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Majesco, US publisher of Cooking Mama, has freed up $6 million through selling around 4 million of its shares. According to an SEC filing, the firm will be putting the raised funds towards working capital, reported Next Generation . The additional funds also provide valuable flexibility, stability and agility to …
Read More »Classic iPod for games unveiled
Just a year after it first put iPod games made by third parties up for sale on iTunes, Apple has unveiled the latest in its line of MP3 players with the new ‘classic’ model featuring a screen designed to suit games. The new iPod classic was unveiled today alongside the …
Read More »Classic iPod redesigned ‘for games’
Apple CEO Jobs unveils new MP3 players with better screens for playback of games and video
Read More »Masters of their universe
He’s got some winning advertising slogans, that Garry Williams. From ‘great games that sell and that sell over time’ to ‘pocket money prices’, Mastertronic’s self-styled spokesperson knows a catchy maxim when it pops into his brain. But the success of the company – which houses, amongst others, the continually prosperous …
Read More »EA Sports developing free online quiz
'GameShow' strategy from newly-installed Moore pushes EA towards social networking
Read More »IO signs Morpheme to fill toolchain gap
Eidos-owned studio to use NaturalMotion animation middleware on new game
Read More »Designing for Next-Gen Game Audio
Everyone talks about game graphics, but the true challenge for next generation games is audio, says Rob Bridgettâ?¦
Read More »ChoicesUK finally finds buyer
The administrator of troubled retail and fulfillment firm ChoicesUK has finally found a buyer – in the shape of multi-channel retailer Findel. Findel has made the purchase on behalf of its sister company Webb Group Ltd. According to administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers, the new business will focus on driving forward ChoicesUK’s wholesale …
Read More »Epic Choices
What better way to kick off our series on choosing a game engine than by going straight to the man representing the Big Daddy of the game engine world? Ed Fear tracks down Epic's Mark Rein to talk Unreal Engine 3 and the difficult decision that is licensing an engine.
Read More »We wont censor games, promises PM
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given fresh details of his proposal to review the impact of entertainment media on UK children – and ruled out any plan to further censor the video games industry. Speaking at his second monthly press conference in Downing Street, Mr Brown unveiled plans for a …
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