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The release of movie game Yoostar 2 – billed as ‘the next Guitar Hero’ – will be handled by Namco Bandai in the UK and Europe. The publisher won the distribution rights for the ambitious Move and Kinect title, which lets players act out scenes from popular films such as The Terminator …
Read More »Codemasters signs Lunch PR
British publisher Codemasters has confirmed that it has appointed Lunch as its retained lifestyle and specialist support PR agency. Lunch won through after a two-stage pitching process involving a number of agencies in which candidates had to present their ideas for leading 2011 titles such as Operation Flashpoint: Red River …
Read More »MS rubbishes Kinect RROD claims
A seemingly lightweight report on the BBC linking motion camera Kinect to new instances of the ‘Red Ring of Death’ on some Xbox 360 consoles has been dismissed by Microsoft. The story claims that "console owners told the BBC that their machines crashed shortly after plugging in Kinect". Ten-year-old Adam …
Read More »Kinect sales hit 8m in 60 days
At its CES 2011 keynote last night, platform holder Microsoft revealed that in its first 60 days on the market Xbox 360 motion camera Kinect has sold a very impressive 8m units worldwide. The device sold 1m units in its first ten days on sale and then went on to …
Read More »Dance Central sponsors Sky dance contest
Harmonix’s acclaimed Kinect title Dance Central is sponsoring Sky 1’s Got To Dance. Microsoft signed an exclusive deal with the broadcaster that will see the game not only endorse the show, but also star in it. Studio audiences will be able to try out the game for themselves, strutting their …
Read More »MPs handed joypads in new Parliament event
Game showcase hoped will enlighten politicians
Read More »Now the PSPgo is hacked
After news of a serious security lapse on PS3 emerged earlier today, sources are now claiming that the PSPgo is the latest Sony device to succumb to hackers. VG247 reports that hackers have successfully installed homebrew ISO loading software onto the machine from which games copied from UMD can be …
Read More »Games and video – the markets compared
The UK movie market remained static in 2010 with an annual value of 2.6bn, according to a new report by the BVA. The comprehensive study excludes revenue from subscription-based physical and digital rentals, which are now said to be roughly on par. A direct comparison with the games market is …
Read More »Raven ‘given Call of Duty project’
Last year's rumours resurface in light of new job listing for FX artist on 'military shooter'
Read More »Bigpoint content heading to iPhone
Online gaming firm Bigpoint is bringing some of its most popular titles to iPhone, iPad and Android devices in the first half of this year. Those games include Farmerama and Zoomumba, which both regularly attract more than one million concurrent players online. Bigpoint will also launch a new game, Toon …
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