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EA’s massively multiplayer online racer Need For Speed World will launch on July 20th. The game will only be available as a downloadable client at world.needforspeed.com, with a free version allowing gamers to access all race events up to level 10. Beyond that, players will need to purchase the Need …
Read More »High Street welcomes the iPad
Retailers have braced themselves for an iPad sales rush as the potentially lucrative device goes on sale in the UK for the first time today. Video games have become a major selling point for Apple’s latest touch-screen unit – with hundreds of titles available to download from the App Store …
Read More »Ruffian staff left RTW â??for console workâ??
Former Realtime Worlds release manager explains the studio switch
Read More »New OpenFeint SDK ties with Apple Game Center
New wide-ranging update for the social tool to launch next month
Read More »Namco backs Ubisofts DRM
Having staved off some pretty fierce criticism of its controversial online-required DRM in some of its PC titles, Ubisoft has at last received a welcome spot of corporate backing from fellow publisher Namco Bandai. Speaking to CVG, Namco Bandai VP Olivier Comte says that Ubisoft’s method is not without merit. …
Read More »PokePark: Pikachus Adventure dated
Having kept pretty quite about the game since it was first unveiled in October last year, Nintendo has announced that PokePark Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure will be released in the UK on July 9th. Players take control of recognisable series’ mascot Pikachu in what is described as the first Pokemon adventure …
Read More »GamesAid raises £50k overnight
All sectors of the games industry unite for record-busting fundraiser
Read More »GamesAid nets £50k in one night
GamesAid raised a staggering 50,000 with a single event at last night’s 3rd Annual Golf & Spa Day fundraiser. The sell-out event was organised by Gem Distribution and held at The Grove in Watford. A variety of fund-raising activities were held, including a live auction for a signed England shirt …
Read More »Jagex eyes EU expansion
Developer-publisher sets eyes on Germany and France
Read More »Thompson replaces Cross at Asda
MCV can reveal that Andrew Thompson is the man who will replace Asda’s outgoing games buying manager Duncan Cross on June 7th. It was reported last week that Cross is leaving the games side of the business to head up the supermarket’s baby category. Thompson, the former product director at …
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