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Capcom believes its 2008 line up will let it to compete at the top end of the market and will surprise the industry. The firm celebrated its 25th anniversary at Captivate in Las Vegas last week, and showed off some of its big upcoming releases including Resident Evil 5, Dark …
Read More »Kwari is dead
Kwari, the ‘cash for kills’ online FPS which offered players the chance to win money by betting on their performance, has closed just a year after it launched. The company behind game, designed in the UK but managed by Australian web firm Micro Forte, has reportedly gone into receivership. For …
Read More »Home Beta coming in 2008
Home, Sony’s virtual world on PS3, is still on track for a 2008 release, according to Wired . However, it’s likely that the platform will remain in Beta mode. PlayStation Network’s Susan Panico noted that the "rollout will be similar to Gmail," describing what will launch this year as an …
Read More »US: Future unleashes program on PSN
An exclusive agreement between Future and SCEA will see a new monthly digital program become available through the PlayStation Network as of Thursday (June 5th) Entitled Qore: Presented by The PlayStation NEtowrk, the program is set to include playable demos, game previews, guides and interviews with developers and other key …
Read More »EA underestimates casual games, says PopCap
The co-founder of online casual games provider PopCap has questioned EA’s potential in the sector – telling MCV sister site CasualGaming.biz that the Redwood publisher doesn’t know how hard it’s going to be”. In an exclusive interview, Vechey likened developing a best-selling casual game to writing a great novel – …
Read More »Interplay adds games to GameTap
Interplay has teamed up with download service GameTap to give away three classic releases for free. Digital versions of Fallout, Descent and MDK will be made available for users via Gametap’s subscription-based play service, ad-supported website and digital download store. However, no release date has been set. Interplay has been …
Read More »Japan gets new PlayStations
Sony is to launch a red PlayStation 2 and two blue PSP packs in Japan next month. Joinign the ‘cinnabar red’ consoles and ‘metallic blue’ portable will be a new PlayStation Eye bundle. According to Next-gen.biz, the platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3rd at …
Read More »CAPTIVATE 08: Spyborgs landing on Wii
Capcom has officially unveiled Spyborgs for Wii at its 2008 Captivate event. Developed by Bionic Games, Spyborgs follows a team of super spies and takes its inspiration from TV cartoons with levels split into episodes, complete with ad breaks. Spyborgs coming exclusively for the Nintendo Wii is a departure from …
Read More »Trion and Sci-Fi to develop cross media property
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Read More »Are you a teacher? Have a free DS
The organisers of this year’s Handheld Learning Conference in October will give teachers that attend free Nintendo DS systems with a copy of Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training. The conference, now in its fourth year, explores how technologies that are becoming commonplace in the lives of young people are also being …
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