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Though the title hasn’t been officially revealed, a software engineer from Sony America’s R&D department has announced that a lightsaber game is coming to PlayStation Move – and that it’s a lot better than the Xbox 360 Kinect game that’s in the works. There’s no way Kinect can do a …
Read More »PC a generation ahead of PS3/360
PC gaming is technically so far advanced compared to consoles that it is effectively ‘a generation ahead’, according to the boss of Crysis and Crysis 2 developer Crytek. PC is easily a generation ahead right now. With 360 and PS3, we believe the quality of the games beyond Crysis 2 …
Read More »PSP Phone due in February?
New launch details surrounding the rumoured PSP Phone have emerged suggesting the device will arrive next February. French tech blog Nowhereelse claims to have received an image of a press invitation for a Sony event on December 9th, as reported by Pocket Gamer. The invite, which shows the four PlayStation …
Read More »‘Over 15k devs’ register for Windows Phone
Microsoft claims an 80 per cent jump in app creators since September
Read More »‘Not enough value in PC’ say Schafer’s publishers
Double Fine boss canâ??t port his games to PC due to 'publisher concerns'
Read More »Doctor Who deal for Dundee studio Tag Games
Major deal will breathe new life into struggling Dundee sector, studio says
Read More »Analyst: GTA V will come in 2012
Grand Theft Auto V will arrive in Take-Two’s financial year 2012 (April 2012 to March 2013) At least that’s according to Janco Partners analyst Mike Hickey, who goes on to predict the game will sell 16m units and generate $750m. According to GameSpot, the analyst also expects BioShock: Infinite to …
Read More »New Daily Mirror games section revealed
A new eight-page gaming section will appear in the Daily Mirror next month, following a deal with Future Publishing. Entitled The Ticket – powered by GamesMaster, the new section will debut in the paper’s entertainment guide on Friday, December 10th with a Sonic the Hedgehog themed edition. The section is …
Read More »GameStop reveals first ever DLC pre-order campaign
North American gamers can pre-order the Halo: Reach DLC from GameStop, and get some free extras to boot. The US giant claims it is the first firm to do a pre-order campaign for downloadable content, and forms part of the companys drive into digital markets. Players who pre-order the upcoming …
Read More ȣ50m target for BBCs games plan
BBC Worldwide says its move back into video games is like ‘growing a new limb’ and that it could become a 50m business for the firm. The statement comes as the company reveals its first self-published games for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad, which are Doctor Who: The Mazes of …
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