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The creator of bizarre games such as No More Heroes and Shadows of the Damned has spilled the beans on his new project. The latest issue of Famitsu reveals Suda 51 is now working on an action game titled Killer Is Dead, according to Andriasang. It is due for release …
Read More »Recruitment Spotlight – March 2012
Our monthly studio recruitment update looks at Jagex, Bossa Studios and Tequila Works
Read More »Tesco slashes game prices as it continues market assault
Having declared itself as The Home of Gaming” last week, Tesco has revealed a new promotion that offers a number of new games for rock-bottom prices. Both Mass Effect 3 and SSX can now be had for just 24.91. Titles slashed to just 21.91 include Street Fighter X Tekken and …
Read More »Notch reveals new sci-fi game 0x10c
Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson is working on a futuristic space game which could feature a monthly subscription. The title, known as 0x10c, is set in the future of a parallel universe where the space race never ended. Five humans are put into a deep sleep cell in 1988 and …
Read More »OPINION: Teachers blame games for child violence
UK teachers have lashed out at the easy access to violent video games, blaming the phenomenon for a rise of violent and inappropriate behaviour in schools. Infants are being allowed to stay up until the early hours playing 18-rated games such as Call of Duty and Grand Theft Auto because …
Read More »Microsoft names Kinect Accelerator finalists
Eleven start-ups get $20k and free office space to develop Kinect apps
Read More »App Store revenue ‘climbs to $5m a day’
As new market tracker shows in-app purchases on the rise
Read More »Funcom Dev: Wii U first MMO-capable console
'The controller is perfect' for most MMO interfaces, says Joel Bylos
Read More ȣ30 Battlefield DLC arrives on Xbox
Electronic Arts has released The Ultimate Shortcut Bundle for Battlefield 3 –which costs a whopping 3200 Microsoft points. That’s roughly 30 in real money. The DLC is also available via PSN and EA’s Origin service. The package gives players access to all weapons and gadgets for each of the multiplayer …
Read More »Dare to be Digital deadline nears
One week left for aspiring teams looking to kick start their career with a gaming BAFTA win
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