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Toshiba has announced that it will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD-DVD players and recorders – leaving the way clear for Blu-Ray to become the dominant high definition DVD format. The firm will cease shipments of HD-DVD players and recorders into retail by the end of March. It also …
Read More »Epic responds to Microsoft buy-out rumours
MCV sister site Develop has the full story – head over there for Mark Rein’s full reaction.
Read More »‘Centralising tools and creative management doesn’t work’ – Riccitiello
More talk from EA CEO on how publisher is changing its approach to development
Read More »Bill Gates unveils free development tools for students
Microsoft DreamSpark provides Visual Studio and XNA bundle at no charge
Read More »Stainless and Mind Control signed for Magic The Gathering games
GDC08: Wizards of the Coast chooses UK and US independents for PC, Mac and XBLA titles
Read More »PopCap to make multiplayer mobile games for SNAP
GDC08: Casual games firm will bring Chuzzle to Nokia's platform first
Read More »Microsoft unveils XNA Live Arcade extensions
GDC08: Leaderboards and Achievements lead private developer XNA additions
Read More »Speculation mounts over ‘new’ Xbox Live
Microsoft job posting says "a totally new Live experience" is in the works
Read More »UK CHARTS: Mario & Sonic reclaim chart gold
After mounting a resurgence that would make even Olympian giant Carl Lewis raise an eyebrow, Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games has claimed the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for the fourth time. The game’s resurgence is largely thanks to the release of the …
Read More »Gardner slams treadmill publishing
Atari has no plans to take on the likes of EA and Activision Blizzard at their own game – instead, Gardner believes that Atari can be fleet of foot and forge its own path, without the restrictions that traditionally face larger corporations. My goal is not to go head on …
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