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Xbox 360 came under the BBC spotlight last night as consumer awareness show Watchdog investigated complaints of a disc-scratching problem on Microsoft’s console. The program reported that it has received ‘many’ complaints of discs being scratched – which they claim happened without users moving or knocking against their console. The …
Read More »Neil Young: The iPhone changed everything
iPhone games publisher Ngmoco head Neil Young today opened GDC with a rousing keynote heralding the big changes Apple’s touchscreen device has brought to the games market for developers and publishers. Young also revealed that Ngmoco will later this year make its back-end platform for iPhone games – which incorporates …
Read More »Sony slashes PS3 dev costs
GDC 09: Tool prices reduced, new software introduced and UK-made PhyreEngine is updated
Read More »Dates set for Gamefest 2010
GDC 09: Microsoft's developer conference returns in February next year
Read More »Industry’s ‘fourth console’ announced
Thought the market was packed enough with three viable home consoles and three popular handheld games devices? Well, things are getting a bit busier – today at GDC mobile giant Qualcomm has announced its own console, the Zeebo. But this device, which is totally supported with digital distribution, is only …
Read More »Metaboli eyes casual expansion
Leading PC games brand Metaboli has told MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz that casual is a big part of its future plans, revealing two new family-specific subscription bundles in the process. The firm also admitted that it is currently examining the possibility of expanding its offer to mobile phones and Mac …
Read More »Rockstar announces Max Payne 3
Grand Theft Auto and Midnight Club developer Rockstar has announced that it is hard at work on a third title in its Max Payne series, with the game set for release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC this winter. Max Payne 3, which is being developed by Bully studio Rockstar …
Read More »Need for Speed: Shift dated
With three Need for Speed titles on the way this year following EA’s decision to drastically alter the way it handles its successful racing franchise, the publisher has dated the ‘core’ title of the trio – Need for Speed: Shift. Its arrival on Xbox 360 and PS3 on September 18th …
Read More »Activision appoints new Guitar Hero boss
Activision Blizzard has appointed former Yahoo COO Dan Rosensweig as CEO and President of Red Octane – the business unit which develops the blockbuster Guitar Hero franchise and soon to be released DJ Hero. Rosensweig will oversee Guitar Hero’s global operations including game development, hardware manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Resident Evil 5 fends off GTA
The ongoing success of Capcom’s Resident Evil 5 continues this week with the news that the next-gen survival horror shooter has claimed the top spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the second week in a row. It does so despite a 52 per cent drop in …
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