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Speaking to press at E3 yesterday, Sony Worlwide Studios Europe boss Michael Denny has said that "to the best of his knowledge" PlayStation Vita will be region free, IGN reports. This will open the door to the possible importing of systems and games to Europe if, as is now looking …
Read More »PS Vita ‘region free’
Sony executive claims there will not likely be any location restrictions on the device
Read More »HMV’s Fox calls for supermarket restrictions
If left unchecked the ongoing expansion of supermarkets poses a serious threat to the UK High Street. That’s according to HMV boss Simon Fox, who speaking to The Sun has said that checks need to be put in place to protect British shops. "We have to be very careful about …
Read More »Respawn squaring up to Bungie
Respawn Entertainment will compete in the increasingly populated sci-fi shooter space, a key EA exec has said. EA Games president Frank Gibeau said the newly-formed studio will be used to fill opportunistic gaps” in release schedules and game genres – while two other key EA studios build military-based FPSes. Unlike …
Read More »E3 2011: Final Fantasy series exceeds 100m units
Square Enix has revealed its Final Fantasy series has surpassed 100 million units worldwide. We are extremely proud of what the Final Fantasy franchise has achieved over the years and continue to be extremely excited about the future. I would like thank all of our fans, partners and development teams …
Read More »EA: New Medal Of Honor due 2012
EA studios Danger Close and DICE are both locked in a project rotation cycle that mirrors how Activision releases games from Treyarch and Infinity Ward. Electronic Arts will "continue to follow our rotation strategy,” said games boss Frank Gibeau. "In general, we’re giving studios a full two-year cycle to get …
Read More »Respawn ‘to challenge Bungie’ in sci-fi war games
EA boss explains direction for the studio founded after the Infinity Ward row
Read More »RIM acquires mobile dev kit firm Scoreloop
Scoreloop team becomes part of BlackBerry gaming platform push
Read More »Ireland considering development tax relief
Irish Culture Minister lauds potential of national games industry financial aid
Read More »E3 2011: OnLive ready for iPad and Android
OnLive has announced the OnLive Player App to bring cloud gaming to tablets and smartphones. The app, which is due to arrive this autumn, will enable streamed play of virtually all” OnLive games on iPad and Android tablets. It will support both touch control and OnLive’s own Universal Motion Controller. …
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