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Broadcast regulator Ofcom has received 25 complaints following ITV’s Arma II gaffe in a documentary about the IRA. It emerged yesterday that a short video clip sourced from a fan-made Arma II video was presented in a documentary as proof of the IRA shooting down a helicopter. ITV has since …
Read More »Glu director quits for OpenFeint
Sarah Thomson has quit mobile games publisher Glu to join OpenFeint. Thomson will take up the role of director of developer relations and will head up the expansion of the social gaming platform provider’s developer base, the company said. OpenFeint is going through an exciting phase of growth right now …
Read More »London Games Conference: Early bird closes in two days
There are just two days left to get buy passes for 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 Friday, September 30th our early …
Read More »Nottingham Market to be "transformed" into Hyrule
In celebration of its 25th birthday, Nintendo’s iconic Zelda franchise is to take the limelight at October’s GameCity6 event in Nottingham next month. And chief amongst the planned activities is the transformation of Nottingham Market into a Hyrulean Market Village” straight out of one of the Zelda games. Starting at …
Read More »Director quits Glu Mobile for OpenFeint
Appointment comes amid company shake-up after CEO resignation
Read More »Football Manager 2012 requires Steam activation
Sega has Steam activation compulsory for the next edition of Football Manager, after claiming that at least four fifths of the game’s players are using pirated copies. Those who buy the upcoming football management simulation will need to install Steam, if they haven’t already, and activate the game through Valve’s …
Read More »FEATURE: Creating apps for the mid-core gamers
[Sponsored feature] There's more than two customer types, so how can you please everyone?
Read More »Steam mandatory for ‘80% pirated’ Football Manager
One-time online activation rule sparks outrage from 'legitimate' customers
Read More »THQ nails down fresh credit agreement
Publisher THQ has agreed terms on a four-year deal with credit agency Wells Fargo Capital Finance. The new credit facility grants THQ the ability to borrow up to $50m which is secured on assets. This total increases to $75m during peak sales periods”. The publisher’s previous $35m agreement with Bank …
Read More »Apple confirms new iPhone press conference
New device to be unveiled October 4th
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