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Japanese games firm Sega Sammy Holdings has reported a 2.4 billion Yen ($42.8 million) loss for the three-month period ended June 30th. In the same period a year before, the parent of Sega Europe posted an operating income of 2.8 billion Yen. Net sales were up 11 per cent year-on-year, …

The Xbox 360 is now the most searched for console on the internet in the US, reports web data tracker Hitwise. This is the first time the console has beaten Nintendo’s Wii since it launched in November last year. The report stated that while the news could be taken as …

Rare’s Viva Pinata is to be released for the Nintendo DS, according to reports emerging from this past weekend’s Comic-Con. Microsoft-owned Rare will be using the original concept for the game – not the upcoming party version made by Australia’s Kaos – for the Nintendo machine. It’s not the first …

10 development companies to make game for charity-focused casual games portal

Introducing a solution that brings new way of thinking about physics may be quite an achievement in itself, but Ageia isn't resting on its laurels: its next job is to convince developers that hardware-accelerated physics is the future. Ageia's VP of marketing Michael Steele tells Ed Fear how and why...

LucasArts has revealed details of a new Lego game based on the Indiana Jones franchise. Joining the ranks of Lego Star Wars I and II and the recently announced Lego Batman, the title will be developed by Travellers Tales. Next-gen.biz reports that the game will be based on the lasso-sporting …

Grand Theft Auto publisher Rockstar is developing a new title that will be exclusive to PS3. SCEA’s Michael Shorrock revealed the news on the official US PlayStation blog on Friday. He wrote that Sony had ‘agreed to the PlayStation-exclusive rights of the next great franchise from the Rockstar studios’. ‘Everyone …

HMV has appointed Gerry Johnson as executive director with immediate effect. We are delighted to welcome Gerry Johnson as a new executive director,” said Carl Symon, chairman of HMV. Gerry has led the Waterstones team through the successful integration of Ottakars, and the continuing re- shaping of our books business. …

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