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Read More »EA exec: Zynga and THQ struggles don’t help us
Hilleman takes wider view: Problems for any games firm puts whole sector in negative light
Read More »Facebook gaming on the decline
Just one year ago it seemed that Facebook WAS gaming, but 12 months down the line and it looks as if playing games on the world’s leading social network is on the decline. A new report from IHS Screen Digest Media Research claims that at the end of 2010 around …
Read More »Unreal Engine 4 demo at GDC
Space 'very limited' for viewings of the next-gen tech
Read More »Pachter defends "Nintendo in disarray" claims
Controversial US analyst Michael Pachter has reiterated his assertion that Nintendo is in disarray”. He initially made the claim during a speech at the Ayzenberg A-List Summit 2012. Following the predictable outrage on games forum Neogaf Pachter chimed in to defend his remarks. I believe (and please feel free to …
Read More »Essential Game Engines: Unreal Engine
We take a look inside the powerful development tool Unreal Engine 3
Read More »‘Fight piracy with good services’ says indie
'You don't want to worry about the people who were never going to pay you' says Seamless Entertainment boss
Read More »Ubisoft Vita titles arriving in GAME tomorrow
The UK’s leading games retailer GAME will be stocking Ubisoft’s Vita launch games from tomorrow. The confirmation comes from VG247, who were simply told: To confirm the Vita Ubisoft titles will be available in all of GAME’s channels from tomorrow.” Titles included in Ubisoft’s Vita launch range are Rayman Origins, …
Read More »Behind-the-scenes Grand Theft Auto book out next month
A new unauthorised book on the development of Rockstar’s blockbuster Grand Theft Auto series is to be released next month. Written by journalist David Kushner, ‘Jacked’ uncovers what took place during the creation of one of the biggest franchises in gaming and those responsible for making it happen. At 300 …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 pre-orders smash targets
EA’sspace-age campaign has already had an astronomical effect, with pre-orders placing ‘well ahead’ of where the publisher was at the same point with Mass Effect 2. The publisher has been sending weather balloons into space with copies of the new game and GPS devices attached to them.Consumers can track their …
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