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Future smartphones could ditch traditional rumble tech in favour of a new system built around electric shocks. NewScientist reports that the current build in this new technology – developed at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Germany – uses two small wired electrodes attached to a user’s forearms that stimulate nerves …
Read More »Destiny will not be released in 2013
Bungie’s first post-Halo project, Destiny, will not be released in 2013. That’s according to publisher Activision, which issued the clarification after 48 hours of very successful marketing activity was instigated across media outlets online. "Activision reiterated that although Bungie’s amazing new world was revealed today, Activision has not included the …
Read More »PS4 will retail for £300 in UK – report
Sony’s PlayStation 4 will be available for 300 when it launches in the UK, according to newspaper reports this morning. The Times, as reported by Eurogamer, claims that isn’t a Yen conversion amount, either – that’s an actual local UK adjusted figure. "Industry sources and leaked internal documents suggest that …
Read More »Gamevil posts record annual sales
Fiscal year 2012 shows 64% growth for mobile publisher
Read More »Report: PS4 to launch at £300
'Internal sources and leaked documents' show new console is dramatically cheaper than PS3
Read More »Raspberry Pi game jam in Manchester
Microcomputer to offered to teachers to combat computing education crisis
Read More »The Pirate Bay suing rival for copyright infringement
Yes, you read the headline correctly – The Pirate Bay has threatened to sue a rival website over an alleged case of copyright infringement. TorrentFreak reports that Finnish anti-piracy group the Copyright Information and Anti-Piracy Centre (CIAPC) launched a website designed to mimic TPB’s user interface to build a service …
Read More »EA and Zynga settle TheVille dispute out of court
The legal tussle between EA and Zynga appears to be over. EA had launched a legal assault on Zynga over casual game TheVille, which it argued borrowed heavily from its own The Sims 3. Zynga, in retaliation, launched its own lawsuit against EA alleging that EA CEO John Riccitiello had …
Read More »Will free-to-play console games lead the next generation?
We’re days away from learning more about how the next generation of consoles will take shape – and developers predict free-to-play games will be at the heart of it. The games industry has embraced the business model in the past few years, with publishing giants like EA and Ubisoft investing …
Read More »Digital approach for EA’s Army of Two campaign
EA is using social media as its weapon of choice to promote Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel. We’re taking a digital approach to the marketing for Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel,” says senior product manager Kevin Flynn. Naturally we will be across the different social media outlets building …
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