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Read More »Driver: SF gets full digital PSN release
Ubisoft has revealed that upcoming release Driver: San Francisco will receive a full digital release on the PlayStation Network. Though no firm release date for the PSN version was given, Ubisoft Reflections MD Garth Edmonson told a Gamescom panel last week that it would arrive in a few weeks”, suggesting …
Read More »Skyrim going hands-on at Eurogamer Expo
Eurogamer has announced that Bethesda’s much hyped RPG The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim will be playable at the Eurogamer Expo that kicks off on September 22nd. It’s the first chance that the general public will have to get their hands on the game, which will be released in the UK …
Read More »GameStop ‘understands’ publishers’ pre-owned misgivings
The pre-owned games sector is very beneficial to the health of the overall games sector, retailer GameStop has argued. Though they rarely express the opinion publicly, many publisher execs consider pre-owned games as unfairly robbing them of revenue that is instead reserved exclusively for retailers. But GameStop’s executive VP Mike …
Read More »Sony pledges better game analytics for devs
'We want to provide many more services to studios,' Yoshida says
Read More »INTERVIEW: Grainger Games
Grainger Games is subverting expectations and transforming itself into a serious games brand by hiring retail veterans. MCV speaks to the new-look senior management team to find out what comes next. You have secured some retail veterans from not just Gamestation and HMV, but also Holland & Barrett and Asda. …
Read More »UKIE endorses London Games Conference
UKIE members will get a ten per cent discount on a full price ticket to the London Games Conference. The games trade organisation has signed on as an official partner of the November 10th event which looks at new digital business models for games publishers, retailers and developers. Keynotes at …
Read More »Sony: Future game tech could read your emotions
Shuhei Yoshida says 'dangerous kinds of interactivity' is just years away
Read More »GamesAid Pool Tournament set for next month
UK games industry charity GamesAid will hold a charity pool tournament on September 1st. The tournament is being sponsored by European manufacturing specialists OK Media. It will be held at the Hurricane Rooms, Kings Cross and kicks off 6pm. Entry to the competition costs 20 per person. Players will need …
Read More »London Games Conference backed by UKIE
Trade group members get ten per cent off LGC tickets; Event set for November 10th
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