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With just over two weeks of voting still to go, Future has announced that one million votes have already been cast in the 28th Annual Golden Joystick Awards. Categories this year include Action Game Of The Year sponsored by Nuts, ITN Game On Shooter Of The Year, Downloadable Game Of …
Read More »Microsoft to close Massive Inc?
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft is to close its in-game ad agency Massive Inc, according to a report by Media Week. The site reports that general manager JJ Richards is already on the hunt for another job while technology experts from the company are in the process of being reassigned. …
Read More »Gaming can cause psychological problems
Children who spend two hours or more every day either playing video games or watching TV are at a greater risk of suffering psychological problems, a new British study has claimed. The odds of significant psychological difficulties” were estimated to increase by about 60 per cent under the conditions. This …
Read More »UK CHARTS: PES fails to topple FIFA
Konami’s PES 2011 has entered the UKIE GfK Chart-Track UK Top 40 in second spot in its debut week, failing to shift last week’s No.1 FIFA 11 from the top position. Last year PES 2010 managed to secure the top spot upon its release on October 23rd, though its arrival …
Read More »Heroes on the Move renamed
Four months on from its official unveiling at E3, Sony has announced a change of name for one of its upcoming Move titles, Heroes on the Move. Movemodo reports that the game will now be called PlayStation Move Heroes. It features six established PlayStation characters from three of the console’s …
Read More »Xbox 360 dash update gets more new features
Microsoft has announced a number of extra changes that are on the way in the next Xbox 360 dashboard update due out on November 4th. Chief amongst the additions in a reworking of the codec powering voice chat. This will provide improved audio quality for those chatting with friends while …
Read More »Nintendo: We cant blame piracy for DS drops
In a frank admission to investors, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has conceded that the platform holder cannot lay the blame for weak DS software sales solely at the feet of internet pirates. Iwata has previously spoken about the endless battle” the firm faces trying to shut down the world’s many …
Read More »Lovefilm launching PS3 service
It has been revealed with little fanfare that leading European game and movie rental firm Lovefilm is to launch a streaming movie service on Sony’s PlayStation Network for PS3 owners. The announcement came via a video on the PS3 YouTube channel, which can be seen here. Users will be able …
Read More »Langdell must announce edge defeat
Tim Langdell has until Friday October 15th to inform all licencees of his ‘edge’ trademark that he no longer has legal ownership of the name. A United States district judge made the order at the very end of what has been the most damaging and humiliating week in Langdell’s controversial …
Read More »Steam vs Windows ‘hurting PC market’
The developer of the upcoming Duke Nukem Forever has claimed that the Steam and Games For Windows platforms are damaging to the PC industry. Making the comments at the London Games Festival according to CVG, Gearbox marketing boss and Shacknews founder Steve Gibson said that Valve’s Steam and Microsoft’s Games …
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