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Not phased by the recent controversy surrounding its seemingly doomed Manhunt 2, Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has confirmed that it is working on a port of its critically acclaimed Bully for Xbox 360 and Wii. Canis Canem Edit: Scholarship Edition will boast a range of new content, and more …

Its official release date currently stands as September, but Project Gotham Racing 4 developer Bizarre Creations has vowed that it won’t release its racer until it is completely finished – something it admits it cannot say about the first 360 release for the franchise. Speaking to Eurogamer, Bizarre’s business director …

Hiromichi Tanaka to deliver international address at September event

Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, which houses the firm’s Xbox operations as well as its Zune MP3 player, TV and mobile products, has seen its operating loss for the latest fiscal year increase by 47 per cent, reaching $1.06 billion. The losses were blamed on the $1 billion warranty costs …

US superdev to show a range of games at San Diego show

Development studio Silicon Knights, which is currently hard at work on Xbox 360 shooter Too Human, has filed a lawsuit against Gears of War developer Epic Games which alleges that the company failed to deliver a working version of its Unreal Engine 3 – the tool kit being used to …

Too Human dev claims Epicâ??s Unreal Engine 3 failed to deliver and harmed other studios

Develop offers up a look at the state of play in the localisation, QA and testing fieldsâ?¦

International markets demand international products â?? and that means localising your title into a variety of languages. Sideâ??s Andy Emery offers advice on ensuring that the spirit of the game is not lost along the wayâ?¦

Japanese magazine publisher Enterbrain reports that Nintendo’s Wii has sold 3.01 million units in Japan, with the DS topping 18 million, according to Reuters. Both consoles have broken sales records in a short period of time – with Wii launching on December 2nd last year in the territory and DS …