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UK team Eurocom's game adaptation of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End has hit the number one spot in the UK chart.

Enterprising Games Week will let attendees contribute  views on how the games industry and the Olympics games can work together.

The developer and publisher meeting event Game Connection has signed up to be part of this year's Tokyo Game Show.

German publisher 10tacle has acquired Hungarian games developer Stormregion.

Company of Heroes veterans form new studio in Canada

Ankama Games has seen its self-published MMO Dofus secure 100,000 active players in the UK.

Lego Star Wars developer Traveller's Tales has acquired motion capture outfit Centroid.

French publisher looking to splash the cash after bumper financials

Oberon Media has acquired I-play, in doing so creating a 'triple play' casual games powerhouse.

Microsoft is backing a new competition designed to encourage take up of its XNA Game Studio Express tool.