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Hurry! Today is the final chance to buy passes for this year’s London Games Conference at the reduced rate of 229. The November 10th conference has speakers from GameStop, Valve, OnLive, PopCap and many more lined up to talk about the digital games market. And until 6pm BST, our early …
Read More »Activision partners with Mumsnet
A whopping three-month ad campaign is underway for toy/game hybrid Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. Activision has teamed up with the Mumsnet website to educate parents on its innovative new product. The Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure Starter Pack retails for 59.99 and comes with a copy of the game, three figures and a …
Read More »Nintendo paints the town red for new 3DS launch
The UK will be awash with the colour red to ensure consumers are well aware of Nintendo’s bright new 3DS. Over 6,000 UK locations will be ‘painted red’ around the launch of the Metallic Red 3DS which hits shelves today, with six-sheet and 48-sheet posters advertising the new colour. Nintendo …
Read More »We Sing Rock out October 28th
Nordic Games’ latest karaoke title We Sing Rock will hit shelves next month exclusively on Wii. The title will feature 40 rock anthems, music videos and a range of solo and multiplayer modes. It will arrive on October 28th in the UK. It includes songs from artists such as Coldplay, …
Read More »March release confirmed for FIFA Street comeback
Electronic Arts has revealed that its urban football game will arrive on shelves in March 2012. The release window was confirmed by a leaflet included in all copies of FIFA 12, which launched last night in the UK, according to VG247. Previously the only date given for the title was …
Read More »New Mortal Kombat film in the works
New Line Cinema has teamed up with Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment to produce a new Mortal Kombat film due in 2013. Los Angeles Times reports that Warner’s New Line Cinema label is aiming to produce the film next year. It’s really important that we show we can bring our game …
Read More »What’s out today? w/e September 30th, 2011
EA rounds off September with the highly anticipated FIFA 12, the latest entry in the annual blockbuster football series. The best-selling sports game also marks the launch of new online social networking service, EA Sports Football Club, which is included in the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of the …
Read More »Allure announces big changes with Danny Allen as the new publisher
Danny Allen has replaced Seamus Byrne as the publisher at Allure Media, and has revealed a new editorial lineup of top Australian journalists at Kotaku. The site’s established editor Mark Serrels remains at the helm, while Logan Booker (founding editor of Kotaku Australia and former editor of Atomic) is the …
Read More »Brisbane 48 hour game-making challenge starts today
The Independ Game Developers’ Association (IGDA) is kicking off the 48 hour game-making challenge in Brisbane today as part of the Emulator event. The event runs from 30th September through to 2nd October, and has 16 indie teams and 4 pro league teams signed on to compete to see who …
Read More »Jim Darling joins son David at Kwalee
Current app space 'reminds me very much of the budget 8 bit computer game market'
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