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Read More »Silicon Knights’ appeal dismissed in Epic case
The United States Court of Appeal has ruled against Silicon Knights’ appeal of a lower court decision which awarded a total of $9.2m in damages and legal fees to Epic Games. TheJanuary 6th decisionis almost certainly the final battle in the fight between the Unreal Engine maker and the studio …
Read More »Capcom: Next-gen games require eight-to-ten times more development
The amount of work needed to produce a PS4 or Xbox One game is vastly more than was seen with the previous-gen machines. That’s according to Capcom’s senior manager of technology management at its consumer games department Masaru Ijuin, who said on the Capcom blog: It’s clear that heightened game …
Read More »Licensed K’Nex Titanfall sets announced
Upcoming Xbox and PC shooter Titanfall is to star in a range of K’Nex construction toy sets. The range, licensed from Respawn Entertainment, is due out in the UK this autumn. Pilots, Titans and Spectres will all feature. The sets will carry an 8+ age rating. We’re delighted that the …
Read More »Windows 9 reveal due in April – rumour
Details of Microsoft’s next major Windows release are rumoured to be unveiled at the firm’s annual Build conference in April this year. According to Microsoft blogger, Paul Thurrot, Windows 9 (codenamed ‘Threshold’) will see a full return of the Start menu and is planned for release in April 2015. The …
Read More »Capcom: PS4 and Xbox One development ten times tougher than last-gen
Capcom discusses its new Panta Rhei game engine and the complexities of making titles on new consoles
Read More »State of Decay’s Undead Labs signs with Microsoft
Microsoft has entered into a multi-year, multi-title agreement" with State of Decay developer Undead Labs. Studio founder Jeff Strain broke the news in acompany blog post, and while most details won’t be revealed until later in the year, he hinted strongly that the deal involves the State of Decay IP. …
Read More »12,000 shops to fold in 2014, analyst predicts
The worst of the financial crisis may be behind us, but the year ahead promises to be a challenging one for retail. The Mirror reports that CRR boss Professor Joshua Bamfield believes that up to 12,000 shops could fold in 2014 with fashion chains, chemists, jewellers, newsagents and health and …
Read More »Neo Geo X maker Tommo accuses SNK of "bullying"
The company behind the Neo Geo X retro console has accused SNK of bullying” retailers. Back in October SNK suddenly terminated its licensing agreement with Tommo and demanded that it stop manufacturing, distributing, marketing and selling the Neo Geo X, citing breach of contract. The following day Tommo fought back, …
Read More »FIFA 14 is the UK No.1 for the 7th time
EA’s FIFA 14 has claimed its fourth successive No.1 and its seventh overall in this week’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. There are big weekly sales drops for nearly all games in the Top Ten with the exception of Sony’s PS4 shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall, which climbs 13 …
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