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South Korea-based MMO specialist NCsoft has posted its results for its Q2 period, and it took $11.5 million in net income despite a year-on-year drop in sales of 11 per cent. The firm generated $82.1 million in sales for the period ending June 30th, whilst operating income jumped a whopping …

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment boss Samantha Ryan has revealed to MCV sister mag Develop that she is spearheading a new strategy to increase the number of games the company produces by up to six times over the next five years. In an exclusive interview she outlines that the ramp up …

It has emerged that following yesterday’s release of Nintendo’s version 3.0 firmware for Wii, Datel’s Freeloader, a piece of software that allows users to play US and Japanese games on their PAL Wii, is no longer compatible with the machine. Freeloader originally appeared for use on GameCube, but has subsequently …

UK developer Free Radical has confirmed that it is working on Timesplitters 4 – though details currently remain thin on the ground. The studio’s Rob Yescombe told Kotaku that the team is currently hard at work on the title – though work is still ongoing on next-gen FPS Haze. In …

The Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has reacted angrily to the news that U.S. District Judge John Whyte overturned a proposed law to ban the sale of violent software to minors. I signed this important measure to ensure that parents are involved in determining which video games are appropriate for …

Another studio has pledged its allegiance to Nintendo, Develop has discovered: UK games firm Oxygen has founded a new development studio in London that will be committed to making games for just the Wii and DS. Publishing director Kevin Hassall explained to us that Oxygen Studios’ Nintendo-only focus was spurred …

Cryptic Studios, the team behind MMO City of Heroes, has formed an advisory board made up of veterans from the development, financial, retail and publisher communities to help it in its expansion, reported Games Industry . Joining the board will be Jeff Braun, co-founder of Maxis, id Software co-owner Kevin …

Publisher's new internal team targets Nintendo platforms

New IP, exclusive to Nintendo – not terms you’d be quick to associate with EA only 12 months ago, but with Wii powering its way to market leadership in the next-gen race, EA will unleash its latest new IP on the console later this month. Boogie, which combines karaoke and …

Strong sales of Phoenix Wright and Resident Evil 4 Wii Edition have pushed Capcom’s quarter one sales up 35.1 per cent year-on-year. The company has now raised its six-month earnings forecast on the back of the results for the quarter ended June 30th, which saw revenues of 14.3 billion yen …