SEPT. 10, 2007 • In a move to boost the development of games within its borders, the European Union has created a €1.5million ($2.1 million) fund to support local developers. Creative teams can apply for €100,000 ($141,195) to support early PC, handheld and console prototypes. Projects already under way have between €10,000 ($14,116) and â.....

SEPT. 10, 2007 • Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment expanded its video game publishing organization into Europe, including direct distribution, sales, and marketing of its internally-developed titles from its U.S.-based WB Games, as well as third-party game titles. The first games scheduled to be released through the new divisi.....

SEPT. 6, 2007 • Emergent Game Technologies announced the Wii version of its Gamebryo game engine. Gamebryo is already used by many of the industry’s leading console and PC titles including Bethesda Softworks’ The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and its upcoming Fallout 3, plus EA-Mythic’s upcoming Warhammer Online: .....

SEPT. 4, 2007 • London-based SCi Entertainment, the parent of Eidos, announces that it is in discussions with a possible take-over suitor. The public announcement was required under British law. Speculation was the interested buyer might be Warner Bros. Entertainment, since the studio acquired 10% of SCi’s shares late last.....

AUG. 31 , 2007 •  Spain is a medium sized country of about 42 million people, or the same population as the West Coast of the United States. There are two major international cities: Madrid, traditionally the seat of government, and Barcelona, traditionally the seat of business interests. Spain is a me.....

AUG. 31, 2007 • Second Life may be getting enormous mainstream press, but when it comes to virtual worlds the real action is in products targeted towards a younger audience that has been weaned since birth on not only games, but social networking and the instant communication of the mobile phone/IM era. Habbo, produced .....

AUG. 31, 2007 • In the console hardware battle one of the key distinguishing features is software that is exclusive to a particular platform. Therefore, DFC Intelligence is taking a close look at the software development efforts of Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. This month we are focusing on the Microsoft Xbox 360 and titles being developed for the platform by Microsoft Game Studios. When Microsoft entered the video game hardware market back in 2001, they made sure to have a major foc.....

AUG. 29, 2007 • Sony Computer Entertainment of America confirmed that its inventory of 60GB PlayStation 3s had been exhausted, with all available units having been purchased and shipped to retailers. Similarly, SonyStyle.com was telling consumers that it had exhausted its inventory of PS3s, and was recalling av.....