over 20 per cent after two years of stock ownership. In fact, EA’s voting power now exceeds that of the Guillemot family. It’s in the company’s statutes – …

Industry and academia focused event to return next year

South Korea-based MMO specialist NCsoft has posted its results for its Q2 period, and it took $11.5 million in net income despite a year-on-year drop in sales of 11 per cent. The firm generated $82.1 million in sales for the period ending June 30th, whilst operating income jumped a whopping …

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment boss Samantha Ryan has revealed to MCV sister mag Develop that she is spearheading a new strategy to increase the number of games the company produces by up to six times over the next five years. In an exclusive interview she outlines that the ramp up …

Following recent rumours of a new movement-based control system this week, Spong.com has spotted an official Nintendo video which details a new Slide Controller peripheral for DS. Bundled with a game called MagKid, the new technology allows in-game control by, as the peripherals title suggests, sliding the console across a …

Warner Bros planning studio acquisitions, more internal games development and external signings

Warner Bros has operated its Interactive Entertainment division since 2004. Founded by former Monolith boss Jason Hall and debuting with a dash of controversy - Hall said he would pay developers less if their WB IP-based games reviewed poorly - the operation was focused on external development.

It has emerged that following yesterday’s release of Nintendo’s version 3.0 firmware for Wii, Datel’s Freeloader, a piece of software that allows users to play US and Japanese games on their PAL Wii, is no longer compatible with the machine. Freeloader originally appeared for use on GameCube, but has subsequently …

UK developer Free Radical has confirmed that it is working on Timesplitters 4 – though details currently remain thin on the ground. The studio’s Rob Yescombe told Kotaku that the team is currently hard at work on the title – though work is still ongoing on next-gen FPS Haze. In …

Top industry analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that Sony will drop the Price of PS3 at the start of next year – as Metal Gear Solid 4 and GTA IV are released. In a note to investors on Tuesday, Pachter said: We do expect Sony to be in a position …