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An unnamed man in Johannesburg, South Africa, has become the first to be raided in relation to crimes of console copyright circumvention. GamePolitics reports that the individual was arrested on charges of jailbreaking PS3 consoles. The South African Police Service’s Commercial Crime Unit acted following complaints received from the South …
Read More »Sony reveals its own digital summer promotion
The PS3 version of the PlayStation Store is to receive a promotional summer offer that’s very much in the vein of Microsoft’s established and successful Summer of Arcade promotion. Called PlayStation Network Play, it kicks off on August 24th with the release of classic 2D shooter Street Fighter III: Third …
Read More »Bethesda issues legal warning to Minecraft dev
Bethesda lawyers have sent a cease and desist letter to Markus ‘Notch’ Persson over the naming of Mojang Specifications’ upcoming title Scrolls,Persson has claimed via Twitter. The action presumably relates to the ‘Elder Scrolls’ franchise name of Bethesda’s fantasy RPG series, of which the upcoming Skyrim is the latest installment. …
Read More »Uncertainty surrounds Team Bondi future
Sydney studio Team Bondi is on the precipice of financial collapse, according to a growing number of online sources. Claims that the company is filing for bankruptcy originate from theNeogafdiscussion board. They have not been substantiated by an official representative.A Team Bondi spokesperson declined to initially comment when approached by …
Read More »Euclideon responds to Unlimited Detail reception
After releasing its video detailing progress on Unlimited Detail, Brisbane studio Euclideon talks to MCV about the variety of reactions from people. The new voxel-based graphics engine boasts the capability of producing images 100’000 times better than current standards, which has attracted some scepticism including Markus ‘Notch’ Persson, creator of …
Read More »Dare Blogs – Furnace Games
Dare to be Digital 2011 team Furnace Games talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Scorcher.
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: BBC seeks software engineer, EA promotes Moore and Gibeau
In MCV’s latest rundown of the industry’s hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, BBC North is hiring a software engineer and Electronic Arts promotes Peter Moore and Frank Gibeau. DEVELOPMENT JOB AVAILABLE AT BBC NORTH BBC North is currently recruiting for a software engineer that wants to develop games and …
Read More »Music industry video producers create live action We Dance trailer
The guys who put music videos together for Franz Ferdinand and Depeche Mode have produced the first trailer for Nordic Games’ We Dance. The publisher collaborated with music industry luminaries Rob Chandler and Chris Brown to create a live action trailer in which the dancers are styled to match the …
Read More »Check out the FIFA 12 Premier League fixtures guide
The FIFA 12 Premier League fixtures guide is available now. You can find out when Manchester United clash with Liverpool, when Tottenham take on Arsenal or when, err, Swansea will face Stoke, by clicking here. Even better for iPad owners, you can download it onto your handy portable tablet simply …
Read More »Mojang team ‘would split’ if bought
Minds behind Minecraft say their independent spirit is key to their success
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