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The official guidelines for developers working on 3D titles for the PS3 recommend that studios avoid trying to make their 3D games support 1080p, instead suggesting that they stick to the less demanding 720p resolution. A true 1080p image consists of approximately 2m individual pixels. This is about twice the …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Crackdown 2 still soaring
Crackdown 2 holds onto the No.1 spot of the GfK Chart-Track charts for a second week. The Microsoft title held off the rise of Ubisoft’s Dance on Broadway, which jumps from fourth to second place and pushes former chart-toppers LEGO Harry Potter and Red Dead Redemption down one place each. …
Read More »Valve releases free shooter
Shooter Alien Swarm has become the latest title to get a Source engine revamp – and Valve has chosen to give it away over Steam. The original Alien Swarm was released as a mod to Unreal Tournament and the team behind, who call themselves Black Cat, were acquired by Valve …
Read More »Free bumpers for iPhone 4 owners
Apple has insisted, in the words CEO Steve Jobs, that there is no antennagate” in a frank press conference in America tonight – but has confirmed that all iPhone owners who have bought the device or so before September will receive a free Apple bumper. Jobs insisted that the firm …
Read More »Justin Keeling joins UTV Ignition
Justin Keeling has joined UTV Ignition as its head of global strategy and product. Keeling previously worked at IGN as general manager for Europe, as well as being editorial director at G4 TV. UTV Ignition is the re-branded name for Ignition, and will now focus on developing and publishing triple-A …
Read More »Games hit hardest in entertainment slump
Video games face the prospect of slipping back to third place in the UK entertainment race following a report showing that the sector has suffered bigger declines than either video or music in the first half of 2010. The ERA says that the first six months of the year have …
Read More »Kmart posting user reviews in store
Sears-owned US discount specialist Kmart is to begin sticking small user reviews on its video games shelves. Kmart won’t allow its users to say whether they thought a game was good or bad, but will publish comments describing the title and will allow users to give each title a star …
Read More »VSC confirms PEGI date
The Video Standards Council has confirmed the news broken by MCV yesterday that PEGI’s new age ratings will not become legally enforceable until April 1st 2011. Although we had hoped that it would be implemented sooner, we are very pleased that the Government has now given us a definite date …
Read More »Siggraph bolstered by art production talks
Key event expands remit with new Pixar and Disney talks
Read More »Activision must charge for CoD online
Industry analyst Michael Pachter expects Activision to introduce a paid-for Call of Duty online subscription model by the end of this year. The news comes following comments made from Activision boss Bobby Kotick last month, who said he’d like to set up an subscription service for Call of Duty. Wedbush …
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