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The financial quarter ending June 27th 2009 bought mixed fortunes for the games arm of global giant Disney, with sales down but operating loss reduced. Sales fell by 20 per cent year-on-year, dropping to $113m. However, operating loss was reduced from $91m in 2008 to $75m this year. The savings …

Focus Home Interactive has set its sights on snaring share as a publisher in the UK games market with its action sports title, Blood Bowl. The French publisher first told MCV last year that it was looking to break into the UK games market – and the firm is confident …

New Netherlands publisher Iceberg Interactive has signed a UK distribution deal with Advantage. Iceberg was created following the collapse of Lighthouse Interactive and is set to launch a series of games this year, including anticipated horror title Killing Floor on PC. The new deal will see Advantage handle all distribution …

Plans are building for August’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival. Taking place on Thursday, August 13th and 14th, the two-day event will open with a keynote from EA Sports boss Peter Moore. Key names from Endemol, Playfish, Jagex, BMO Capital Markets, Turbine and German games giant Bigpoint are all signed up to …

Emerging games publisher Warner Interactive has stated that its decision to bring its previously digital-only Watchmen game to retail is all part of its wider plan for the IP – though it does hint that its thinking was influenced by the need to get the title to market alongside the …

Former Microsoft Game Studios executive Laura Fryer to oversee Monolith and Snowblind

Disney Interactive Media has reported a 13 per cent increase in revenue for the quarter ending December 31st 2008, but has nonetheless suffered a loss for period. Revenue reached $313m, up from $276m in the same period the year before. This wasn’t enough to prevent a loss of $45m, down …

The Edinburgh Interactive Festival 2009 is to take place from the 10th to the 16th of August. Part of the larger Edinburgh Festival, the EIF is making a call for speakers from game development, publishing and hardware, as well as from the media, government, film, TV, and broader entertainment industries. …

Disney’s Interactive Studios division is the latest games company – and one of many companies working in software and technology – to see lay-offs amongst its development staff. Developmag.com has the full story – click here to go there.

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