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Rovio has announced that a 3D Angry Birds film will launch itself into cinemas in the summer of 2016. Despicable Me producer John Cohen has signed on as producer with former Marvel Studios chairman (and executive producer of Iron Man) David Maisel serving as executive producer. Rovio Entertainment has decided …
Read More »Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War added the Humble THQ Bundle
Having already made in excess of $4.5m across 800k purchases, THQ has added even more goodies to its popular Humble THQ Bundle. The pay-what-you-want deal already offered copies of Red Faction: Armageddon, Metro 2033, Darksiders, Company of Heroes and its two expansions. Saints Row: The Third was added for all …
Read More »FuturLab signs Sony funding deal
Brighton-based studio to retain control over its IP
Read More »Hold tight – there’s ANOTHER Android games console on the horizon
With the Kickstarted Ouya now very much on the way, you might think that the Android Console market was all sewn up. Apparently not. Seattle based start-up (and CAPS LOCK nightmare) eSfere Entertainment claims to have designed a unique video game console that will allow people to play their favourite …
Read More »Asda Direct: ‘We need to stock more games’
Supermarket giant Asda wants to double the number of music, videos and games it sells online. The firm currently has around 6,000 films, CDs and games on its website, which according to stat tracker Hitwise is one of the fastest-growing sites in the UK. But that number is ‘nowhere near’ …
Read More »UK games development tax breaks detailed
The UK government has unveiled details of the cultural test for video games tax relief in its draft legislation released today. To pass the tests, provided below, a game must be awarded at least 16 points to be eligible for tax breaks. Developers will be awarded with four points for …
Read More »‘Oban’, ‘Kryptos’ and ‘Thebes’ – the latest PS4 and Xbox 720 rumours
The safe money is on both Sony and Microsoft announcing their next-gen consoles next year, so expect the rumour mill to intensify from this point onwards. VG247 has rounded up the latest batch of rumours that suggest new codenames for the mysterious hardware duo. New reports have reaffirmed previous claims …
Read More »Industry picks: The best games of 2012
It’s December, and as is customary, every gaming website is rounding up the best the games industry has had to offer this year. We’re doing things a little differently though. Rather than picking our game of the year or having gamers pick theirs, we reached out to those within the …
Read More »Games are like salad dressing, and the thinking behind BioShock Inifinite’s cover art
2K Games’ choice of box art for BioShock Infinite has irked some of the series’ faithful, moving Irrational’s Ken Levine to publicly address the concerns. A huge part of BioShock’s allure comes from its intriguing setting and political themes, and Infinite’s imaginative setting in the floating city of Columbia and …
Read More »Make Something Unreal Live names dev mentors
Development experts to offer advice and guidance to students over the next four months
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