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Firebrand Games has announced it is currently developing a Wii version of long-running racing series TrackMania. The developer behind the successful DS editions of TrackMania and Race Driver GRID will be showing the game at Gamescom next week in the hopes of attracting a publisher, according to Eurogamer. Studio boss …
Read More »GMA 2009 finalists named
The finalists have been announced for this year’s Games Media Awards. For more information on sponsorship opportunities or trade tickets please contact Dave.Roberts@intentmedia.co.ukHere are the finalists in full: Best Games Magazine Games TM – Imagine PublishingEdge Magazine – Future PublishingPC Gamer – Future PublishingRetro Gamer – Imagine PublishingOfficial Xbox 360 …
Read More »Battlefield Heroes rakes in $20 per ‘buyer’
Stats revealed for EA's free-to-play experiment reveal 1.5 million users
Read More »Epic Diaries: Borderlands
Gearbox Software's distinct looking game in focus
Read More »MS to cut Xbox 360 Elite by £60?
Just hours after MCV revealed that Sony has been clearing the channel in preparation for its PS3 price cut on Tuesday it now appears as if Microsoft could be preparing an Xbox 360 price cut to counter the move. Kotaku has become the latest website to claim that Microsoft is …
Read More »Future in ABC blackout
Future Publishing will decline to release six-monthly ABC figures for any of its games portfolio tomorrow, MCV can reveal. The publisher has traditionally released the data – which shows its magazine sales numbers from January 1st to June 31st – every August. However, this year the publisher has opted to …
Read More »Xbox 360 boasts most active users
New numbers from analyst firm Nielsen Games suggest that the Xbox 360 currently boasts the most active user base of any home console, with 11.5 per cent of those owning the console in North America playing games on a regular basis. The news isn’t so rosy for Wii, however, with …
Read More »EA downsizes acquisition plans
One year after EA failed in its $2 billion attempt to purchase GTA publisher Take Two, the firm has said it is no longer interested in such large-scale acquisitions. However, EA chief financial Officer Eric Brown says that the group is still interested in smaller takeovers. For the full story, …
Read More »Gas Powered Games joins PCGA
Demigod dev â??hopes to keep PC gaming at the forefront of the industry'
Read More »AUSTRALIA: Dev slams ridiculous Risen ban
Tom Crago, the president of the Game Developers Association of Australia, has labelled the country’s video games classification system as ridiculous and antiquated” following the decision to ban Piranha Bytes’ Risen owing to references to sex and drugs. Risen was refused a certificate as its adult content was deemed unsuitable …
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