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Read More »Russia ponders violent games clampdown after Moscow shooting
Violent games could be facing a potential clampdown in Russia after authorities linked them to a recent shooting. Last week Russian office worker Dmitry Vinogradov shot dead five former colleagues with two more admitted to hospital, one of whom was a former girlfriend of Vinogradov. However, as is sadly too …
Read More »Next iteration of DirectX is exclusive to Windows 8
Microsoft has confirmed that DirectX 11.1 will be exclusive to Windows 8. DirectX 11.1 is the next release of the 3D graphics API and adds, amongst other things, native stereoscopic 3D support, meaning games developed for it will have to include 3D compatibility. DirectX 11.1 is part of Windows 8, …
Read More »Master Chief conquers UK as Halo 4 tops All Formats charts
Microsoft proves the Spartan super soldier still has what it takes as Halo 4 debuts at No.1 in the UK charts. The return of Master Chief narrowly outsold the previous chart-topper, Assassin’s Creed, which settles for second place. The Ubisoft title saw its sales drop 73 per cent when compared …
Read More »Sony Network boss to retire, House to take over role
Tim Schaaff, the president of Sony Network Entertainment International, has announced his retirement. Sony Computer Entertainment president and CEO Andrew House will add Schaaff’s responsibilities to his role when Schaaff steps down at the end of the year. SNEI overseas a number of Sony’s networking businesses, including the PlayStation Network. …
Read More »VIDEO: Hitman Absolution is nearly here
Square Enix’s Hitman: Absolution is so very close now, and the latest teaser trailer is going to make that wait even more excruciating. In it we see a handful of the levels and environments that players will be face with in the final release. Of particular note are the crowd …
Read More »Will Black Ops II outsell Modern Warfare 3? Does it matter?
All the research suggests that Call of Duty has peaked. Last year’s Modern Warfare 3 sold significantly fewer units in the UK than 2010’s Black Ops and 2009’s Modern Warfare 2. Anecdotally, MCV has been told that online traffic and magazine sales for Call of Duty editorial and covers have …
Read More »Silicon Knights forced to destroy Unreal Engine titles
Court orders the recall of unsold Too Human and X-Men: Destiny copies after losing its lawsuit with Epic Games
Read More »X-Men: Destiny must be destroyed!
It’s common knowledge that Silicon knights lost its legal battle with Epic Games. But what came next is less widely known. Eurogamer reports that following its loss SK was ordered to recall and destroy any unsold copies of games it built using Unreal – namely X-Men: Destiny, Too Human, The …
Read More »GTA5 bigger than San Andreas, GTA4, Red Dead Redemption combined
Grand Theft Auto V’s game world is bigger than those of GTA San Andreas, GTA4 and Red Dead Redemption combined, Rcokstar has revealed. In an in-depth 18-page reveal in the latest issue of Game Informer magazine, the game’s art director Aaron Garbut confirmed what we already knew – this is …
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