Business
Square Enix ramps up "aggressive" western growth plans
President John Yamamoto reveals possible acquisitions could follow development deals and new LA studio
Industry stuck in sequels "hamster-wheel" - Rare
New content and interfaces are crucial in finding new audiences, says Betteridge
Brash sued by two developers
7 Studios and Zootfly make claims against the defunct publisher over unpaid work
Sony claims 14 million active PSN accounts
Over four million users sign up in less than 5 months, according to SCEA
New Call of Duty outsells CoD4 by more than 2 to 1
Activision Blizzard titles account for 25 per cent of all sales in UK last week
GOG.com signs up Unreal franchise
Epic's best-selling series to be sold by the classic PC-games digital distributor
Playlogic records $3m net loss
Third quarter results impacted by title rescheduling and estimates on sales being hit by economic downturn
Cryek establishes Korean branch
New Seoul-based office to spearhead the company's efforts in Asia with the Crytek engine
Sales of mobile games have "flatlined" - report
Poor profit sharing from portals to publishers is driving some away as weak marketing threatens titles' popularity
Namco Bandai games profit falls 92.4%
Publisher also sees game-related revenue drop 17 per cent despite strong Dragon Ball Z Burst Limit sales
PETA targets 'blood thirsty' Cooking Mama titles
Animal rights group creates parody with "slaughterhouse" references "in the name of accuracy and honesty"
Atari titles boosts Infogrames revenues 44.5%
Alone in the Dark, Dragon Ball Z and Backyard Baseball increase net revenue to USD 115 million
Rare: Our future products will "surprise" people
Mark Betteridge hints at a new direction next year for the Banjo developer
Everton FC to use Football Manager as recruiting tool
Sports Interactive to provide the club's management team with the game's database of 370,000 players and staff
Epic wins tech award
North Carolina awards the games developer for the positive impact the Unreal Engine has had on the industry
NCsoft: Aion open beta hits 170,000 concurrent users
Korea's most popular game beta opens 25 servers to cope with demand
Live suffers connection issues days before NXE launch
Service down for maintenance in preparation for New Xbox Experience
SouthPeak reports $1.3m loss
Company cites release schedule and costs incurred in going public as partial cause
Interview Developers
A Rare Glimpse - Part One
Studio manager Mark Betteridge on the future of Rare, and how the industry needs to embrace new gamers
Interview Publishers
The Koch Media Plan
CEO Dr Klemens Kundratitz on how the company is changing to add new elements to its business
Editorial
Growing the Long Tail
New business models are finally weaning the industry off transient hits
Report
Blizzard's Fan Furore
Enthusiastic fans brave the cold to make midnight Wrath of the Lich King launch a success
Interview Developers
Arcade Mode - Part Two
Blitz Arcade director Chris Swan on staff training, finding content on digital platforms and the importance of company integrity
Interview Developers
Jason Kingsley - Part One
Rebellion's CEO on the current economic conditions, the opportunities of digital distribution and the risks of MMO production
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