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Zavvi.com’s operator has vowed to buy more companies as it looks to widen its product range. The Hut Group – which also runs a string of other business-to-business entertainment websites – recently purchased UK gifting giant Iwantoneofthose.com and health and beauty specialist LookFantastic. And the company’s commercial director said these …
Read More »Blockbuster expectations for Tron
Tron Evolution will be just as successful as its cinematic counterpart, says Disney Interactive. The publisher is confident that the video game prequel to the upcoming movie Tron Legacy will be a big hit with fans and film buffs alike this Christmas. The game depicts the events leading up to …
Read More »Sony teases PS3 holographic games
The PS3 has lead the way when it comes to 3D gaming on consoles – and new comments from Sony suggest that the PS3 could be about to take the lead in the still developing holographic sector. Earlier this month US academics predicted that holographic TVs will be available to …
Read More »Over 50 3D PS3 games in the works
Sony is assembling an arsenal of over fifty 3D games in its new assault on the home console market – with over twenty of those titles being built internally. Ahead of his ‘3D gaming’ keynote at this week’s Develop in Liverpool conference, SCEE studio director Mick Hocking said he will …
Read More »GT5s place in the modern market
Gran Turismo 4 came out on PS2 in 2004. Back then there was no iPhone, free-to-play online Flash games were in their infancy and paying 50 for a new console release was perfectly reasonable. Fast forward to 2007. Nope, scrap that. 2009? No. Try again. Fast forward some more to …
Read More »Takahashi: Japan ‘a zombie that wonâ??t die’
Katamari Damacy creator says the oft-criticised dev nation â??needs an injection of lifeâ??
Read More »Yamauchi would love to make non-GT game
The driving force behind Sony’s powerhouse Gran Turismo franchise has admitted that he would relish the opportunity to work on a different project. The first Gran Turismo was released on PlayStation in 1997. Kazunori Yamauchi’s Polyphony has since gone on to produce four proper sequels, the latest of which hits …
Read More »Premium COD multiplayer resurfaces
He’s been on the bandwagon for some time now, and once again analyst Michael Pachter has declared his belief that Activision will introduce a premium paid-for element for Call of Duty online. The analyst now claims that Activision decided not to unveil the service prior to the release of the …
Read More »Update needed to play GT5 online
Consumers who rush out tomorrow to be among the first to get their hands on the long-awaited PS3 racer Gran Turismo 5 tomorrow will need to download a hefty update right away if they wish to take the game online. Confirmation of the 133MB patch comes from Eurogamer. The download …
Read More »There WILL be a Halo movie
The on-off saga of a potential movie based on the Halo franchise has been reignited once again with a very firm statement from Microsoft’s Frank O’Connor: There will be a Halo movie”. O’Connor was formerly the content manager and front-facing voice of Halo developers Bungie, though now works directly for …
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