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A new High Definition Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater game will be available to download next summer. Skateboarding star Tony Hawk made the announcement at the Spike Video Game Awards this weekend, after hinting about a new game last week. The download-only title will cost ‘less than $20′ and include elements …
Read More »Platinum takes on Metal Gear Rising dev duties
Development of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has switched from Kojima Productions to Vanquish studio Platinum Games. During the Spike Video Game Awards this weekend, Konami revealed the game had been rebooted and renamed. Andriasang reports the action title had been previously canned in secret. Tweets from Metal Gear Solid creator …
Read More »Naughty Dog prepares new PS3 IP
The critically acclaimed developer behind Uncharted is working on a brand new PS3 blockbuster. Naughty Dog revealed Last of Us at the Spike Video Game Awards over the weekend. It is a story-driven, cinematic post- post-apocalyptic survival adventure that stars Joel and his daughter Ellie. No date was given for …
Read More »SuperMassive Games scores Doctor Who contract
BBC Worldwide says new project will launch on PC, PS3 and PS Vita
Read More »ANALYSIS: New dash is the most important Xbox launch this year
A new operating system is not the most exciting Xbox 360 launch this year. There are no hordes of eager consumers queuing outside GAME to get their hands on it. No outlandish launch party. There’s a distinct lack of chainsaw-wielding monsters, super cars or spartan warriors. What we have are …
Read More »EA to publishers: ‘Adapt to digital or die’
Companies cannot continue to rely on just the old model, says industry veteran Peter Moore
Read More »Sony targets 360 and Wii owners with Christmas ad
SCE UK is splashing the cash to guarantee a merry Christmas for PS3. The platform holder has booked a late Christmas marketing blitz for a new PS3 bundle, which includes Uncharted 3, GT5, Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 and Karate Kid on Blu-ray for 259.95. The firm says Christmas spending is …
Read More »Moore: Publishers must adapt or die
EA COO Peter Moore has issued a stark warning to his rival publishers – you’ll die off if you’re not ready for the digital transition. Conceding that a certain element of consolidation is inevitable within the publishing sector over the next few years, Moore emphasized that all publishers need to …
Read More »Invincible mutant scorpion plagues pirated game
Croteam sneaks unstoppable enemy into illicit copies of Serious Sam 3
Read More »New digital and Nordic chiefs for Warner Interactive
Popular NCsoft Euro boss Vronique Lallier has left the MMO publisher to take up a senior digital position at Warner Bros. She takes the role of vice president of digital publishing for international at Warner Bros Entertainment. Lallier has 11 years of experience in the games industry, joining NCsoft Europe …
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