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EA’s executive vice president of studios David Gardner, who only last month was awarded an OBE on the Queen’s honours list, is to leave the company according to reports. Gardner helped establish EA Europe in 1987 and has been with the company since 1983. A statement given to Gamesindustry.biz says: …

EVP and COO of worldwide studios and recent OBE-recipient resigns

Studios speak out for and against Unreal Engine 3

It’s one of the most anticipated games for Sony’s PlayStation 3, and the Japanese platform holder has confirmed that a playable demo of Ninja Theory’s Heavenly Sword will arrive on the European PlayStation Store this Thursday. CVG reports that the demo will only last around ten minutes, but will give …

Koch Media’s UK HQ has agreed a distribution deal with Dutch publisher Playlogic. The contract includes titles such as Evil Days of Luckless John on PC, Xyanide Resurrection on PSP and PS2 and the sequel to survival horror titles Obscure, which will be released on both PS2 and PC. We’re …

British publisher Eidos has signed a deal with in-game ads firm Double Fusion which will see the company supply ads for ten of Eidos’ games over a three year period. No specific titles have been named. "This is an exciting and innovative opportunity for Eidos, we’re delighted to be working …

Bloomberg reports that Take 2’s former chief accounting officer Patti Tay and general counsel Kenneth Selterman have both pleaded guilty to falsifying records relating to stock options in 2001 and 2002. Selterman has received three years probation, a $50,000 fine and 200 hours of community service whilst Tay has also …

With services such as Microsoft’s Windows Live currently spearheading the community gaming movement, Valve is to this week launch a host of new community features for its massively popular Steam network. The free update will allow users to build their own personal Steam pages and profiles, schedule games with friends, …

Katamari Damacy designer to present Vision Statement

What do you consider to be ISFE’s most important role within the European video games market? ISFE is an important voice on matters of public policy that impact our industry in Brussels and across Member States. ISFE helps drive industry focus on key issues and areas of debate that require …