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THQ has promoted Martin Good to executive vice president for its kids, family & casual games and global online services business units. He will be oversee the delivery of online games across both units and will report to THQ’s president and CEO Brian Farrell. Martin’s leadership and experience uniquely qualify …
Read More »Koch secures European Codies deal
Koch Media has announced it has finalised an exclusive sales, marketing and PR agreement with Codemasters. The distributor will now handle the release of Codies’ titles in several European territories, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux, France and Italy. This new arrangement begins in September with the highly anticipated racer F1 …
Read More »EA settles Gibsons Rock Band lawsuit
Electronic Arts is no longer being sued by music firm Gibson Guitar Corporation over its Rock Band controllers. The companies have told Magistrate Judge Juliet that they had reached a full settlement” and will be seeking dismissal of the case by June 14, according to a federal court filing. Terms …
Read More »JAPAN: Most pirated DS games revealed
Japan’s Computer Entertainment Supplier’s Association has released figures that show how severe a problem piracy is on Nintendo DS. CESA claimed Pokmon Platinum is the most pirated game with 2.07m transfers recorded, worth YEN 9.5 billion ($m). In fact, three of the most downloaded games were Pokmon titles, with Pokmon …
Read More »Ben 10 Game Creator tops 100m game plays
More than 100 million gameplay sessions have been racked up through the Ben 10: Alien Force Game Creator across Europe. Turner Broadcasting also announced that over 300,000 games have been created since the online tool launched on Cartoon Network in the UK back in September 2009. It has also been …
Read More »Back To The Future games materialise
Great Scott! As if it weren’t enough that Telltale has announced it is working on a series of games based on Jurassic Park, now it has emerged that the developer also has its hands on the Back To The Future licence. The developer will be creating episodic titles based on …
Read More »Back To The Future games revealed
Telltale Games working on episodic time travel series for all formats
Read More »LucasArts hires new president
Epic Gamesâ?? Paul Meegan announced as replacement for former boss Darrell Rodriguez
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Rooms tops DS charts
The UK DS charts have finally seen a change at the top as this week’s new release Rooms: The Main Building takes No.1. The top spot has alternated between Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver since the two games were released at the end of March, making this the first new DS …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Rooms tops DS charts
The UK DS charts have finally seen a change at the top as this week’s new release Rooms: The Main Building takes No.1. The top spot has alternated between Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver since the two games were released at the end of March, making this the first new DS …
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