Media & PR

A spate of arrests across the globe look to have silenced the anarchic digital voice that was once LulzSec. DailyTech reports that a number of police raids have seen the heart of the organisation torn out. The first major blow was the arrest of LulzSec chief ‘Topiary’ in the Shetland …

PlayStation Vita owners will still be able to enjoy multiplayer games with PSP owners across an ad-hoc connection. A Sony website states that anyone who downloads a PSP title on their Vita via PSN will still be able to use the multiplayer functions with both other Vita users and those …

Adelaide Now is reporting that Flinders University developers are creating games which are aimed at helping the children with cerebral palsy restore their hand function. David Hobbs, PhD student at Flinders, said that a lack of sensory perception can often accompany the lack of motor function palsy sufferes experience, and …

Following on from Wednesday, Rob Bowling, creative strategist at Infinity Ward, discusses Modern Warfare 3 multiplayer and the size and scope of modern games. What new aspects of multiplayer have you the most personally excited about Modern Warfare 3? The stuff I’m most excited about is the focus on objective …

Today is an important day that I have no doubt represents a true change to how we consume games. It’s hard to escape the conclusion that the rise of cloud computing will, in the fullness of time, come to dominate our digital lives. Browsing, working, playing – the cloud is …

The Australian has reported that an inquiry into the future communications landscape is suggesting regulation of digital content in Australia. The independent Convergence Review is analysing film, television and radio policy as compared with new media including Facebook, YouTube etc, and by extension is covering downloadable apps, both on mobile …

PC digital distribution service Desura has launched Alphafunding, a crowdsourcing mechanism for funding indie game development projects. Alphafunding looks to formalise the process of supporting games which are in their early development phases by allowing people to become ongoing beta and alpha testers of games they support for the cost …

Few video game franchises can fill an aircraft hanger with thousands of fans on their own, let alone draw the attentions of the world’s mainstream media or entice superstar Kanye West to give a private performance. But Call of Duty can, and did without breaking a sweat. For a brand …

Essential digital-focused event coming to London on November 10th

Elisabeth Murdoch brands social gaming 'a critical component our strategy'