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EA Games president Frank Gibeau has once again stated that Mirror’s Edge 2 hasn’t been killed.” We’re actively looking at how to bring it back in the right way,” he told GTTV. We love that franchise. The DICE guys really created something, I think, special the first time around. You’ve …
Read More »Report: Apple u-turn on app subscriptions
Apple relaxes the developer guidelines for its App Store
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Revelations out November
Assassin’s Creed Revelations will go on sale in the UK on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 15th. It’s the fourth main console title in Ubisoft’s popular third-person action stealth franchise. The news comes following the announcement that an Assassin’s Creed game will be released for Nintendo’s newly revealed …
Read More »Why in-app billing won’t solve Android issues
This is the first of a series of articles from MoMinis to coincide with the launch of its $15,000 Mobile Game Development Contest – GameCast 2011. Find out more about the contest here. Just a few weeks ago Google launched in-app billing in the Android Market. In theory, it’s great. …
Read More »Hirai: Hacking threatens "fabric of society"
The growing problem of online hacking represents more than simply a danger to PlayStation – it could actually threaten society itself. That’s the claim of Sony’s deputy president Kaz Hirai, who has also pointed out that Sony are far from the only victims of such incidents in recent weeks. "Just …
Read More »E3 2011: Kotick shunned by EA on show floor
The most respected journalist at Future’s consumer site CVG has reported of a quite remarkable shun on the competitive floors of this year’s E3. The site has been told by a "senior informant" that the personal assistant of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick was seen at the EA stand requesting that …
Read More »E3 2011: Why Twisted Metal isn’t a hit in Europe
Outspoken American developer David Jaffe says differing cultural identity is the reason for Twisted Metal’s limited appeal in Europe. Speaking to Eurogamer at E3, the co-founder of Eat Sleep Play and co-creator of the franchise said: My layman’s sociological view of Europe is that you guys tend to respond to …
Read More »Jagex hires 8Realms VP
Phil White takes senior position on strategy title development
Read More »Jaffe: Your WipEout is our Twisted Metal
E3 2011: Jaffe hopes PS3 Twisted Metal will prove more successful in Europe
Read More »E3 2011: Carmack: Creativity more important than graphics
Genius development engineer John Carmack has admitted that Rage has taken his studio longer than he would have liked, and put the delay down to its drive for top tier technology and tools. That’s the biggest thing when we look back on this generation,” said the co-founder of id Software, …
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