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Much-anticipated Sega title The Club will miss the Christmas release window, after the publisher admitted that its release has slipped until next year. The 360, PS3 and PC action title, which was developed by Project Gotham creators Bizarre Creations, was previously due for release at the end of this year. …

Business spectators claim that when Warner was sniffing around the SCi Group late last year, the Board of the UK publisher chose to hold out for a deal worth 6-7 a share. In the end, the US media giant acquired a ten per cent stake in the company at a price …

SCi’s mystery would-be bidder is not Ubisoft, according to a source from the company. The Financial Times quotes an insider from the French publisher as saying: We are not in discussion with SCi Entertainment any more than we are with any other company in the industry.” However, another source quoted …

To celebrate the launch of PES 2008, Konami has teamed up with MCV to launch the PES Industry Cup and the PES Industry Rankings – two chances to prove your prowess at the much-loved footy title. The tournament will take place on October 25th at the Sway Bar in Central …

Ubisoft The favourite amongst some analysts and financial journalists, particularly as the French games firm his known to have eyed SCi in the past. The Eidos portfolio of IP would certainly sit comfortably with Ubisoft’s action/adventure focused line-up. One analyst also suggested to MCV that, given EA’s 20 per cent …

Take 2 has sold its full ownership of subsidiary Joytech to Mad Catz Interactive for an undisclosed sum. The sale of the peripherals firm is in line with Take-2’s previously announced plans to divest its non-core businesses. 
 "The sale of the Joytech assets is consistent with one of the …

Microsoft is celebrating a gigantic spike in Xbox 360 sales – as it prepares to splash out a whopping 4 million on marketing for the release of Halo 3. According to ChartTrack data, the platform holder enjoyed a 260 per cent rise in sales of its next-gen format two weeks …

Exclusive roundtable with Develop discusses Sega's treatment of studios in UK and US

Ever wondered what itâ??s like being an internal studio at Sega? Read on to find outâ?¦

After signing up Trilogy Logistics and PR agency Indigo Pearl, Zoo Digital is launching a renewed push on the UK market by developing its own IP and ramping up its publishing presence. Alongside the PR drive Indigo Pearl will drum up, the deal with Trilogy means that the firm will …