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NCsoft Europe prepares to double in size by 2009

EVER-EXPANDING MMO publisher NCsoft has revealed that it is giving its European European development capabilities a huge boost – doubling in size in the next 18 months alone. The target was revealed as NCsoft’s chief executive officer Geoff Heath told MCV that its first PS3 project should be hitting retail …

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Nvidia breaks $1 billion revenue barrier

PC Retail reports that Nvidia has posted revenues in excess of $1 billion for a single quarter for its first time ever. The billion per quarter virgins broke through the barrier by a further $12 million. "We are very proud to have achieved our first billion dollar quarter. And, while …

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NCsoft acquires City of Heroes IP

MCV sister site Develop reports that more City of Heroes games are due from NCsoft, but the MMO firm will no longer be just the publisher of the games – it has opened a new development studio in North California to work on the games. The move comes following the …

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Casual gaming worth $2.25 billion

A report by games body the Casual Games Association has stated that the blossoming sector is currently worth $2.25 billion, and that it is growing by 20 per cent year on year, Gamesindustry reports. As previous studies have suggested, women are more active casual games players, accounting for 74 per …

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Games for Windows Live update due next month

CVG reports that Microsoft is soon to release a second patch for its Live-enabled Games for Windows service. The update will bring with it the support for offline Achievements, a feature that has proved hugely popular amongst Xbox 360 gamers. Also new will be enhanced friends list functionality, which will …

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Games for Windows Live update due next month

CVG reports that Microsoft is soon to release a second patch for its Live-enabled Games for Windows service. The update will bring with it the support for offline Achievements, a feature that has proved hugely popular amongst Xbox 360 gamers. Also new will be enhanced friends list functionality, which will …

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PC success will determine Crysis’ console fate

Crytek boss Cevat Yerli says that his company’s upcoming FPS Crysis could one day appear on 360 and PS3 – though that decision ultimately depends on the success of next month’s PC release. Yerli told Game Informer that whilst there has to date been no console development on the title, …

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PC success will determine Crysis’ console fate

Crytek boss Cevat Yerli says that his company’s upcoming FPS Crysis could one day appear on 360 and PS3 – though that decision ultimately depends on the success of next month’s PC release. Yerli told Game Informer that whilst there has to date been no console development on the title, …

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NCsoft unveils Carbine Studios

MMO specialist NCsoft has lifted the curtain on its new wholly-owned California-based development outfit Carbine Studios. Next-Gen reports that 17 former Blizzard employees now work for the studio, many of whom were formerly lead and senior developers” from the World of Warcraft team. This is a dev team made in …

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