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Panasonic had best abandon its plans at get back to making TVs if the reaction of a number of analysts to its announcement of new gaming portable Jungle is anything to go by. Having followed Panasonic/Matsushita for nearly 20 years I cansay they have looked at ways to get into …
Read More »Prince of Persia 3D Trilogy confirmed
As rumoured last month, Ubisoft has officially confirmed that it is to re-make and re-release all three Prince of Persia games from the PS2 and Xbox era. Called Prince of Persia 3D Trilogy, the SKU will include The Sands of Time, Warrior Within and The Two Thrones. Each will be …
Read More »GTA IV gets Complete Edition
A new Grand Theft Auto IV SKU has been announced for both Xbox 360 and PS3 in North America. Called GTA IV: Complete Edition, the bundle will include the original game as well as both DLC releases – The Lost and Damned and The Balled of Gay Tony. Previously the …
Read More »Interview: Ken Levine
Develop gets inside the mind of Irrational Gamesâ?? creative director
Read More »Epic Games calls for Android fixes
Rein criticises carriers who â??run wild with the OS and add bloatwareâ??; tips Windows Phone
Read More »Tesco UK’s non-food profits up 2.5%
Tesco’s non-food sales for H1 2010 have increased 2.5 per cent year-on-year in the UK. The supermarket giant made 4.4bn in non-food for the 26 weeks ending August 28th, 2010. The firm says the growth in non-food is slowing because the ‘important’ electrical and entertainment categories struggled during the second …
Read More »COD: Black Ops goes 3D
Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops will support stereoscopic 3D on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. To take advantage of the tech uses must own a 3D-ready HD TV or a PC supporting 3D active shutter glasses. Development of stereoscopic 3D began as an R&D project, but …
Read More »BT seeks file-sharing stand down
Leading internet provider BT wants to temporarily halt the requirement for ISPs to hand over details of its customers accused of file-sharing copyrighted material online. The demand follows a recent data-breach at London law firm ACS:Law that saw thousands of customers’ details from a number of ISPs published online. The …
Read More »HMV: Pre-owned supports new releases
One of the UK’s leading retail execs has claimed that the vast pre-owned video games market is vital to the sale of new release titles. HMV’s UK & Ireland CEO and MD Simon Fox adds that while he understands the militant position some publishers have adopted toward the pre-owned market, …
Read More »Langdell ‘could face fraud charges’
The devastating manner in which Tim Langdell lost a legal fight with EA could result in ‘potentially serious consequences’ for the Edge Games owner, a game industry lawyer has said. Jas Purewal, of business law firm Olswang, said Langdell’s failure to earn a preliminary injunction against Electronic Arts was so …
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