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Beautiful and dangerous, Africa is the second largest continent behind Asia, housing 15 per cent of the global population. Yet in terms of the games industry, Africa may as well not exist. Aside from a handful of lesser-known titles developed in the territory (Toxic Bunny, anyone?), Africa’s biggest claim to …
Read More »Blur is â??an adult Mario Kartâ??
Project Gotham dev Bizarre explains what its next title Blur can take, and leave, from Nintendoâ??s iconic kart series
Read More »New games zone for Brand Licensing show
Brand Licensing Europe has announced a new focus on games at this year’s show, with a major focus this year going on the new Interactive Game Zone. The new area will offer each participant the chance to demonstrate their products to licensees and retailers. Competitions, demos and screenings of the …
Read More »New iPhone can top PSP’s power, says mobile dev
Apple’s new iPhone 3G S has the potential to outdo Sony’s PSP in terms of graphical capabilities. That was the assessment of Michael Schade, CEO of the Germany-headquartered mobile phone developer Fishlabs. Speaking to Pocketgamer, Schade reasons that the new iPhone’s OpenGL 2.0 support can allow developers to craft games …
Read More »The Sims 3 sells 1.4m in seven days
Few games brands are as heavyweight as EA’s colossal The Sims, and the latest instalment to the series has not failed to disappoint with news that combines sales of both the PC and Mac versions have hit 1.4m worldwide in its first week on sale. The numbers represent the best …
Read More »German city claims to be the next dev hotbed
Survey suggests Hamburgâ??s games industry workforce has doubled to 1700 since 2004
Read More »EA: We nearly had Natal first
EA’s John Riccitiello has revealed his company could have been the first to use the motion-sensing technologies unveiled by Microsoft and Sony at this year’s E3. The publisher’s CEO told Kotaku that EA had been working on the camera-based motion control system before Microsoft announced its Project Natal, but decided …
Read More »Capcom and Sony unite for PSP bundle
Capcom has united with Sony to bring a PSP bundle to retail promoting the latest entry in the Monster Hunter series. The bundle will include the new Mystic Silver PSP-3000, a copy of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, and a Monster Hunter-branded PSP carry-pouch, screen wipe and branded skin that fits …
Read More »Microsoft’s Kodu to launch by end of June
Microsoft’s Kodu is set to launch by the end of this month, according to blog post by lead designer Matt MacLaurin. The Xbox 360 app, which will be available to download over Xbox Live, allows users to create games using a simple visual rule-based language and a library of supplied …
Read More »Tiga urges Tories to support game tax breaks
CEO Richard Wilson says a £150m tax break would trigger a £220m investment surge, creating some 1,600 graduate jobs
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