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Activision Blizzard is arguably the big winner in the 2009 edition of the Develop 100 – three of its studios make it into the top ten. World of Warcraft developer Blizzard takes the number one slot, with Call of Duty World at War developer Treyarch at seventh, and CoD creator …
Read More »EA banks on Wii MotionPlus success
The Wii MotionPlus will revolutionise the sports genre when it hits shelves next month. At least that’s according to EA, which is set to bundle Nintendo’s new peripheral with copies of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2010 and Grand Slam Tennis. Our goal for EA Sports titles on the Wii this …
Read More »Livingstone drops info bomb
Eidos Life President confirms new Hitman, new Kane and Lynch, new IP and a new approach to Lara
Read More »UK CHARTS: Six in a row for Wii Fit
Looking ahead at the upcoming release schedule it’s becoming hard to guess exactly what is going to usurp Nintendo’s Wii Fit from the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40, with the title now enjoying its sixth successive week at the top. It’s the 15th time Wii Fit …
Read More »The winning ticket
The company has scooped three MCV Awards and recently posted excellent end-of-year figures. What’s the secret?It’s because we have a fantastic and perfectly placed product proposition within our stores. As we know, the UK video games market last year reached 4bn – which was a stunning performance for us overall, …
Read More »Sony expanding the PlayStation Network beyond PS3
Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has spoken on how online services have driven the expansion of the PlayStation business, and has implied that Sony is set to push the PSN service on other devices. We will be expanding the PlayStation Network to hardware other than the PS3,” he said in …
Read More »Fourth splinter group rises from Ensembles ashes
Two ex-ensemble programmers have together started their own independent development group, Newtoy. The news marks the fourth independent studio that has formed from the infamous Ensemble closure at the hands of owning company Microsoft. The platform holder’s decision to close down Ensemble – a revered development veteran responsible for the …
Read More »Charlie Brooker producing new games TV show
Is gaming finally getting a decent, grown-up national TV show in the UK? Almost 15 years after Dominic Diamond graced our screens on GamesMaster, it has been confirmed Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker is working on a new TV show called Gameswipe which is being produced by Endemol-owned Zeppotron. Brooker was …
Read More »Codemasters: Ashes will be sporting event of the summer
Ashes Cricket 2009 for PS3, 360 and PC is set to be one of this summer’s key sporting titles, says Codemasters. The game will go up against a raft of big summer sports titles including EA Grand Slam Tennis, Tiger Woods, Wii Sports Resort and Virtua Tennis 2009. The Ashes …
Read More »Pokemon duo on for DS remake
Ahead of the rumour mill reaching fever point, Nintendo has reportedly confirmed that legendary Pokemon pair Heart Gold and Soul Silver are to be remade for DS.IGN reports that both games, which were initially released for Game Boy Colour in 2000, will feature a number of enhancements alongside the obligatory …
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