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Microsoft did not pay for exclusivity on Namco Bandai RPG Tales of Vesperia outside of Japan. Earlier this month Namco Bandai community rep Charlotte Toci claimed this was the reason why the PS3 version of the RPG had not been released outside of Japan. But in a new statement on …
Read More »FEAR 3 multiplayer hiccup on PS3
Warner has confirmed that the Online Pass required to play FEAR 3 online is not currently available for purchase from the PlayStation Store. Whilst this is not a problem for those who bought the game new – an Online Pass code was included in the box – it does mean …
Read More »Sony denies PS3 160GB phase-out
The entry-level 160GB PS3 SKU is not being phased out at retail, an SCE UK spokesperson has told MCV. GAME was until recently selling it for just 159.99 – a 90 saving over its RRP – but stocks have run out. Play.com has slashed the price to 199.99 while ShopTo …
Read More »Industry outrage at ‘brutal’ Team Bondi crunch
Excessive LA Noire workload 'absolutely unacceptable' says IGDA
Read More »ESA, ESRB welcome court victory
Following the video games industry’s key legal victory in the US yesterday, American trade body the ESA has celebrated the very important decision. This is a historic and complete win for the First Amendment and the creative freedom of artists and storytellers everywhere," a statement from president and CEO Michael …
Read More »Battlefield Heroes restored
F2P shooter Battlefield Heroes has been reactivated following the LulzSec hack which was later hailed as the group’s last hurrah. Players are now able to access the title, though publisher EA warns that some personal data was indeed compromised in the hack. "Service has been restored on Battlefield Heroes following …
Read More »Develop Awards 2011: The finalists for Technical Innovation
We profile Havok Mobile, Kinect, Kinect Sports, Path of Go AI, PlayStation Move, Razor for Vita and the Unreal Engine
Read More »LulzSec lives on… through Anonymous
Anonymous, the hacking group that started off the wave of cyber terror that has dogged the headlines this year, has signalled its intentions to pick up from where the abandoned LulzSec movement left off. LulzSec announced at the weekend that its 50 day digital assault was over. However, speaking via …
Read More »Team Fortress enjoys user boost
Counter-Strike’s deeply-embedded position as the most played Steam game has finally been dismantled, following a daring and controversial change in pricing policy from Valve. The Washington-based company rocked the games industry last week by re-releasing Team Fortress 2 as a free-to-play game. That triple-A game, at the time of writing, …
Read More »Epic Diaries: The Samaritan
Mark Rein explains what Direct X brings to the table for Unreal Engine developers
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