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Jack Friedman, the founder of THQ, passed away yesterday at the age of 70. Friedman was chairman and CEO of toy firm Jakks Pacific until he retired a month ago. Shortly after, he had been hospitalized for several weeks. He founded THQ back in 1989, where he served as chief …

Games industry veterans have been named in the list of flnalists for the first British Inspiration Awards. The Awards have been set up to honour the top creative minds in Britain across a range of categories, including interactive entertainment, film, TV, music, fashion and the Arts. The ceremony will be …

Doctor Who fans don’t have long to wait for a sneak peak at the upcoming Adventure Games, with the first footage due to be shown tomorrow. A preview of the game will be shown straight after tomorrow’s episode, Victory of the Daleks, which will air on BBC One at 6.30pm. …

Foreign Media Games has secured a new distribution deal with Advantage. The distributor will now exclusively handle the publisher’s titles in the UK throughout 2010 and beyond. We’ve been very impressed with Foreign Media Games’ commitment to the UK,” said Advantage’s general manager Max Butler. The investment in product development …

Hideo Kojima has declared he may leave the industry if his next project fails to meet his expectations. The veteran developer behind the Metal Gear series made his claims on his Twitter account, according to Andriasang, and suggests his forthcoming title could shake up the industry if done correctly. The …

Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find an in-depth guide to some of the biggest game approaching retail. This week, we take to the pitch with EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup, the next instalment in the best-selling FIFA series that looks to follow up on …

Key emerging retail markets in the PAL region were worth €1.9 billion in 2009, thanks to significant growth in games retail. That’s according to the latest research from Screen Digest, which looked at several emerging games markets such as Russia, Greece, Poland, South Africa, Poland, India, Turkey and the Middle …

The second episode of Future’s innovative on-console games show FirstPlay will come with a free PSP Mini. The media giant has teamed up with Gameshastra to bring consumers a free copy of D-Cube Planet, an action-puzzler worth 2.49 that can be played on both the PSP and PS3. The second …

Major Japanese retailers are once again stocking the notorious R4 card, despite the device being banned from sale last year. In February 2009, Nintendo and more than 50 other companies successfully campaigned to have the R4 card declared illegal in Japan – the device that allows DS owners to play …

Heavy Rain stands as proof that non-traditional games can prove to be a blockbuster success with traditional gamers. That’s according to the game’s writer and director David Cage, who also serves as CEO for Heavy Rain developer Quantic Dream. He said: It has been hugely gratifying to see the positive …