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This year’s Games Media Awards won’t just have one host – it will have five. The Noise Next Door, an up-and-coming UK group that specialises in improvised comedy, will host the October 10th event, which will once again be held at Vinopolis in London. The troupe has been performing since …
Read More »Molyneux’s Godus gets release date
Players will be able to get their hands on Peter Molyneux’s Godus from next week. Studio 22cans is to be given a beta release for PC and Mac via Steam early access on September 13th. It will go on sale for 14.99. Godus has been pitched a reinvention of the …
Read More »Deadline nears for Game Connection marketing accolades
There’s one week left to vote for the Game Connection Marketing Awards. It’s the third time the Marketing Awards have taken place and are designed to recognise and reward outstanding work in marketing and communications from across the breadth of the video game industry worldwide”. The event has also confirmed …
Read More »Apple trade-in plan is real, but not coming to the UK
iPhone owners are now able to trade-in their handsets in exchange for store credit at Apple stores. Talk of the plans first appeared online last week. The amounts offered will range between $125-$250 depending on the model and condition. The scheme has been rolled out nationwide across the US – …
Read More »Whore of the Orient comes under political attack, accused of racism
Having already endured a troubled development, KMM’s Whore of the Orient has hit fresh controversy. The Age reports that Australian City of Monash councillor Jieh-Yung Lo has labelled the game as an attempt to disgrace Chinese culture, history and traditions”, adding that: It’s the use of the word ‘Orient’, more …
Read More »Illumiroom unlikely to feature in Xbox One’s future
The prohibitive cost and requirements of Microsoft’s Illumiroom technology have seemingly seen it phased out of Xbox One’s future. Illumoriim uses projectors and cameras to extend a game’s visual area beyond the confines of the TV. This has many uses – the screen itself can be extended to cover an …
Read More »Illumiroom too expensive for Xbox One release
Tech would likely cost thousands of dollars for consumers, says Penello
Read More »Microsoft lowers Windows Phone development fee
Annual subscription costs to dev centre cut after successful summer promotion
Read More »Sony establishes third-party PlayStation production team
Sony Computer Entertainment America has launched a new third-party production team for PlayStation platforms. Headed by former LucasArts lead producer Gio Corsi, the new team will work with the firm’s publishing partners to help bring their IP to Vita, PS3 and PS4. Partners will also be able to use staff …
Read More »Sony launches third-party production team
Former LucasArts lead producer Gio Corsi heads up new branch
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