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Read More »Sony to manufacture PS3 games in India
First party PS3 games will soon be manufactured in India, Sony has confirmed. Speaking with MCV, Sony Computer Entertainment India country manager Atindriya Bose said, Technically, we’re ready to roll out PS3 games from India, but we’re currently working on the tax implications so that we can be clear on …
Read More »"The console guys are running scared"
Legendary games designer Will Wright has claimed that the dramatic shift from full-price to freemium has left the established console sector is a state of disarray. I think all the console guys are running scared,” Wright told Games Industry. Not so much because of the hardware, but because of the …
Read More »Activision’s first UK mobile game is Pitfall, not Call of Duty
The first game from Activision’s new Leeds, UK mobile studio is a revamp of classic owned IP Pitfall, not Call of Duty, the firm has told MCV. Activision has swiftly moved to put the record straight after reports late last week claimed it was working on a UK-made Call of …
Read More »Michael Fassbender to co-produce and star-in Assassin’s Creed film
X-Men and Prometheus star Michael Fassbender is to both co-produce and star in the first movie adaptation of Assassin’s Creed. Variety reports that the Hollywood favourite, whose film credits include Shame and Haywire, will work in tandem with Conor McCaughan. The plot of the film is said to revolve around …
Read More »DEVELOP AWARDS COUNTDOWN: Use of Online finalists
nDreams, CCP, Bossa, 4J Studios/Mojang, SCE, Red Lynx and Wargaming.net face off
Read More »Molyneux: Molydeux another reason I left Microsoft
'He can do all this stuff, he can be that free - you couldn't do that with the corporate PR machine at Microsoft'
Read More »Halo 2 Anniversary in development – report
Microsoft-owned developer 343 Industries is reportedly working on yet another HD-revamp of a past Halo title. The latest issue of OXM, as reported by CVG, claims that the studio is currently beavering away on Halo 2 Anniversary. With Halo 4 pencilled in for a November 6th release, a possible Halo …
Read More »The Walking Dead FPS announced by Activision
Activision has revealed a first-person shooter take on The Walking Dead is in the works. Developed by Terminal Reality, the game will be based on the AMC television series as opposed to the comic (which Telltale’s adventure series is centered around). Players control Daryl and Merle Dixon on a ‘haunting, …
Read More »Tales of Xillia confirmed for Europe
The next game in Namco Bandai’s Tales Of series is coming to Europe. The Japanese PS3-exclusive RPG was released in Japan last September and the direct sequel is already unerway for a November 1st 2012 Japanese launch. Series producer Hideo Baba states at the Japan Expo in Paris, "there’s a …
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