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The three leading political parties have laid out their plans for the UK games industry ahead of the General Election. Manifestos released from TIGA and ELSPA have called on the incoming Government to help tackle the skills crisis for games developers, provide financial support to studios and improve broadband connectivity. …
Read More »Epic takes 25% royalty on UDK projects
And $99 up-front to use the free engine for commercial purposes
Read More »Funtastic abandons Aussie games market
Distributor Funtastic has backed out of the Australian games market. The supplier will now focus on toys and DVD. The decision follows tough economic conditions in the territory, and the firm doesn’t expect things to improve moving forward. The decision to exit games was made based on sustainability and profitability …
Read More »Acti predicts more IW walkouts
Speaking on a Facebook page called ‘Gamers Against Bobby Kotick and Activision’, an Activision’s media manager Dan Amrich has insisted claims that Activision sacked former Infinity Ward owners Jason West and Vince Zampella to avoid honouring bonus payments outlined in their contracts are untrue. Instead, he insists the money once …
Read More »McAfee bricks Windows XP PCs
An update to the popular McAfee anti-virus software has left many owners of PCs running Windows XP SP3 unable to use their machines. Software such as McAfee automatically updates its virus definitions (parameters by which the program identifies and isolated potentially malicious files) every time it boots. However, the most …
Read More »Zampella and West â??have lost their large bonusesâ??
No Modern Warfare 2 development bonuses for the pair, rep claims
Read More »â??More will probably quit IWâ??, says Activision PR
Media manager Dan Amrich ponders defection to Respawn
Read More »Why Blu-ray and DLC dont see eye to eye
Sony has told MCV that SCEE policy is the reason behind why many of the boxed expansion packs that get released on Xbox 360 and PC only get a PSN release on PS3. A number of games – including Dragon Age, Borderlands and Fallout 3 – have seen their post-release …
Read More »Xbox Live price hike to fund TV channel
Microsoft is allegedly in discussions with Peter Chernin, the former president of News Corp, to launch an Xbox 360-dedicated TV channel. Controversially, however, Chernin wants Microsoft to raise the monthly price of a subscription to Xbox Live by between $1 and $2 to fund the venture. Bloomberg reports that the …
Read More »Warner Bros. buys Turbine in ‘$160m’ deal
Lord of the Rings MMO studio no longer independent
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