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The rumours were true – Capcom last night lifted the lid on Resident Evil 6. And consumers only have a short wait to get their hands on it, with a release date of November 20th on Xbox 360 and PS3 and a release on PC slightly later down the line. …
Read More »Jimmy Wales: London trumps soulless Silicon Valley
'No one really wants to live in Palo Alto', says Wikipedia founder
Read More »Skyrim update replaces dragons with… My Little Pony
Love Skyrim but think it could do with an injection of cuteness? By gosh, you’re in luck. An update for the latest Elder Scrolls title, as spotted by Eurogamer, is currently available on SkyrimNexus. Once installed players will find that the fearsome dragons that once tormented the land of Skyrim …
Read More »BioShock Infinite to woo hardcore gamers with new 1999 Mode
2K Games has lifted the lid on an alternative way to play upcoming shooter BioShock Infinite that it hopes will ensure the game sells to the hardcore audience. Called 1999 Mode, the publisher says it requires substantial commitment and skill development” and that it is designed for gamers who long …
Read More »Whizz kid, 11, building iOS games for charity
Schoolboy Conner Haines inviting cancer patients to request ideas for future titles
Read More »Play.com considering payment on delivery option
Online retailer Play.com is considering the introduction of a payment-on-delivery offer for its customers. The service is commonplace in Japan, and the site’s new Japanese owners Rakuten are keen to make Play.com the first to offer it in the UK. The idea is to attract customers who are uneasy about …
Read More »Xperia range fails to stop big Sony Ericsson losses
Sony Ericsson has seen its status slip from fourth/fifth biggest OEM in the world to the ninth. It was hoping an focus on Android would turn its fortunes around, but that switch didn’t make too much difference as the Xperia range failed to match sales of rivals like Galaxy and …
Read More »Just Dance app tops 1m downloads
Ubisoft’s Just Dance 3 Autodance has been downloaded more than one million times in the UK on iOS and Android devices. The app was released to promote the best-selling dance game back in November, and allows users to create music videos from short clips they film with their smartphone’s camera. …
Read More »Infinity Ward and Rockstar join race for next-gen
Triple-A giants disclose plans to work on new systems
Read More »Pirate Bay: SOPA can’t stop us
Renowned piracy advocate The Pirate Bay has issued a lengthy statement saying that the proposed SOPA legislation would do nothing to stop it operating. They want to make the internet into a one way pipe, with them at the top, shoving trash through the pipe down to the rest of …
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