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Kid’s brand MEGA Bloks will this autumn release a new line of collectible Halo vehicles that it hopes will tie in to the building hype surrounding Microsoft’s upcoming Halo: Reach. The range is the only officially licensed construction toy series based on Halo and is designed both for play and …
Read More »Apple usurps Microsoft’s reign as tech leader
Share valuations now peg Apple as the most valuable tech firm in the world
Read More »SWTOR breaks EA funding records
It’s one of the most bankable franchises in the world of entertainment, and such is EA’s faith in BioWare’s upcoming MMO Star Wars: the Old Republic that it has spent more on its development than any other game in its history. It is the largest R&D project EA has ever …
Read More »Sledgehammers CoD is FPS
It was described as the franchise’s extension into the action-adventure genre” by Activision back in March, but a new job listing for developer Sledgehammer suggests that its mystery Call of Duty title could be more conventional than first thought. A job listing for Sledgehammer on Gamasutra, as spotted by Eurogamer, …
Read More »4mm reveals Euro battleplan
4mm wants to set up a development studio in the UK in a bid to become a ‘global digital publisher.’ The US publisher/developer – which is currently working on promising music game Def Jam Rapstar – set up a UK sales and marketing office last month, and has recruited industry …
Read More »U-Sing goes digital
Mindscape takes its first steps into the digital games space next month with the release of U-Sing: Girls’ Night. The karaoke title, which is released on June 18th, will arrive with the launch of the U-Sing Wii Store. This online service allows Wii owners to download new tracks that can be …
Read More »Big hopes for Beach Sports 2
THQ expects upcoming title Big Beach Sports 2 to become one of the best-selling titles on the Wii. The game follows in the footsteps of 2008’s Big Beach Sports, and is the third title in THQ’s Big franchise after last year’s Big Family Games. The original Big Beach Sports became …
Read More »Blizzard: DRM is a losing battle
Developer Blizzard will use a one-off Battle.net activation as its way to safeguard upcoming release StarCraft II from piracy. It’s opted for this approach over the use of DRM as it believes both that fighting piracy is, in its words, a losing battle” and that its developers should not be …
Read More »PS3 market share hits 31%
It’s a big ask, but it’s possible that Sony’s PS3 could just catch Xbox 360 in terms of total global sales by the end of the 2010 – that’s according to a new report from Strategy Analytics, as reported by Industry Gamers. It claims that as of Q1 2010, the …
Read More »Sledgehammer given ‘Call of Duty FPSâ?? project
New job post the latest hint that Schofieldâ??s crew is picking up Infinity Wardâ??s job
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