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ShopTo has made a serious play into the streaming media space. The company has bought movie firm FetchTV out of administration, MCV can reveal. Fetch’s app is pre-installed on thousands of set top boxes and smart TVs. Increasingly-important ShopTo will allow users to stream movies on its website. But that’s …
Read More »GAME crisis drives market depression
The collapse of GAME took a heavy toll on the UK games retail market last month. 2.7m games were sold during March, a whopping 34 per cent drop on the 4.1m games sold during the same period in 2011. In total, retail generated 67.7m last month, a year-on-year drop of …
Read More »Develop Awards 2012: Lobbying is open
Key summer event returns on July 11th in Brighton â?? deadline for nominations is April 18th
Read More »Crashing reports follow Mass Effect 3 patch
As sure as night follows day, reports of problems have followed the release of a new patch for Mass Effect 3. Eurogamer reports that the Xbox 360 version appears to be particularly effected, although some PS3 users have also reported problems. The main issue appears to be an inability to …
Read More »Focus on gaming increased as Sony reveals turnaround plan
PlayStation has been given the full backing of Sony CEO Kaz Hirai today as the executive outlined a plan to reverse Sony’s sliding fortunes. The company has admitted that it will post a loss of around $6.4bn for the current financial year and shares in the company fell by seven …
Read More »Vita debuts free-to-play with Treasures of Montezuma Blitz
Alawar Entertainment has announced Treasures of Montezuma Blitz, a puzzle title in the style of Bejeweled and the very first free-to-play game for the PlayStation Vita. Vita owners can download the title on the PSN for free, and all power-ups can either be earned in-game or purchased as micro transactions …
Read More »‘Fus Roh Dah’ trademarked by Skyrim devs
ZeniMax Media has submitted several trademark applications for the iconic ‘Fus Ro Dah’ saying in Bethesda’s action RPG Skyrim. The six different trademark applications (submitted last week) with the United States Patent and Trademark Office all relate to the dragonborn shout, and include goods, computer game software, and entertainment services. …
Read More »BBB concludes Mass Effect 3 falsely advertised
The Better Business Bureau has examined claims from Mass Effect 3 owners that BioWare falsely advertised. Specifically, the accusation falls on the developer’s promise of a player’s ability to ‘completely shape’ outcome and overall experience. "Did BioWare falsely advertise?," Marjorie Stephens asks on BBB.org. "Technically, yes, they did." The problem …
Read More »Republique Kickstarter ‘brings AAA to iPhone’
Developer seeks to prove the existence of a AAA market for mobile
Read More »Gaikai app brings triple-A to Facebook
Cloud gaming firm Gaikai is now streaming big console games such as The Witcher 2 and Saints Row: The Third through its new Facebook app. The application, currently in beta, will be the first serious test of whether triple-A games can exist and thrive on the social games platform. It’sexclusively …
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