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Disney has confirmed plans to release a new Star Wars film every year from 2015. TotalFilm reports that the announcement was made at LA event CinemaCon. Apparently it will alternate each year between the numbered VII, VIII and IX ‘Episodes’ and a series of standalone movies rumoured to centre on …
Read More »Microsoft in for Heroes TV show revival on Xbox?
Reports claim that Microsoft is extending its plans for original programming on Xbox with a revival of TV series Heroes. TV Line reports that Microsoft is in talks with Heroes’ creators NBC to resurrect the show, the last episode of which was broadcast in February 2010. It is claimed that …
Read More »Charlotte Harrington named as new Tesco entertainment boss
The UK’s leading supermarket Tesco has named Charlotte Harrington as its new home entertainment and books boss. She was until this month working as Tesco’s multi-channel general merchandise boss – a position she had held since October 2012. Prior to that Harrington worked as Tesco’s toys, nursey and sport category …
Read More »Platinum Games gives itself a ‘D’, says it needs to sell more games
The president of Platinum Games may be pleased with the quality of the studio’s output, but he’s less than happy with its sales. "The team has been working really hard," Tatsuya Minami told Polygon. "They’ve held up their end of the bargain and done a really good job of putting …
Read More »Battlefield 4 trailer airing at MCV Awards
EA will air itslatest trailer for Battlefield 4 at tonight’s MCV Awards. The new Battlefield is due out later this year and promises to continue the success of 2011’s top-selling Battlefield 3. The 60 seconds trailer, also used for the game’s TV spot, features content from the 17-minute gameplay reveal …
Read More »First PS4 UK TV ads planned for Champions League final – report
Sony will use May’s Champions League final to kickstart its PS4 marketing drive. PS4 Daily reports that SCEE has booked a slot during the May 25th event, which will be aired on ITV. Sony is already an existing Champions League sponsor having penned a deal reportedly worth $40m. The Champions …
Read More »Nvidia exclusively using Unreal Engine 4 for demos
Tech and development firms join forces to demo Project Shield
Read More »Reliance to release Star Trek: The Video Game on 26th April
Star Trek: The Video Game, the upcoming co-op shooter featuring iconic characters Kirk and Spock, will be released in India this month by Reliance Home Video and Games. The cover-based shooter is being developed by Digital Extremes (The Darkness 2) and features an original story by BAFTA Award-winning writer Marianne …
Read More »Girl Scouts get video game badge
Women in Games teams up with youth organisation to encourage future female devs
Read More »Zelda: Link to the Past 2 leads string of Nintendo 3DS announcements
Nintendo continues to please its committed fans with a host of IP revivals for its 3DS handheld. Leading the line is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2, which is set in the same game world as the 1992 SNES original. In it Link will be able …
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