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Read More »â??Dangerous Wii market suppresses dev budgetsâ??
Develop Jury reveals concerns of an over-saturated market and unpredictable core audience
Read More »Miyamoto speaks on BBC Radio 4
Dubbed by BBC Radio 4’s Front Row as the Walt Disney of computer game design”, Nintendo’s legendary developer Shigeru Miyamoto was granted five minutes on the latest edition of the arts interest show. The bulk of the chat was taken up with discussing the increasing convergence between the movie and …
Read More »Simon Cowell courts PlayStation
It’s as upsetting as it is admirable, but everything Simon Cowell touches seems to turn to gold: And now he’s fixing his sights firmly on the video games industry. According to an interview with the high-waisted mogul in this month’s GQ, Cowell is teaming up with Topshop entrepreneur Philip Green …
Read More »Nintendo appeals Flash card case
Platform holder Nintendo is to back the appeal of prosecutors who have said they intend to challenge a recent court ruling from a French judge in favour of Flash card manufacturer Divineo. Upon dismissing the case on Monday, the judge accused Nintendo of deliberately locking out developers from its range …
Read More »PSP Minis set for PS3, Sony confirms
Will PSP Minis compilations on UMD come next?
Read More »Quantum Theory goes multi-platform
Publisher Tecmo Koei has confirmed that its upcoming third person shooter Quantum Theory is no long a PS3 exclusive and will be released on both Sony’s console and Xbox 360 in spring next year. The original IP is Tecmo Koei’s first ever title in the genre as the publisher looks …
Read More »Dead Space 2 confirmed
The news is not surprising, but EA has for the first time officially confirmed what we all suspected – Dead Space 2 is in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Much like its predecessor, Dead Space 2 is being developed by Visceral Games. It will once again star protagonist …
Read More »Nintendo loses Flash card lawsuit
In a blow to its ongoing battle against video game piracy, platform holder Nintendo has lost a lawsuit against a manufacturer of a DS Flash card. Ruling in favour of the Divineo Group, a French judge accused Nintendo of deliberately locking out developers from its range of hardware, adding that …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 demo this month
As the long, long wait for Polyphony Digital’s PS3-only racer Gran Turismo 5 continues, Gran Turismo brand manager Penrose Tackie has confirmed that a brand new demo of the game will be made available on the European PlayStation Network on December 17th. Called GT Academy 2010 Time Trial, the Top …
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