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The long awaited release of Halo Reach last week was the biggest games event of 2010 – but 2009’s gaming champ isn’t much impressed. According to figures from Microsoft’s Larry Hyrb, Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 was the most played game on Xbox Live for the week ending …
Read More »Atari GO targets casual games success
The next stage in Atari’s most recent reinvention has been revealed. It’s called Atari GO, and it’s designed to help increase the publisher’s footprint in the growing casual games space. Atari Games Online will be headed up by the executive VP of online and mobile Thom Kozik (pictured), who is …
Read More »MS launches Kinect competition
Microsoft has kicked off a nationwide competition allowing three winners to bring Kinect to their town or village. The ‘Kinect Comes To You’ competition will launch later this month on the Xbox 360 Kinect Facebook page. Participants can submit entries by writing on the page with their reasons why Kinect …
Read More »Wii can still hold its own
Unless Microsoft and Sony move to lower the RRPs of Xbox 360 and PS3 the Wii should still be able to maintain its position in the video games market well into 2011, analyst Michael Pachter has stated. As far as the Wii’s current position, they’re holding their own,” he told …
Read More »Treyarch: MOH controversy was unfair
Speaking of the media furore that has greeted EA’s Medal of Honor, the head of Call of Duty developer Treyarch has said that the treatment violent video games receive at the hands of the media is unjust. We cover the Cold War era [in Black Ops] and there are definitely …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Treyarch
Two weeks ago, Activision invited the world’s gaming press to experience a range of new multiplayer modes for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Additions include the new Combat Training mode, which enables players to compete in offline deathmatches against AI opponents, and Wager Modes, in which gamers can gamble for …
Read More »System 3 prices PSN-only Ferrari title
Publisher System 3 has confirmed that it’s daring digital release Ferrari The Race Experience will be released on PSN on September 29th – and will cost far less than you might have expected. The game will cost just 11.99/€14.99. Furthermore, existing owners of System 3’s Ferrari Challenge can get the …
Read More »GOG lives on but at a cost?
Following the confusion that greeted its apparent closure earlier this week, suspicions that retro games service Good Old Games is in fact not closing have been confirmed. The site, which specialises in the sale of DRM-free cult PC hits, has confirmed that it has exited its beta phase and now …
Read More »Ubisoft licences Sensio 3D tech
Shaun White Skateboarding to feature 3D functionality
Read More »Monetising Mobile kicks off next week
Tuesday September 28th marks the beginning of the Monetising Mobile conference, which will examine the market for mobile content in selected regions such as India, South Africa, Brazil, the Middle East and more. The event is presented by Mobile Entertainment and takes place at the Soho Hotel in central London. …
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