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Sony has introduced of dynamic in-game advertising on PS3. Marketers interested in placing advertisements in games for PS3 or publishers with available in-game space for advertisements will now be able to engage through advertisement distribution partners. IGA Worldwide has been selected as PS3’s first partner. The PS3 platform is primed …
Read More »Virgin Play gets new cash boost
Capital risk management company Axn Capital has announced that it has invested in Spanish publisher Virgin Play. The investment joins other funds that have come from private investors including the Japanese company Amuse Capital Inc – headed up by former Sega head honcho Hayao Nakayma – and the capital risk …
Read More »Bruce Willis in for Kane & Lynch movie?
Bruce Willis is negotiating to star in the movie adaptation of Eidos’ Kane and Lynch, according to Variety . The Hollywood news source reports that Willis will play Adam "Kane" Marcus, a mercenary who makes an unlikely alliance with schizophrenic killer James Lynch. The game has sold 2 million copies …
Read More »Japan gets new PlayStations
Sony is to launch a red PlayStation 2 and two blue PSP packs in Japan next month. Joinign the ‘cinnabar red’ consoles and ‘metallic blue’ portable will be a new PlayStation Eye bundle. According to Next-gen.biz, the platform holder will launch the limited edition red PS2 on July 3rd at …
Read More »CAPTIVATE 08: Spyborgs landing on Wii
Capcom has officially unveiled Spyborgs for Wii at its 2008 Captivate event. Developed by Bionic Games, Spyborgs follows a team of super spies and takes its inspiration from TV cartoons with levels split into episodes, complete with ad breaks. Spyborgs coming exclusively for the Nintendo Wii is a departure from …
Read More »Trion and Sci-Fi to develop cross media property
MMO and complementary TV series set for 2010 launch
Read More »Guitar Hero: Metallica on the way
According to Gamespot , a Guitar Hero: Metallica game has been confirmed by Activision in an SEC filing. Wedbush Morgan analyst Edward Woo dug out information on the title, which will be in a similar vein to Guitar Hero: Aerosmith game released earlier this year. It will be released in …
Read More »US PC CHART: Conan rules roost
Eidos’ Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures has taken the top spot in the US PC sales chart. According to the NPD Group, the MMO beats Vivendi’s World Of Warcraft: Battle Chest into second. Age OF Conan also take third position with the collector’s edition of the game. Two EA The …
Read More »Final Fantasy: Crisis Core website goes live
Square Enix has launched the official website for upcoming release Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. The portal offers fans information about the game’s story and the latest news and pre-order deals – as well as media assets and free game related downloads. Crisis Core is due for a European release …
Read More »Abertay University opens £2.5m games learning area
'White Space' development supports games tech and computer arts research and teaching
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