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Read More »Metro: Last Light dev says Wii U has "a horrible, slow CPU"
The developer of Metro: Last Light has lashed out at the technical innards of Nintendo’s Wii U. Wii U has a horrible, slow CPU,” 4A Games’ chief technical officer Oles Shishkovtsov told NowGamer, with colleague Huw Beyon adding: We had an early look at it, we thought we could probably …
Read More »Watch the London Games Conference’s closing keynote live tonight
If you’re not lucky enough to be in the room for today’s London Games Conference, then we have a decent alternative: a livestream of Meteor’s closing keynote. The Hawken publisher will be giving a talk exploring its use of transmedia as ‘in bound marketing’ for the new free-to-play game. From …
Read More »"There’s nothing in my body doubting that the Wii U will be successful," 2K president admits
Can Wii U replicate the record-breaking success of the Wii? That’s the question gripping the industry at the moment following the console’s North American launch at the weekend and the upcoming UK arrival next week. But there’s certainly no doubt from 2K Games president Christoph Hartmann who in an interview …
Read More »Shortlist’s gaming cover breaks Blippar records
The recent video game cover of free mag Shortlist has broken records for AR firm Blippar. The campaign was blipped almost 230,000 times at an average of 4.5 blipps per user, with an average usage time of 6.24 minutes, and the data claims that the result has made ShortList the …
Read More »"Mirror’s Edge 2 is in production at DICE"
It’s at the top of many gamers’ want list, and now Mirror’s Edge 2 looks a lot closer to fruition than ever before. That’s according to ngmoco’s Ben Cousins, who formerly served as boss of free-to-play at EA, who took to Twitter to state: It is general knowledge in the …
Read More »ANALYSIS: The rise of Assassin’s Creed
November 16th, 2007: Ubisoft releases risky but ambitious new IP Assassin’s Creed. It debuts at No.1 in the UK charts, dethroning little-known shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. In week two, Assassin’s Creed prevents the latest Need for Speed from topping the charts – the first time in three …
Read More »IGN: Pro-gaming will become a recognised sport in five years
You’ll soon be watching eSports in pubs and reading about it on the back pages of newspapers, says IGN. The media giant – which runs global eSports event IPL – says that the sector is growing at such a pace that it could become a mainstream sport in as little …
Read More »New online retailer 2Game.com emerges
A new online store has launched, and it believes it can be a major presence on social media. 2Game.com sells games for all major formats, and the retailer aims to create a community rather than just a customer base. Having experience within the social media sphere and a real passion …
Read More »Koch Media revamps its UK team
European distributor Koch Media has expanded its team with a hire and a promotion at its UK arm. Richard Ives joins the firm as vendor manager. He has held a number of roles around the games industry, including a trade marketing manager position at SCEE and was an account manager …
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