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Read More »Sega building ‘unique’ Vita game at new studio
Sega has today opened its third UK studio, formed from key staff that headed up the now-defunct Sega Racing Studio. The new group is formed of six talented staff that, in 2008, were given the chance to remain at Sega when the racing studio was shut and sold off. The …
Read More »LulzSec takes down EVE servers again
LulzSec has hit EVE Online with a DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack for the second time in two days. The hacker group – which has already claimed responsibility for attacking Nintendo, Epic Games, Square Enix, Codemasters and Minecraft websites – hit EVE Online again last night. Its biggest series …
Read More »PR firm in Duke Nukem outcry
In a remarkable public outburst, one US PR agency has threatened to withhold review code of upcoming game from media outlets who were particularly harsh on Duke Nukem Forever. Following the lifting of the US reviews embargo last night, the game’s Xbox 360 average on Metacritic has fallen to 48 …
Read More »OPINION: E3 shows renewed focus
Can you spot the key word uttered by David Yarnton on this week’s cover that pinpoints the exact industry gear-change this E3 represented? Look again. It’s such a common word to most of us. It’s ‘gamers’, a word Nintendo treated like the plague in its well-fought seven-year crusade to change …
Read More »Ireland considering development tax relief
Irish Culture Minister lauds potential of national games industry financial aid
Read More »Big night expected at Games Media Awards 2011
Inbetweeners star Greg Davies to host; Grainger Games signs as headline sponsor; Dated for Wednesday October 26th
Read More »Develop Awards partner with Eurogamer
This year’s Develop Industry Excellence Awards have been bolstered by new partner Eurogamer. Over 500 leading games development professionals will be attending the awards event, which runs on Wednesday July 20th during the Develop Conference in Brighton. There are 95 companies competing across 21 categories, including New Download IP, Best …
Read More »Skies darken above Nokia
Finnish firm Nokia, once the giant of the mobile phone scene, has sent a chilling warning to investors. The company has warned that it is likely to report no profit for the quarter ending June and that overall handset sales would be "substantially below" the €6.1bn to €6.6bn previously forecast. …
Read More »Future turns Golden Joysticks into games showcase
Changes are afoot for the 2011 Golden Joystick Awards.Future Publishing this year will offer publishers the chance to unveil new content during the event. It mirrors similar opportunities available to firms at the Spike Video Game Awards in the US. Last year Mass Effect 3, Uncharted 3 and more were …
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