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Game Domain International has launched the public beta of its digital distribution platform AWOMO. The service, which boasts the ability to let players run triple-A PC titles direct from a web browser rather than having to wait to download them, has opened to the public with a free games offer. …
Read More »The Hut wins £5m investment boost
The Hut has received 5 million after winning Bank Of Scotland’s Entrepreneur Of The Year award. The annual award winner also receives mentoring from the UK’s top businessmen and entrepreneurs. CEO Matthew Moulding said: Winning the award feels very special. Starting from an idea on a piece of paper and …
Read More »HMV’s top dog
How has 2008 been for HMV in terms of sales and customer satisfaction? As our results over the past six months show, our trading has been decent considering everything going on with the economy, and we’ve been holding our own against the competition. Games have helped drive this trading performance. …
Read More »New Riddick is a true sequel
Atari has issued a statement saying that Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena features over 11 hours of new content, six multiplayer modes and a completely re-made version of Escape From Butcher Bay. The publisher made the comments following confusion caused by an interview with Tigon Studios’ head of …
Read More »Sony confirms wireless SingStar mics
Following on from reports of a pending arrival for the long-awaited wireless microphones for Sony’s SingStar, SCEE has confirmed to MCV that an early 2009 arrival is indeed on the cards. An SCEE spokesperson stated: We are indeed currently testing wireless mics with our community. We haven’t actually announced the …
Read More »Guns N Roses star slams Guitar Hero
Guns N’ Roses singer Axl Rose has slammed Activision and its Guitar Hero series for using his band’s songs without permission. The star wrote an open letter to fans suggesting he may be seeking legal action, according the NME. While he confirmed he did not object to former Guns guitarist …
Read More »Christmas Opening Times: Part One
Advantage Sat, Dec 20th: 9am – 1pmMon, Dec 22nd: 9am – 6pmTues, Dec 23rd: 9am – 5.30pm Weds, Dec 24th: CLOSEDThurs, Dec 25th: CLOSEDFri, Dec 26th: CLOSED Mon, Dec 29th: 9am – 5.30pmTue, Dec 30th: 9am – 5.30pm New Year’s Eve: CLOSEDNew Year’s Day: CLOSED Fri, Jan 2nd: 9am – …
Read More »True Riddick sequel in the works
Tigon Studios, the firm producing the upcoming Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena, has revealed a true sequel to the original Xbox title is in the pipeline but won’t arrive for at least two years. Speaking to Eurogamer, the studio’s head of production Ian Stevens said: We’ve really tried …
Read More »Who will buy Eidos?
Recent rumors have been circling that SCi/Eidos is on the block and the list of potential suitors includes EA , Ubisoft, Square Enix and Warner Brothers. Other bigger game companies could be interested too. Is there truth in the grapevine?To read more, click here.
Read More »Rock Band developer apologies for Wii delay
Harmonix has announced the Wii version of Rock Band 2 will be released in the US on December 18th, and apologised to its community for the delay in the process. A member of the development team posted the news on the official forums, saying: We want to apologise for the …
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