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As well as the shock scrapping of the iconic Guitar Hero franchise this evening, Activision has delivered another shocker – the first word of an online-only spin-off to the Call of Duty universe. Details are scant and come from the ongoing investor conference call. The publisher has lifted the lid …
Read More »Guitar Hero business ‘disbanded’
The reports are correct. There will be no more Guitar Hero games. "Due to continued declines in the music genre, the company will disband Activision Publishing’s Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development on its Guitar Hero game for 2011," a statement in Activision’s financial report, filed tonight, reveals. Earlier …
Read More »Anatomy of a Blockbuster: Infinity Blade
Develop's monthly dissection of a recent hit game
Read More »NGP: Everything you need to know
What is the Next Generation Portable? It’s the successor to Sony’s PlayStation Portable. It has a five-inch OLED touch screen with dual thumbsticks, a rear touch-sensitive panel and front and rear cameras. It also uses a Sixaxis motion sensor, Bluetooth and GPS. It boasts PS3-like graphics. It will be available …
Read More »85% of retro gamers buy new titles
The vast majority of retro fans actually keep up to date with the latest releases – not just the classics. A recent survey by the Imagine-published Retro Gamer, which focuses primarily on titles from previous generations of consoles, shows that 85 per cent of its readership owns current gen gaming …
Read More »Gameloft joins EA’s App Store price crash
Further seasonal cost-cutting from the iPhone elite
Read More »Digital revenues soar at Future
Media firm Future has reported a significant increase in online ad revenue for the quarter ending December 31st 2010. Digital now accounts for 32 per cent of the company’s total ad revenue, which is up an impressive 25 per cent compared to the same quarter the year before. Future’s UK …
Read More »Motion control ‘the future’ of FPS
The arrival of Killzone 3 on February 25th marks a big step forward for traditional console gaming and motion controllers. In fact, Guerilla Games believes that it could be the beginning of a new future for the first person shooter genre. "I think, as this develops, in a few years …
Read More »Hudson shuts down US offices
Hudson Entertainment is shutting its doors this month. The closure of the US offices of Japanese developer Hudson Soft was confirmed by the firm’s brand manager Morgan Haro on his personal blog. Haro emphasised that Hudson Soft will still operate out of its offices in Tokyo. It was revealed today …
Read More »Bulletstorm censored in Germany
EA’s upcoming console shooter Bulletstorm – which is coming under an increasing level of media scrutiny – has been granted a release in Germany, though the game has had to undergo heavy content cuts to satisfy regulators. It will carry a USK 18+ certificate and will not include the blood, …
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