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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.

Famed game music composers have signed up to support Bizarre Creation's The Club.

The Prince Edward Island, Canada-based studio owned by Foundation 9 has been spun out away from the company's ownership.

Reports on the web have suggested that Company of Heroes producer John Johnson is planning to open a new studio, called Smoking Gun Games.

UK independent studio Blitz has added a new advergaming team to its Arcade division.

Independent studio nDreams, formed by SCi/Eidos vet Patrick O'Luanaigh, has started to reveal details of its first "revolutionary" title - a story-based casual game for women.

John Woo plans to direct and produce the movie adaptation of a new game from Warren Spector.

Look out Sports Interactive, Monumental is kicking about on your turf with a new football MMO.

A new retail-focused show called GamePlan will take place in a central London hotel over June 5th and 6th 2008. Co-organised by Barrington Harvey and Tandem Events, it will provide a meeting place for publishers and retailers to do business away from the razzmatazz of a stand-based show. "Since E3 …