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Sony talked up its line up of holiday releases, plus highlighted recent success for the PS3 and PSP hardware – and briefly showed off the upcoming Motion Controller – in its Tokyo Game Show keynote today. But there were no surprises or major announcements frm the format holder at Japan’s …
Read More »Inafune: Natal will ‘open game possibilities’
Capcom guru says new Microsoft controller will 'stir up our creative spirits'
Read More »Project Natal: Key dev support signed
Tokyo Game Show used to prove Microsoft has appeal with global studios
Read More »Rumours say Microsoft could buy EA
If this morning’s news that Warner or Viacom might be interested in buying ailing publisher THQ, now rumours on the stock market are pegging EA as a potential acquisition target – from Microsoft. According to Reuters, shares in EA jumped over than 4 per cent to $19.36 today on as …
Read More »Trials and tribulations
Part One - Trials HD developer RedLynx discusses the physics of fun
Read More »Al King returns to games industry
Former EA and 20th Century Fox marketing director Al King has made a return to the video games industry with Creative Partnership. The marketing firm specialises in creating movie trailers, and has hired King to head up an expansion of its service offering to include video games. Creative Partnership has …
Read More »Oxygen and Nobilis team up
Upcoming titles from French publisher Nobilis will arrive in the UK through Oxygen, MCV can reveal. The new distribution deal will see Safari’Wii and Music hit UK shelves this autumn, while Nobilis will also launch a number of Oxygen titles in France this Christmas. We are extremely pleased to be …
Read More »Twentysomethings spend big in UK
The latest TNS data shows that gamers aged between 25 and 34 years old spend the most money on games in the UK. This age bracket boasts the biggest share in terms of money spent with 30.9 per cent. Meanwhile, under 20s represent just 14.7 per cent. Males still invest …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: EB Games to not stock PSPgo?
EB Games in Australia will not be stocking PSPgo consoles, Kotaku is reporting. The website has contacted EB stores across the country, and each one confirming that the machine is not on their system. The format has been controversial for retail due to its digital-only model, which means stores are …
Read More ȣ6 broadband tax here within 8 months
The Government is keen to implement a 6 annual tax on households for broadband before the next election, a prominent Minister has revealed. Stephen Timms, the Treasury Minister in charge of managing Labour’s Digital Britain plans, said today that a 50p a month levy on all UK phone lines will …
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