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After changing its proposed release date from some time this month to some time next month, Atari has now stated that colourful Xbox 360 title Beautiful Katamari will indeed arrive at UK retail very shortly. To be precise, February 29th is the day that ardent fans of the King of …
Read More »Nvidia acquires Ageia
PC and console graphics hardware firm Nvidia has signed an agreement to purchase Ageia, the creators of popular physics engine PhysX. Ageia’s engine has been used in over 140 games on a number of consoles including PS3, 360 and Wii, as well as on PC. "The AGEIA team is world …
Read More »NCsoft says console MMOs are inevitable
In an interview with GameDaily , the president of NCsoft North America Chris Chung has said that it is inevitable that the MMO genre will eventually shift its focus from PC to consoles – and that the shift will be a technically challenging one. "We have to really optimize for …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Burnout Paradise maintains pole position
Next-gen menu-free metal-crunching racer Burnout Paradise has become the first game of 2008 to hold onto the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 for two weeks on the trot. EA’s title does so despite a 13 per cent drop in sales – thanks in part to a …
Read More »How GAME can keep it up
While the acquisition of rival specialist Gamestation during 2007 has driven total sales growth, the incredibly buoyant market has aided the like-for-like improvements. Like-for-like growth of over 30 per cent is almost unheard of among maturing retailers which – like GAME – have not added a considerable amount of organic …
Read More »Gears of War 2 info imminent?
The latest issue of US games mag GamePro has got Xbox 360 fans excited thanks to its double mention of the as-of-yet unannounced Gears of War 2 on its cover. No more details are known as of yet, though the news had reignited previous talk that Epic’s much-wanted sequel could …
Read More »EA’s Entis on Epic’s UE3, Spielberg and exploring new biz models
Electronic Arts is "planning for and experimenting for a very dynamic world" says chief visual officer
Read More »Sony Japan to launch PS3 budget range
It appears Sony Japan is to be the first division of the electronics giant to launch a budget range for PS3. According to IGN, a Japanese online retailer has posted listings for a new ‘PlayStation 3 the Best’ range. Resistance: Fall Of Man, FolksSoul, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, Gundam: Target in …
Read More »Jim Ward leaves LucasArts
UPDATE: President quits for 'personal reasons'; Lucas Licensing president to step in temporarily
Read More »EA unveils Euro 2008
EA has confirmed that UEFA Euro 2008 is being developed by EA Canada, and will be out on multiple platforms this April. The game is scheduled to appear on Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, PC and mobile phones, and is the only chance that us English folk will get to …
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