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Platform holder Sony has released an unequivocal statement claiming that it will slap a permanent PSN ban on anyone found guilty of using a USB device to circumvent system security. There’s an important note to make there – Sony isn’t just threatening to ban those who play pirated games. It’s …
Read More »Half-term ad push for Ben 10
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction will be backed by a second wave of marketing later this month. A fresh campaign from Namco Bandai was been drawn up to herald last week’s release (Friday, February 11th) of the PS3, Wii, PSP and PS2 SKUs. The Xbox 360 and DS editions …
Read More »Sony working on PlayStation tablet
It looks as if the rumours are true – not content with having unveiled both a dedicated handheld (the NGP) and a PlayStation branded mobile phone (the Xperia Play) Sony is now working on a gaming tablet. Currently being referred to by its codename of ‘S1’, Engadget reports that the …
Read More »The new Relentless game
Having ditched retail, the Brighton indie has opened its iPhone account with an all-new title
Read More »Google boss burnt by ‘Nokiasoft’ deal
CEO Eric Schmidt reveals Nokia were close to Android agreement
Read More »First Total War TV marketing campaign planned
Publisher Sega is spending big to make sure Shogun 2: Total War is the best-selling PC game of Q1. The firm has teamed up with The History Channel for a series of three-minute Shogun 2 TV ad break takeovers, which will air for two weeks around the game’s March 15th …
Read More »Disney design director ‘quits for LucasArts’
Star Wars company hires experienced industry exec, reports claim, following turbulent year
Read More »Super Mario All-Stars lives on
As was rumoured last month, Nintendo of America has confirmed that it will produce more copies of last year’s Super Mario All-Stars Limited Edition for the Wii. Kotaku reports that the company has said it will produce a "final run" of the game, with the next shipment due to arrive …
Read More »Reports signal job losses at Rare
UK studio Rare is at the centre of conflicting accounts of layoffs across its art department. An individual, said to be an inside studio source, has claimed that Rare’s entire art team – apparently 42 staff – have been told their jobs are at risk. The anonymous source, speaking to …
Read More »Relentless confirms redundancies
Brighton-based studio Relentless has issued redundancies to a number of staff, the outfit has told to Develop. The UK independent recently shifted its weight to focus work on digital games. That step away from retail, and the end of an exclusivity deal with Sony, initiated a reorganisation at the outfit. …
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