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Almost three quarters of all Metal Gear Solid gamers play the titles on the PlayStation family of consoles. Last month the Metal Gear Solid franchise went into three dimensions with Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D.The series receives consistently high praise and celebrates its 25th birthday this year. This week …
Read More »Bulletstorm sequel was in the works, is now canned
Work had begun on a sequel to People Can Fly’s Bulletstorm but the project has since been cancelled, it has been revealed. Bulletstorm came out in early 2011 and was well received by critics. And now the president of People Can Fly owners Epic, Mike Capps, has said that the …
Read More »Gay rights campaign backs EA after ‘mail attack’
Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker publicise lobbying website
Read More »Commodore founder Jack Tramiel passes away
Jack Tramiel, one of the founding fathers of the modern games industry, has passed away at the age of 83. He was best known to many in the industry for the role he played in launching two key pieces of gaming hardware in the 1980s. In the early 1950s Tramiel …
Read More »The changing length of games TV ad campaigns
The average games industry TV campaign has increased over the past five years from 2.58 weeks in 2008 to 2.97 in 2010 and now 3.39 weeks in 2012. The average length of a console ad campaign has grown marginally since 2008, from two to 2.33 weeks. The PS Vita was …
Read More »UK CHARTS: No.1, Kinect Star Wars is
The Force is remarkably strong with Microsoft this week as its new Xbox 360 title Kinect Star Wars debuts at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In this case you should trust your eyes – Kinect is now fully operational. Despite not being the game that …
Read More »Take-Two: THQ won’t be around in six months
Strauss Zelnick, the CEO of Rockstar owner Take-Two, has claimed that rival publisher THQ won’t be around in six months”. "THQ’s strategy was licensed properties, first and foremost," Zelnick told an audience at the MIT Business in Gaming conference, as reported by Joystiq. License stuff from other people, whether it’s …
Read More »Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker back EA in gay row
Publisher EA has received some very public backing over the weekend from two very high profile celebrities – Stephen Fry and Charlie Brooker. Their vocal backing comes as EA faces increased criticism from anti-gay protestors (mainly in the US and mainly from religious groups) over the ability of Mass Effect …
Read More »Infinity Ward versus Activision court date set
Infinity Ward co-founders and defunct Activision employees Jason West and Vince Zampella will be taking their former publisher to court next month. The trial date for the case, originally set for May 7th, will now take place on May 29th according to GameInformer. The date was moved back at the …
Read More »Sony to axe 10,000 jobs worldwide
Around 10,000 jobs will be axed across Sony’s worldwide operations over the next 12 months. The number represents six per cent of the company’s total workforce. Although unconfirmed as of yet, the report comes from The Associated Press and arrives only two days ahead of Kaz Hirai’s strategic update” on …
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