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Develop '09: Yorkshire digital-only studio shares some hard-earned lessons
Read More »FIFA 10 dated for October
FIFA 10 will be released in the UK on October 2nd, MCV can reveal. EA today told MCV that the title would be supported by a multi-million pound campaign". Insiders have told MCV that this is widely expected to be EA Sports’ biggest marketing campaign to date in the UK. …
Read More »Unbelievable Modern Warfare SKU revealed
Forget postcards, leather cases and flimsy plastic figures – Infinity Ward has showed everyone else how Collector’s Editions should be done with the revelation that the Prestige Edition of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will include a set of real night vision goggles. Described as ‘fully-functioning’, the goggles are …
Read More »Skillset accused of ‘pushing out’ IGDA
Develop '09: Dr Mike Reddy questions current role of educational body
Read More »Sony unveils academic PS3 dev kit
Develop '09: SCEE R&D's new 'mini-dev' package in closed beta
Read More »Ubisoft Toronto deal sparks scepticism
'Developers are a footloose bunch' says Toronto-based senior reporter
Read More »Hysteria Hospital looks to deliver
Publisher Oxygen is preparing a marketing blitz for its upcoming Hysteria Hospital, as the game continues to rise up the pre-order charts. The DS, Wii and PC title currently sits amongst the most anticipated games on Amazon, Play and GAME’s websites, and Oxygen is expecting anticipation to grow further with …
Read More »Exclusive TV shows heading to Xbox 360?
Microsoft believes that securing exclusive televised content can be the next step in Xbox 360’s growing domination of UK living rooms. The firm signed a partnership deal with Pay-TV broadcaster Canal Plus in France last week – in a similar agreement to that reached with BSkyB last month in the …
Read More »Mass Market Effect
But in the stampede towards the mass market, the industry shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that video games have built their legacy and reputation on both inclusive experiences (ie the ones for my Wii-owning dad) and visceral, single-player entertainment (ie the ones for me). Yes, great family games – …
Read More »Sony, MS and Nintendo will never support OnLive
The Big Three platform holders – Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo – will not support OnLive with their software, according to Gaikai founder David Perry. A pretty obvious difference between Gaikai and OnLive is the fact that they’ll never have a Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft game on their system,” Perry told …
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