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Bon Jovi has signed a deal to promote MTV’s Rock Band 3 post-release. The band’s entire Greatest Hits collection, which hits shelves on November 9th, will be available as DLC for Rock Band. And the publisher has partnered with the group for promotional activity. Bon Jovi is undergoing all manner …
Read More »Start-Up Spotlight: Gasworks Games
Gasworks Games share their start-up story with Develop
Read More »Bigpoint founder outlines London Games Conference keynote
The CEO of Bigpoint has warned that only those publishers with the right spread of browser, casual and mobile games will ride the digital tidal wave. Heiko Hubertz is presenting the opening keynote at November’s London Games Conference. The talk, ‘The Future of Online Games’, will explain that good ideas …
Read More »Tight biz model â??vital in online eraâ?? â?? Hubertz
Bigpoint boss focusing on the keys to building a global games business at top November event
Read More »FMG rebrands as Easy Interactive
Dutch publisher Foreign Media Games has survived the collapse of its parent – and has re-emerged as Easy Interactive. Last month Foreign Media called in administrators after a finance crisis. As it was independently run and profitable, the games division’s management team were able to secure a quick sale and …
Read More »Sony to stop selling PSP dev kits
PlayStation platform holder has confirmed to MCV that it will stop selling PSP development kits to studios on November 15th. The decision was taken due to the expiry of current development and test tools. However, the news does signal the end of the handheld in the way that some sites …
Read More »Bad Company 2 heading to iPhone
EA Mobile has confirmed an iPhone and iPod Touch release for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. The version will include many of the hallmarks the series has become most noted for – realistic military simulation, controllable vehicles and, hopefully at least, destructible environments, though the latter has not been explicitly confirmed. …
Read More »Sony to cease PSP dev kit sales
Platform holder to continue to loaning kits â??until new model is availableâ??
Read More »UK release for Wii Mario All-Stars
Nintendo has finally confirmed a European and UK release for retro Wii collection Super Mario All-Stars: 25th Anniversary Collection. The game, which was confirmed for Japan last month, includes re-mastered versions of NES titles Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario Bros 3 and Super Mario Bros: Lost …
Read More »Spielberg in for Halo movie rights?
It is being rumoured that acclaimed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg could be preparing a swoop for the Halo movie rights, potentially resurrecting what has been a long and turbulent history for the silver screen adaptation of the franchise. Vulture reports that DreamWorks hopes to base its film on the novelisations …
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