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Despite suggestions to the contrary, it looks as if Activision has absolutely no plans to introduce additional fees for the online multiplayer component of Call of Duty. Speaking on his blog FourZeroTwo, Infinity Ward’s creative strategist Robert Bowling issued the following blanket statement: To be clear: There is not, and …
Read More »Dare Blogs – Various Artists
Dare to be Digital 2010 team Various Artists talks exclusively to Develop about working on their entry Legendary Crusaders.
Read More »PlayStation Home becomes indie games platform
SCEA deal with independent publisher Codename will see new titles released inside virtual world
Read More »Pure Football price cut to £9.99
Budget multiformat game Pure Football has been advertised by Blockbuster for 9.99 – less than two months after it hit store shelves. The retailer has placed a series of ads in Metro listing the game at 9.99. It is selling copies of Ubisoft’s five-a-side footie title on its website as …
Read More »OnLive not for the hardcore
Cloud gaming service OnLive may not be to the taste of the hardcore market, CEO Steve Perlman has told Cnet. Anybody that’s a serious gamer plays games in more than one place,” he explained. If you’re a hardcore gamer and you’ve got a big rig and you want the highest …
Read More »Some OnLive titles platform locked
High-spec games on any platform that can go online – that was the boast of ambitious cloud gaming service OnLive, but already one title has arrived which challenges the philosophy. In an interview with Cnet, OnLive CEO Steve Perlman has admitted that EA’s Xbox and PC exclusivity deal for Mass …
Read More »OnLive user numbers ‘beyond expectations’
OnLive is enjoying user numbers far bigger than expected”, according to CEO Steve Perlman, though the firm isn’t yet wiling to reveal exactly how many people have been logging onto the US service. We’re running at our autumn projected subscriber numbers, so adjusting was a bit of a challenge,” he …
Read More »Manufacturers lambast Apple
Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ assertion that the iPhone 4 is not alone in experiencing signal degradation when held in a user’s hands has been met with outrage and ridicule in equal measure from rival handset manufacturers. Speaking to a select group of journalists on Friday, Jobs claimed that the iPhone …
Read More »Xbox Plants vs Zombies heading to retail
The popular iPhone and PC casual strategy game Plants vs Zombies will be heading to Xbox 360 this September. Consumers will be able to purchase a boxed edition of the game or download it from Xbox Live for 1,200 Microsoft Points – around 10. PopCap also confirmed retail versions of …
Read More »Blur is ‘start of a big franchise’
Nick Davies of UK developer Bizarre Creations has claimed that new racing IP Blur will return with a future instalment. The game failed to perform in either the UK or US upon its debut in late May, though it has been suggested that it enjoyed a resilient June. Indeed, the …
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