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BioShock creator using LA's Creative Artists Agency to get better contract with his publisher
Read More »How to market a monster
Let’s review the facts. Ever since the launch of the universally acclaimed Halo 2, fans had been eagerly awaiting a sequel. That anticipation steadily built up and finally came to an end four years later when Halo 3 launched in September 2007 – the final chapter in one of the …
Read More »Lack of online influenced Sony decision to cancel Eight Days
New Sony strategy favours online-supported games says new SCE WWS boss
Read More »Shuhei Yoshida: The First Interview
EXCLUSIVE: We talk to the man replacing Phil Harrison as Sony Worldwide Studios President
Read More »Gamestation: Were still our own boss
One year on after it was snapped up by former rival GAME, Gamestation’s managing director Martyn Gibbs has told MCV that the retailer has retained its autonomy – and is looking forward to expanding its presence further. While there were initial fears that the high profile deal would bring about …
Read More »Microsofts E3 announcements leaked?
The internet has been ablaze this weekend with details of several apparently leaked announcements from Microsoft. Kotaku has details of an Avatar system which appears to be a more in-depth version of Nintendo’s Mii feature. Just like Mii characters, they will apparently be used in-game and it is also suggested …
Read More »Atari Inc. posts $23.6m FY loss
Atari Inc – the US arm of the Infogrames-owned company – has posted a $23.6 million loss for FY 2007/2008, down from the previous year’s $69.7 million loss. Net revenue stood at $80.1 million versus $122.3 million in the comparable year-earlier period. For its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended March …
Read More »D3P gets sheepish
Award-winning Aardman animation Shaun the Sheep is set to shuffle onto DS this Christmas courtesy of D3 Publisher. The game will feature the much-loved characters from the series (including Shaun, Shirley, Timmy and Bitzer), along with areas and items based on the series. It’s also set to include touch screen …
Read More »Further walkouts at Tecmo?
36 more staff allegedly set to leave in Itagaki's wake
Read More »Outrage at paedo GTA site
The Sun newsaper has reported that a parody of a padeophile website appears in Rockstar’s GTA IV. Under the headline ‘Video game has spoof perv site’, the newspaper reports that the ‘cheat’ allows the main character to ‘achieve’ a five-star wanted rating. It quotes an outraged fan of the series …
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