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Yes, you read that correctly: a video game dedicated to the works of famous musical director Andrew Lloyd Webber is on its way. Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals: Sing & Dance will be released exclusively for Wii on September 14th, and will feature tunes from throughout Webber’s 45-year-long career. It will …
Read More »Square backs Ouya with Final Fantasy 3 HD
RPG re-make to release as part of launch line-up for hackable system
Read More »Sega returns to profit with £20m earnings
But games business shows operating loss of £13m
Read More »Sega profits up in ‘weak’ year
Sega has seen its Q2 profits leap year-on-year . Sega Sammy generated 569m for the last quarter ending June 30th, 2012, a 7.1 per cent increase over the same period the year before. Profits reached 20.3m, which is up over an 18m loss last year. The company reports ‘weak’ demand …
Read More »Interact 2012: E-Xpress highlights Max Payne 3 success, upcoming games
E-Xpress Interactive, one of India’s largest video game distributors, held its annual trade showcase in Mumbai last week, which was attended by several top retailers. Company director Amit Khemani kicked things off by detailing the Max Payne 3 success story in India, highlighting the game’s marketing and PR campaign in …
Read More »GamesAid opens charity nominations
Eligible organisations for funding must be UK registered with a focus on children and young adults GamesAid is inviting its members to vote for which charity they would like to see receive financial support in its next round of funding. Nominations began yesterday and will end on Monday August 13th. …
Read More »Thechineseroom at work on Dear Esther successor
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture follows up indie hit by Develop Award-winning studio
Read More »DayZ approaches 1m registered users as creator talks standalone
ArmA II’s mod monster DayZ is rapidly closing in on 1m registered users, so where does it go from here? Creator Dean Hall touched on a variety of topics regarding his smash hit with VG247, including what has to happen for the title to go standalone and the possibility of …
Read More »Report: Activision payout to CoD devs may be worth tens of millions
Ex-Infinty Ward employees Jason West and Vince Zampella may have received a settlement payment from Activision worth ‘tens of millions.’ The settlement came suddenly back in June, following a long run of bitter exchanges and reveals between the two parties that seemed to have them destined for a brawl in …
Read More »Microsoft Surface launching simultaneously with Windows 8
Microsoft’s Surface tablet will arrive alongside Windows 8 in late October. CNET reports the company confirmed the release date in an annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week. "The next version of our operating system, Windows 8, will be generally available on October 26, …
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