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A new 36.2m ring road in Derby has been named Lara Croft Way. Over 27,000 people took part in a vote to name the new route between Osmaston Road and Burton Road. The name pays tribute to original Tomb Raider developer Core Design, which was based in Derby. Lara Croft’s …
Read More »PS3 â??an evolutionary leap in audio designâ??
25MB of RAM allocation allows for dream audio work, says SCEEâ??s Dan Bardino
Read More »Nintendo calms Wii 2 talk
At its media summit in America yesterday Nintendo once again reiterated Nintendo’s stance that either a Wii HD or Wii 2 is nearing release. I don’t think it will be any time soon,” Nintendo of America’s executive VP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway told Gamespot when asked about the …
Read More »Nintendo dates key UK titles
Further to its announcement of a June 11th release for Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the UK and Europe, Nintendo has dated a number of its key upcoming Wii titles for the months ahead. Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri will be released on April 23rd and will offer free online play …
Read More »76 Wii games join 1m club
As part of its media frenzy at yesterday’s American press gathering, Nintendo has revealed that 76 Wii games have now sold in excess of 1m copies. Furthermore, of those games 22 are first party titles – meaning that 54 games released by third party publishers have now hit the impressive …
Read More »US: DSi XL dated, priced
Nintendo has confirmed the North American launch details for the super-sized DSi XL handheld. The machine will arrive at retail on March 28th and will cost $189.99. The DSi currently retails for around $169.99 in the US, with the DS Lite costing approximately $129.99. The US launch comes over three …
Read More »Sony: â??Arcâ?? easy for third-parties to develop for
Platform holder boasts the motion controllerâ??s adaptability into game code
Read More »DS2 to get force feedback?
Platform holder Nintendo has filed a patent for portable force feedback, further adding to rumours that Nintendo is already at work on a successor to the DS. The Japanese games manufacturer made an amendment last month to a patent made in August 2005. It reads: A game apparatus includes an …
Read More »Valve positioning for PS3 development
Left 4 Dead writer Chet Faliszek says the studio will support Sony's device at some stage in the future
Read More »Valve eying up PS3 development
Acclaimed developer Valve may be on the verge of ending its self-imposed absence from PS3 development by assuring fans that it will end up supporting Sony’s increasingly popular console at some stage in the future. However, it seems that any such move may still be some way off. Before we …
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