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Leading toiletries brand Lynx has today launched a new casual game starring UK pin-up Kelly Brook. It’s designed to promote its new fragrance ‘Excite’. In the game, players must use a can of the deodorant to tempt the angelic Brook from heaven. It’s great to be working with Lynx again, …
Read More »Graduates ‘losing jobs to laid-off devs’
Trinigy boss says young game creators are losing out
Read More »PS3 modders unbanning themselves
And so it continues. Last week Sony said it would permanently ban any consumer who has modified their console. Great idea. The problem is, hackers have already found a way to bypass the measures. Destructoid reports that a new hack for the machine allows users to manually unban themselves from …
Read More »Game tax breaks back on?
The UK games industry is braced for another tense Budget report, as new indications suggest George Osborne could re-introduce games tax breaks into the finance bill. In recent weeks, and with the March 23 Budget looming, the government has noticeably cultivated more positive connections with the digital entertainment industries. Now …
Read More »Daily Mail owner to market game apps
Media division Metro Apps offers national buzz
Read More »Deathsmiles nears 100,000 sales
The Xbox 360 version of cult arcade shooter Deathsmiles is approaching 100,000 sales in Japan and the US. It hit UK shelves last week (Friday, February 18th), courtesy of Rising Star Games. A Cave spokesperson told MCV: Cave games have had a strong user base and following in Japanese game …
Read More »Sony plays down platform exclusivity
A senior brand manager for SCEA has said that platform exclusivity is damaging for brands and that the company in future would rather sign deals for exclusive post-release content. "We work very closely with our third parties publishers, not necessarily to lock down games exclusively, but to lock up exclusive …
Read More »Music biz unlikely to mourn Guitar Hero loss
The likes of EMI and Universal have enjoyed huge success partnering with Activision’s Guitar Hero franchise. However, Music Week’s digital specialist Eamonn Forde says the record companies will quickly move on following its demise. In today’s music market, the decline of any revenue source is not to be taken lightly,” …
Read More »PSP2: The full list of game engines and tools
Six engines already on offer for external developers
Read More »Dead Island animators delighted
Whether you love it or hate it – and a lot of people love it – you have to agree that the tease of Deep Silver’s Dead Island has this week caused a huge stir. The trailer for the zombie adventure game, developed by Polish outfit Techland and out later …
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