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Read More »HMV to introduce click and collect
Entertainment retailer HMV is to allow customers to order items online for pickup in their local store. It’s a model already successfully utilised by other UK retailers such as Argos, PC World and Tesco. Amongst other pledges in its recent financial report, HMV directors said they were committed to developing …
Read More »Espgaluda II brings the arcade to your iPhone
GAME OF THE DAY: There are few core game genres that have successfully excelled on iOS. Cave shooters are certainly one of them. For those who are yet to experience ‘the Cave way’, it goes something like this: You fly a 2D ship horizontally or vertically along a level while …
Read More »David Perry – The life of a legend
Develop asks the famously tall industry luminary - crowned Development Legend in July - what it takes to become one of the best
Read More »IN BRIEF: What’s Happened Today (August 13th 2012)
The things that get said in this office could land people in a lot of hot water. That’s why we don’t say them to other journalists. And that, it appears, is the key mistake made by the Gearbox developer who chose to tell Eurogamer that the in-office name for an …
Read More »Digital could overtake physical in 2-3 years, EA’s Moore believes
The sale of digital product could account for the majority of EA’s revenue within 24 to 26 months. That’s according to EA COO Peter Moore, who told Reuters that: "There will come a point, whether it is two or three years from now, when we say ‘We are doing more …
Read More »GDC Europe 2012 kicks off – What to see
Fourth pan-European developer event begins ahead of Gamescom 2012
Read More »Girlfriend Mode ignites on Twitter
TRENDING NOW: That’s the thing with modern media – the time lapse between ‘making a silly comment’ and ‘paying the price for a silly comment’ is so very, very small. And so it is that Gearbox’s use of the term ‘Girlfriend Mode’ to describe an upcoming new feature that dramatically …
Read More »Dead End Thrills ends the games as art debate
ADD TO YOUR BOOKMARKS: Is the ‘are the games art?’ debate the most tedious in recorded human history? Perhaps. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make deadendthrills.com one of your main go-to bookmarks. Because you should. Run by freelance games journalist and former Edge writer Duncan Harris, the site documents …
Read More »Grid 2 Codemasters’ most expensive development
Grid 2, the sequel to one of the best racing games of this generation, is Codemasters’ most expensive development yet, the publisher has revealed. Speaking to MCV UK, the game’s executive producer Clive Moody said, I believe it’s probably our most expensive development to date,” adding, This is a game, …
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