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Upcoming movie and game release Tron: Legacy is the focus of a new photo shoot by adult entertainment specialist Playboy. The pictures, which can be seen here, show Playmates Sasckya Porto and Irina Voronina sporting Tron-style bodypaint as well as the famous light cycles made so iconic by the 1982 …
Read More »Sony: Digital retail is confusing
SCEE president Andrew House has deep reservations over digital downloading. He acknowledges that digital is becoming an increasingly important part of the games market, but believes it still has significant challenges to overcome. The reason retail has been around for thousands of years is because it works really well at …
Read More »Codemasters ‘broke Bodycount agreement’
Studio 'unable or unwilling' to support Stuart Black's vision, dev claims
Read More »New engine for Elder Scrolls V
Bethesda community manager Nick Breckon has confirmed via Twitter that the fifth title in the studio’s popular Elder Scrolls fantasy series, Skyrim, will use a new in-house engine. The game, officially revealed at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards, was originally thought to be making use of the id Tech …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Black Ops holds tight
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops is starting to look like a permanent feature at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week as the shooter claims its fourth UK No.1 of the year. The only game so far that’s been able to (temporarily) dethrone …
Read More »Kinect support confirmed for Forza
Microsoft has confirmed that Kinect support is still part of the plan for Forza Motorsport 4, which was shown at Saturday nights VGAs. Speaking to IGN a company spokesperson stated: We showcased a Kinect-enabled project from Turn 10 Studios at E3 2010, which let players explore and experience their dream …
Read More »Ubisoft targets kids with next dance hit
There seems to be no way of throwing of Ubisoft’s groove as the leader of the dance games market on Wii as the publisher reveals its next title. Dance Juniors will arrive on February 4th and is targeted at younger gamers – so expect it to feature classic kids tunes …
Read More »Putting the fun back in children’s games
Plug-in Media shares what it takes to make a BAFTA award-winning children's game
Read More »Final Fantasy XIV PS3 delayed, dev team restructured
Square Enix push back console MMO as main dev team responsibilities shift
Read More »NPD: Black Ops sells 8.4m in the US
Call of Duty: Black Ops has broken records in North America, selling 8.4 million units in just one month. It is the biggest launch month for any video game in US history, and is already the seventh best-selling game of all time. Black Ops accounted for 25 per cent of …
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