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1C Company has acquired BUKA, one of the largest Russian publishing and distribution firms. The new agreement will see both companies develop side-by-side, with no current plans for a merger. "BUKA is one of the oldest players on the Russian game market. I always admired the company, its corporate culture, …

Ubisoft has unveiled two new titles in its Imagine series of video games at E3, Imagine Dream Weddings and Imagine Movie Star. Imagine Dream Weddings is targeted at young girls who must create the perfect wedding in the face of unruly guests and unexpected events. The game is under-development at …

The thread had over 2,000 responses, all from gamers who either already own or were interested in buying one of these DS ROM cards, with one post detailing everything anyone would need to know about illegally acquiring Nintendo DS games – from where to buy the devices, to how to …

Konami is seeking compensation over alleged patent infringement in the Rock Band video game, according to Bloomberg. The Japanese publisher, which makes similar music-based titles involving guitars, microphones and dance mats, insists Rock Band infringes on its patents relating to musical instruments and a ‘musical-rhythm matching game’. Konami is reportedly …

Following this morning’s MCV story , online retailer SimplyGames.com has stopped selling R4 cards. The indie told MCV that it justified selling the devices as larger rivals, such as Amazon, were also selling them, but has now called on other retailers to also stop stocking the items. SimplyGames.com only started …

Peripheral specialist Mad Catz has secured a license from Ubisoft to produce and distribute Petz accessories in North America. There are seven different Petz games on store shelves, with two more scheduled for release before the end of the year. There’s currently no news on if these new accessories will …

Nintendo has targeted the Asian market outside of Japan with new DS consoles and simulation titles, according to Japanese paper Nikkei. As reported by Thompson Financial, the platform-holder has developed localised DS systems for the Taiwan market, and will debut them in mobile phone stores this month. China will also …

A 500 million repair fund has been set up for Xbox 360 Elite consoles suffering the ‘red ring of death’ fault, according to T he Mirror . The fault, which freezes console units, was apparently less-likely to occur on Elite machines. In a statement issued to the newspaper, Microsoft said: …

Robert Brent is to join SCi Entertainment as chief financial officer. Brent is currently head of research at KBC Peel Hunt, where he leads a team of 20 equities analysts and editorial staff. Previously, Brent was an officer in the Royal Navy for ten years. Robert brings extensive knowledge of …

GAME Group has appointed Dennis Woodside as a non-executive director. Woodside is currently the managing director of Google for the UK Ireland and Benelux, and has joined the retailer to help it improve its online business. I am pleased to join the GAME Board at such an exciting time,” stated …