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2K global president Christoph Hartmann has told MCV that he believes the games industry’s progress will not be halted by the current economic slowdown. In our exclusive interview, Hartmann said that if young people could still afford to spend 500 to go crazy in Ibiza”, games would not be high …

The global boss of 2K has predicted that publishers bringing non-licensed games to Wii this year could struggle – as the console’s market is flooded by crappy titles”. Speaking to MCV, Christoph Hartmann said that his company would find it difficult to secure the success it has enjoyed with its …

Global President of 2K Christoph Hartmann has told MCV that Bioshock has the potential to emulate the Star Wars series – and that the publisher might even create five sequels to the 2007 smash hit. However, Hartman was careful to promise fans that 2K won’t cash in” on the title. …

Global president of 2K Games Christoph Hartmann believes that UK retail is the best in the world at creating an ‘event’ for key new products – but its impatience is putting it in danger of losing out to digital distribution. Speaking exclusively to MCV, Hartmann, whose label has had great …

Both publishers' internal studios to use Nvidia physics tech

The first concrete details of BioShock 2 have emerged in the form of a trailer for the upcoming title at the end of the PS3 version of the first title, which is due to arrive at European retail on October 24th. So far little is known of the game, dubbed …

Take Two has confirmed that the highly anticipated BioShock 2 will arrive during the firm’s 2009 fiscal year, which begins November 1st. There is currently no confirmation as to which platforms the game will appear on, with the PS3 version of the original BioShock due out next month. Take Two …

Whilst retroactive developer support of PS3 Trophies seems a little uncertain at the moment, the hope is that upcoming titles will all support Sony’s new Achievement system – and the upcoming PS3 version of BioShock is the latest title to join in the fun. In an article on the 2K …

Developer of PS3 version confirms Trophy integration, offering an insight into process

Publisher in talks with Newcastle studio's employees about possible redundancies