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Retailer GAME has named Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft as the headline sponsor of its upcoming GAMEfest consumer show in Birmingham. The deal will see Microsoft branding on all pre-event marketing and afford it a heavy presence at the show itself and a prime space at the venue. MS has …
Read More »MP warns Sony over PSN saga
Sony must make online security a new priority, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has said in response to the PlayStation Network data breach. But he insisted the Government would not interfere with the Information Commissioner’s Office on whether to fine Sony. Clearly, as more and more companies move their products online …
Read More »Creative Assembly working on new Alien game
Sega confirms new action title from Total War dev; Next-gen release a possibility; Platforms undecided
Read More »The Battle Lines Are Drawn
So Call of Duty’s dominance is only underlined by EA’s serious bid to dethrone it. Is EA bold enough to deploy Battlefield on the same day as Call of Duty? No one’s too sure. I bet top brass at EA aren’t too sure just yet. For all the talk of …
Read More »Slow start for Xperia Play game sales
Sony Ericsson has claimed it is not concerned about news that its initial offering of PSOne games on its Xperia Play mobile games have sold in very low numbers. Using Android data, PlayStation Lifestyle reports that the best selling game to date, Destruction Derby, has yet to break the 1,000 …
Read More »‘Extraordinary losses’ warning from Square Enix
Square Enix has drastically revised its predicted losses for the fiscal year ending March 31st. Describing the change as ‘extraordinary’, the company has increased its forecasted loss from YEN 1bn to YEN 12bn (around 90m). Sales and income are expected to come in slighty below expectations, too. The change was …
Read More »Valve on Source and studio culture
Develop examines the future of Valve's flagship tech, and discovers more about the studioâ??s unique socialist culture.
Read More »Release date showdown for Battlefield and COD?
EA doesn’t want Activision grabbing headlines with Call of Duty any longer – it is trying to release Battlefield 3 as close to ‘Modern Warfare 3′ as possible, retailers have told MCV. That could mean a day-and-date clash, although a release in the days before a new CoD is more likely. …
Read More »Now Anonymous website is under attack
It has been right at the centre of the controversy surrounding the PSN outage, but now Anonymous has itself become the victim of cyber warfare. The Financial Times reports that AnonOps.net (which is currently inaccessible) has been defaced with obscenities. In addition, the names and details of some 500 Anonymous …
Read More »Gabe Newell ‘biggest supporter of Portal 2 delay’
Developer wellbeing remained a priority throughout the project, says Valve dev
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