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Just because the delivery mechanism to something like iPhone and other download devices is easy does not mean the games it offers are light, shallow experiences. This is something the core games industry still hasn’t got its head around, despite the casual bubble of recent years. The devotion given to …
Read More »Retail braces itself for no sleep week
High Street retail is expecting astronomical sales during what some stores have dubbed ‘no sleep week.’ Over the next seven days, Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops and Microsoft’s Kinect will reach shelves, with some outlets planning to open round the clock. And leading figures in the trade have speculated …
Read More »Wet developer ditches old name in digital push
Artificial Mind and Movement rechristened Behaviour Interactive
Read More »FM 2011 outsells PES 2011
Having shot to the top of the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Trak UK All Formats Top 40 this week, Sega’s Football Manager 2011 has also succeeded in claiming another significant sales victory. According to Miles Jacobson, the boss of developer Sports Interactive, FM 2011’s first week sales were stronger …
Read More »Dundee College â??AppJamâ?? kicks off today
Inaugural 48-hour development challenge held during industry conference
Read More »VIDEO: Epic showcases the power of iPhone
New trailer released for the Unreal Engine-built Infinity Blade
Read More »Kinect could create 2.5m new 360 owners this Q4
The arrival of Kinect could provide a significant boost to the installed user base of Xbox 360 this quarter, according to predictions from M2 Research’s senior analyst Billy Pidgeon. I think Microsoft will sell as many Kinect as can be produced and shipped this holiday season,” Pidgeon told Industry Gamers. …
Read More »CANADA RISING: Ontario
A trip to the Canada's metropolitan development hub
Read More »LGC: Payment & Virtual Items
With credit card spending set to decline by another 2.7 per cent at the end of 2010 and worldwide economies still sluggish, everyone is looking for a good news story. Fortunately, InComm has one. We were the first to launch digital content gaming cards with top tier gaming brands, and …
Read More »LGC: Multi-Channel Retailing
As the scope of gaming becomes broader, a narrow focus can only hinder your company. Specialising in one field, one service or one business model has seen many a good company go under, and while others have been able to make such an approach work, the majority of us have …
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