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Acclaim says 60,000 have signed up to work on David Perry's Top Secret as Skaggs joins as advisor
Read More »Now its game on for Weinsteins
Hollywood’s march into the games industry continues unabated: the American production company Genius Products, the majority shareholders of which are Miramax founders the Weinstein brothers, is moving into the games market. Take a look at the full story over on Develop.
Read More »Verbinski wants ‘zero narrative’ approach in new game project
Pirates of the Caribbean director developing new title, says the 'broken' games industry model 'has to change'
Read More »Microsoft: We own 42% of all next-gen revenues
Microsoft has staked its claim as the market leader in the console space with two bold claims this morning – not least that it has taken over 40 per cent of ‘life-to-date’ revenue across hardware, games and peripherals sales. In addition, the firm has confirmed a whopping 17.7 million global …
Read More »Xbox 360 Arcade £150 on Amazon
Amazon is selling Xbox 360 Arcade for 149.99 and Xbox 360 Pro for 189.99, listing the RRPs at 159.99 and 199.99 respectively. The online retailer is also selling Xbox 360 Elite for 249.99, with an RRP of 259.99. The original RRP for the Arcade, Pro and Elite was previously set …
Read More »Ubisoft unveils Weight Management game
Ubisoft will publish My Health Coach: Weight Management for Nintendo DS this summer. The game is being developed by Ubisoft’s Montreal studio, with help from a fitness coach and nutritionist. The publisher hopes the game will help tackle the growing obesity problem. The game will feature trivia, hints and tips, …
Read More »Take Two protects employees from EA takeover
Take Two announced a generous severance package for its employees as a result of EA’s $2 billion bid for the company. The Financial Times reports that in a regulatory filing late on Friday, Take Two said its Board had approved a package for employees in the event that they lose …
Read More »Gears of War 2 headlines fabulous year of 360 games
MICROSOFT is planning a huge marketing push in promotion of November’s release Gears of War 2. And the platform holder has told MCV that on top of the big-name shooter, it has lined up ‘something for everyone’ on Xbox 360 this year. Gears of War 2 was unveiled during Microsoft’s …
Read More »Jagex named one of the 100 best companies to work for
Studio's second year running in the Sunday Times-authored list
Read More »Xbox 360 price drop confirmed?
A report in the German Financial Times claims to corroborate reports circulating earlier this week – and confirmed by MCV – that Microsoft will cut the price of the Xbox 360. Reportedly ahead of Microsoft’s official confirmation on Monday morning, the paper says that the price of the entry-level Arcade …
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