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Windows 8 will be optimised for 'a variety of different form factors'
Read More »Take-Two extends NBA deal
The NBA has extended its longstanding deal with publisher Take-Two that will see label 2K Games continue to make its popular NBA 2K series. The deal will also see 2K "explore new NBA licensed gaming opportunities, including online and social media platforms". The last game in the series, NBA 2K11, …
Read More »360 tipped for Stereoscopic 3D
Microsoft will announce at E3 that it is to introduce full stereoscopic 3D support on the Xbox 360, Eurogamer claims. Xbox 360 already runs a number of 3D titles such as Black Ops and Crysis 2, but until now they haven’t run on true stereoscopic tech. This new update would …
Read More »360 Stereoscopic 3D support hinted
Full 3D visual support rumoured for an E3 reveal
Read More »GAME: Pre-owned attitudes are changing
Ian Shepherd, the CEO of leading UK games retailer GAME, has said that the attitude of publishers toward pre-owned has changed. As long ago as 2005 publisher bosses were openly bemoaning the revenues lost to retail’s pre-owned sales. It has even been said the sector poses a bigger threat than …
Read More »Industry will move on from PSN crisis
The PSN downtime has cost the games industry millions of pounds in lost revenue, while new releases have hit shelves untested. Yet Kalypso’s new business development director – and digital specialist – Charlie Barrett says this short term pain will ultimately benefit the games market. If measures are put in …
Read More »Famitsu predicts 3DS dominance
Despite a slow start that has seen PSP continue to dominate the portable hardware sector in Japan, Famitsu publisher Enterbrain has predicted that 3DS will be the best selling console in the territory in 2011. Andriasang reports that predictions point to a total of 2,868,000 before the end of the …
Read More »Jagex: UK industry offers ‘fantastic opportunities’
Hard times continue, says CEO Mark Gerhard, but UK does not deserve to be painted in a bad light
Read More »Strong response for Amazon trade-ins
Consumers have reacted positively to Amazon UK’s trade-in offer, the company has told MCV. In January this year, retail experts criticised Amazon’s game trade-in plans. ShopTo’s former marketing manager Phil Driver told MCV the long process of trading in online would be ‘intolerable’ for consumers compared to store trade-ins. However, …
Read More »Call of Duty spurs points card boom
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is still having a major impact at retail six months after its release. And not just in terms of unit sales, either. The multiformat first person shooter was responsible for the biggest ever week of sales of Xbox Live points cards earlier this month. …
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