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Read More »ToyNews debuts Kinect Pixar Rush at Toy Fair
MCV’s sister magazine has taken an innovative new game into the heartland of the toy industry: huge London trade show Toy Fair. The ToyNews stand at the event is showing Microsoft’s Xbox Kinect software at the stand – and scored the first UK showing of Kinect Rush: A Disney Pixar …
Read More »Microsoft Points to be phased out?
Microsoft is to phase out its virtual currency system by the end of the year, according to reports. Inside Mobile Appsreports the console giant will be ditching Microsoft points from Xbox Live, Windows Phone and Zune marketplace.Virtual currency will be replaced by real money transactions based on regional pricing, bringing …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 figures include exclusive DLC
Plans are afoot to launch a range of four action figures alongside EA’s RPG release Mass Effect 3 in March. US toy specialist BigBadToyStore is carrying a listing for the figures which cost $17.99 individually or $67.99 for a case of all four. The featured characters are Miranda, Garrus, Mordin …
Read More »‘Virtual items policy’ in the works for PS3
Sony Computer Entertainment is negotiating an in-game currency policy for all virtual items traded on PS3, the CEO of CCP Games has said. Hilmar Pturssontold Developthat the studioexpects that the negotiations will establish pricing tiers of virtual items, as well as the revenue split between Sony and developers. The talks …
Read More »Imminent court ruling to choke Runescape hackers
Humiliated iBot creators to pay damages and attorney fees in upcoming order
Read More »Argos dates Kinect Star Wars for April
The new Argos catalogue released this weekend has dated Kinect Star Wars for April in the UK. The Xbox 360, which blends Jedi action with motion control, game was originally included as part of Microsoft’s Christmas 2011 release slate but it was delayed to this year for further development time. …
Read More »Sony considered touch-screen buttons for Vita
One of Vita’s most senior designers has admitted that Sony at one stage pondered giving the PlayStation Vita a larger screen including touch-screen controls. However, the platform holder eventually decided that physical controls were a preferable option. When we first saw a prototype of the beautiful OLED screen we used …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA’s fifth week running at No.1
No change at the top of the UK All Formats Charts this week, with FIFA holding onto the No.1 spot. It’s the fifth consecutive week at the top for EA’s best-selling football game, and the seventh in total since the game’s release last September. It was followed by Bethesda’s The …
Read More »Anti-SOPA group League For Gamers gains support
Browser games studio Night Owl Games backing lobbyists
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