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Online file sharing portal FileFront is to be closed by current owner and former 1UP publisher Ziff Davis, it has been confirmed. A message posted up on the site reads: We regret to inform you that due to the current economic conditions we are forced to indefinitely suspend the FileFront …
Read More »Zelda and Modern Warfare 2 trailers go live
Though traditionally GDC has not been a platform from which big-hitting titles are announced, Nintendo bucked the trend yesterday with its announcement of new DS title The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The name immediately suggested a title either based on music that’s good to drink to or paranormal trains. …
Read More »GAME Group’s plan
In a wash of frowning newsreaders, red arrows and general gloom, GAME was a shining light, beating expectations for the retail market and being one of the few chains to turn a profit. Sure, it is benefitting from the potency of the games industry and is very much the first …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Gem
How does the Gem of 25 years ago differ from the Gem today?Chris Peacock: We started off on a marketing stall selling games from the back of a lorry, now we’re a 400-plus million group. From that point of view, there’s no real comparison between the two businesses. We’re part …
Read More »Professor Layton sequel due in next six months
The developers of the excellent Professor Layton and the Curious Village, which has been a big hit in the UK and Europe over the last six months, have confirmed at GDC that the sequel will be released in the West. Level 5, which has developed a trilogy of Layton games …
Read More »New Layton will hit Europe, USA by end of ’09
GDC 09: Developer Level 5 reveals surprise hit's sequels will make it to the West
Read More »Activision confirms November release for next Call of Duty
Activision’s internal studio Infinity Ward debuted the first trailer for its Call of Duty Modern Warfare sequel at GDC today. The reveal came at the end of the Game Developers Choice Awards. Modern Warfare 2 is a direct sequel to the best-selling and arguably the biggest game of the current …
Read More »Iwata: Other studios CAN compete with Nintendo
GDC 09: Format holder boss tries to dispell 'myths' of Wii and DS development
Read More »Nintendo president details Miyamoto’s approach to development
GDC 09: Mario creator's experimental view key to format-holder's success
Read More »Wii Balance Board has almost outsold PS3, says Nintendo
Nintendo this morning told attendees to its GDC keynote that the Wii Balance Board has almost outsold the PS3 globally. Iwata referred to the device as almost a platform in its own right, pointing out that developers now have more options for games development and hardware to target. "Some developers …
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