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Smartphones are the industry’s fastest-growing gaming platform – but one that is off limits to video games retailers. The only way for the High Street to grab a slice of the 7m spent on Angry Birds Space, the millions of dollars invested in Smurfs Village’s Smurfberries or the countless other …
Read More »Crysis 3 official, release date is 2013
EA will release Crysis 3 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in 2013, it has confirmed. The blurb describes it as the premier sandbox shooter experience of 2013”, suggesting an experience more akin to the first game than the 2011 sequel. Indeed, that’s an assumption supported by the first batch …
Read More »"Only 36% of parents check game age ratings"
A survey from Playr2.com has claimed that as many as 36 per cent of parents check the age restrictions of games their children are playing. Of that 36 per cent, 55 per cent claimed that in their opinion age restriction on games didn’t matter”. 51 per cent of the respondents …
Read More »VIDEO: Live action Prototype 2 trailer
Activision has released a live action trailer for its upcoming console and PC release Prototype 2. His family murdered, his men dead, and himself infected, James Heller has nothing to lose,” the video’s blurb, published by IGN, reads. Watch Heller seeks his revenge against Blacklight and Alex Mercer in this …
Read More »Red PS3 hitting UK early next month
A brand new 320GB Red PS3 console will be released in the UK at the beginning of May. As well as the high-capacity console it will also include a red Dualshock 3 controller. It can currently be pre-ordered at three retailers. Amazon is asking 249.99 for the machine, which it …
Read More »Syndicate sales "hurt" by GAME instability
Developer Starbreeze has claimed that the recent instability at retailer GAME hurt” the sales of its recent shooter Syndicate. Syndicate was released in late February and was only temporarily stocked in the UK’s leading games retailers GAME and Gamestation following the collapse of terms with publisher EA. Although EA is …
Read More »RUMOUR: Apple console in the works
Parts of the internet went mental at the weekend after it was revealed that Apple boss Tim Cook had visited the offices of Steam owner Valve. But talk of a possible acquisition was wide of the mark. However, Cult of Mac claims to have word on the true reason behind …
Read More »Zattikka goes public as first UK social games flotation
British social games outfit Zattikka has floated on the London Stock Exchange this morning. The firm, founded by former Virgin games execs Tim Chaney (president) and Mark Opzoomer (CEO), has a target market cap of 22m on its first day of trading, with shares opening at 1 each. Its ticker …
Read More »Valve IS making hardware… but it’s not a console
In a very un-Valve-like move, the Seattle-based Half-Life 2 creator has revealed all of its plans for its mysterious new hardware project. But the rumours were wrong. Valve is not making a games console or under-the-TV PC box. It is, in fact, developing some sort of wearable computer. Writing on …
Read More »EA denies lay-off reports
Publisher EA has denied an unsubstantiated report claiming that it is on the verge of announcing between 500-1,000 job losses after the story spread like the wildfire across the internet this morning. StartupGrind claims to have confirmation of the claims and says that lower-than-expected sales of Star Wars: The Old …
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