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Read More »Square Enix to open new studio
Square Enix is negotiating with councils in Canada with plans to build its second studio there. The Japanese firm already has a development office in the country with Eidos Montreal, but its MD Stphane D’Astous has spoken of plans to open another studio. The new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and …
Read More »THQ: Big Three must let us experiment with new business models
THQ has urged all three major platform holders to be less rigid and open up to new business models. The publisher is currently undertaking what it calls a noble experiment” with racer MX vs ATV Alive, where it is charging 29.99 for the title and letting users add to it …
Read More »13 countries enter Computec contest
Studios for 13 countries around the world have already entered Computec’s Make The Game competition. The contest opened back in January and has seen entries from firms in the UK, US, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Italy, Lithuania, Norway, India, Argentina, Costa Rica and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Participants have to create a new …
Read More »That Game Studio crowned BAFTA Ones to Watch
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Read More »SWTOR to miss Q2 release
Publisher EA has said close to 1.5m people have signed up to become potential beta testers for BioWare’s upcoming MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic. "It’s a great indicator in the interest level in the franchise," CFO Eric Brown said at the Lazard Capital Markets Technology & Media Day …
Read More »Doodle Jump hops onto Kinect
New York micro-studio Lima Sky has announced it is building an Xbox 360 port of its top-selling smartphone game Doodle Jump. The news comes about two years since Doodle Jump hit the market, and with the game now sold over ten million times. After such incredible first two years, it …
Read More »Homefront sells 375k in US
New first person shooter contender Homefront sold 375k units in its first day on sale in the US, publisher THQ has confirmed. "We are delighted with first day sales for Homefront and are already fulfilling re-orders for the game from multiple retailers," THQ boss Brian Farrell stated. By comparison, record …
Read More »BAFTAs: The winners in full
Sony’s Heavy Rain and EA’s Mass Effect 2 were the big winners at last night’s video games BAFTAs, hosted by comedian Dara O’Briain. BioWare sci-fi RPG won the coveted Best Game prize, though Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain was arguably the star with three accolades – Technical Innovation, Original Music and …
Read More »THQ: We know gamers want pre-owned
THQ’s CEO Brian Farrell says he doesn’t want to kill off pre-owned as it is something consumers demand. The publisher has adopted various second user charges in order to make money from second-hand sales. But Farrell says THQ’s real goal is to deter gamers from trading in. The most important …
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