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Sony is throwing a host of extras at those who invest in its launch range of 3D TVs this June, including four free 3D PS3 games. Those who buy either the first model, the Bravia HX803, or any of the additional 3D sets coming ‘within weeks’ will receive a code …
Read More »Guinness Record for Assassin’s Creed II
Assassin’s Creed II has been awarded a Guinness World Record – for the most number of magazine covers scored by a single game. According to publisher Ubisoft, and verified by Guinness itself, the game was used as the lead story in 127 different publications in 32 countries, between April 2009 …
Read More »Unreal Engine in major Scaleform UI deal
Scaleform GFx bundled free in UE3, used in Gears 3
Read More »The Hut secures £14m investment
The Hut Group has secured 14 million in investment, the firm has announced. The money will be used to fund acquisitions and help the online retailer recruit between 100-150 new members of staff. The fundraising was completed by a selection of blue-chip investors including VC firm Balderton Capital – which …
Read More »New â??motion control studioâ?? kick starts
Israeli group hires key talent and offers motion control outsource services
Read More »New Euro boss for Atari
Former EA man John Burns has become the new VP and GM of Atari Europe. Burns, previously senior director of European online publishing for Electronic Arts, will be responsible for all the commercial efforts of the publisher in Europe. Atari has transformed itself into an online-centric business in recent years …
Read More »Q1 Blu-ray up 69% year-on-year
Surging sales of high-definition Blu-ray discs have seen the value of the UK home video market surge by 10 per cent year-on-year for the first quarter of 2010. March growth is up by 31 per cent year-on-year. In the period Blu-ray sales hit 2.7m units, a 69 per cent annual …
Read More »Is Street Fighter Fit on the cards?
Just moments ago MCV published the following introduction to a story: That Japanese publishing giant Capcom can criticise one of its own games for ‘feeling too Japanese’ is a perfect example of the increasingly Westward-facing outlook gripping the modern console industry.” Now let’s take that, make a few tweaks and …
Read More »Gamescom accreditation now open
The video games press can now register for this year’s Gamescom, Koelnmesse has confirmed. Journalists just need to click here to apply. All persons able to demonstrate their status as a full-time journaliss will be granted press accreditation, and as usual, the UK media are encourage to attend. Due to …
Read More »Capcom: Dead Rising felt too Japanese
That Japanese publishing giant Capcom can criticise one of its own games for feeling too Japanese” is a perfect example of the increasingly Westward-facing outlook gripping the modern console industry. Speaking of 2006’s Xbox 360 release Dead Rising, producer Shinsaku told CVG: The first Dead Rising was built in a …
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