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On the face of it the claim seems a little unlikely, but a South African retailer named BT Games has stated in its latest retail catalogue that Sony’s PlayStation Move controller will be launched in July. As spotted by LazyGamer, the catalogue boldly proclaims: Watch out for the PlayStation Move. …
Read More »EA on iPad charm offensive
VP of EA's worldwide studios is excited about the potential of Apple's tablet
Read More »No Red Dead in Asda stores
A spokesperson for supermarket chain Asda has confirmed to MCV that a disagreement between itself and Rockstar owner Take Two is to blame for the decision not to stock Wild West epic Red Dead Redemption – released today – in any of its UK stores. James Yelland of Asda’s games …
Read More »Revenues down at Tecmo Koei
The year ending March 31st saw a fall in both sales and profits for Japanese publisher Koei Tecmo. Sales hit $380m, though this was 13.8 per cent down on the same period the year before. Profits fell by over $2m to $29m. The numbers are higher than the revised predictions …
Read More »Creative Assembly making Olympics game?
Just 24 hours after it was suggested that RTS maestros Creative Assembly was developing a new sports title, anonymous sources have now claimed the project in question is an Olympics game. An anonymous source told news site Eurogamer that Creative Assembly’s Australian studio is tasked with developing a game to …
Read More »THQ joins EAâ??s online pay-wall crusade
Publishing business prepares direct assault 'on the pre-owned market'
Read More »THQ announces lie detector title
Truth or Lies – an upcoming casual multiplayer game that uses a microphone to allegedly tell if players are lying – has been announced by THQ. The game allows up to eight users to take part in a roundtable-style experience, each answering a range of questions in turn. It uses …
Read More »Richard Branson returns to video games
Global entrepreneur will use E3 to announce details of online-only games service - and opportunities for developers
Read More »GDC Europe: Host of new speakers confirmed
Sony, Playdom, Crytek and Playfish to address audiences at industry event
Read More »Ubisoft to join pre-owned assault?
Ubisoft is likely to be the next major publisher to deter consumers from buying pre-owned games with DLC incentives. Speaking about downloadable content during yesterday’s fiscal earnings call, the publisher cited rival EA’s $10 solution as an example of how they could generate revenue from second-hand sales, according to Kotaku. …
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