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Read More »EA Sports scraps paper manuals
NBA Jam will be the last EA Sports title to include a printed instruction manual in the box. The move is effective as of March 1st, spokesperson Rob Semsey confirmed to Kotaku, with Fight Night Champion being the first title to ship sans-paper. The publisher cites environmental causes for the …
Read More »No games for Asdas mini shops
Asda will open 168 new shops this year, but the majority of them won’t stock video games. That’s because 147 of these shops are former Netto stores – outlets considerably smaller (about 8,000 sq ft) than your typical Asda supermarket (roughly 38,000 sq ft). However, the grocer told MCV it …
Read More »Gem launches new Nintendo site
A new Gem microsite dedicated to Nintendo products is due to go live this month. The distributor is launching its online service on March 25th – just in time for the UK debut of the 3DS. The site will serve as a one-stop shop for retailers and provide them with …
Read More »Multicultural thinking
As the games industry becomes increasingly global, doing business across cultural boundaries can be an increasingly important skill
Read More »Insomniac: Core audience isn’t expanding
One of the most successful console developers of our generation has warned that the traditional core games audience as we know it "isn’t really expanding much". The confession comes after Insomniac Games – the creators of IP such as Ratchet & Clank and Resistance – announced the formations of its …
Read More »Molyneux admits to Minecraft love
It’s won the hearts of millions of gamers around the world, but now Swedish-made indie PC hit Minecraft has attracted its highest-profile fan yet – UK development legend Peter Molyneux. "I think Minecraft’s the best thing I’ve played in the last ten years," Molyneux told IGN. "I think Minecraft is …
Read More »Could News Corp make IGN a games platform?
News Corp could leverage its games media giant IGN to kick-start its social games business, a key executive at the company has said. Jonathan Miller, the media conglomerate’s chief of digital, said the firm has identified a business model within the booming social games space. For the full story, head …
Read More »Interview: Insomniac Click
The creators of Ratchet & Clank explain their expansion to social games
Read More »UK iPad 2 launch could be delayed
Rumours are building that next week’s planned UK launch of the Apple iPad 2 could be delayed. A report from iSuppli estimates that at least five key components of the device (including the battery and compass) are manufactured in Japan. And with the country still suffering severe disruption following last …
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