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Read More »Beyond Good & Evil HD confirmed
With Beyond Good & Evil 2 seemingly still a long way from release, Ubisoft has confirmed a surprise re-release for the original title. IGN reports that Beyond Good & Evil HD, which is a 1080p reworking of the original 2003 title, will be released on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation …
Read More »Kinect downgraded? On the contrary, says Rare
An ongoing focus on key features has allowed the device to grow
Read More »Eurogamer Expo Preview
Now in its third year, the Eurogamer Expo is back next week – and it’s bigger and better than ever. Held at London’s Earls Court this year, the show is officially the UK’s largest dedicated games event, and boasts the very best upcoming games from the world’s top publishers – …
Read More »MS: Kinect will break records
It has already claimed that Kinect will enjoy a stronger launch than Xbox 360 and that it will blow away” the iPad. Now Microsoft has claimed that Kinect is going to be the biggest ever hardware sales launch ever. We are investing in this like we’ve never invested in a …
Read More »All-star cast for Fable III
Microsoft has assembled an impressive roster of talent for its upcoming PC and Xbox 360 title Fable III. Amongst the names set to appear in the game are Simon Pegg (star of comedy series Spaced and zombie hit Shaun of the Dead), Oscar and Academy Award winning actor Ben Kingsley, …
Read More »Analyst concerned for Medal of Honor
Kaufman Bros analyst Todd Mitchell has voiced his doubt that EA’s Medal of Honor is creating the required level of excitement amongst consumers that is needed if it hopes to ruffle the FPS sector’s feathers. We are increasingly concerned about the prospects for Medal of Honor,” he told Gamasutra. The …
Read More »Ex Project Myworld staff join new start-up studio
Electric TopHat's new MD offers insight into the fall of Realtime Worlds
Read More »EA: Kotick’s dev ‘relationships’ are litigation
Exec says Call of Duty 'is in the process of being destroyed by Kotickâ??s own hubris'
Read More »FOCUS: Brand Licensing
Brand Licensing Europe kicks off on Tuesday, September 28th at London’s Olympia and runs to Thursday, September 30th. Free registrations are available at www.brandlicensing.eu.Licensing has become a crucial part of the video game industry in several ways. First off, games based on licences account for at least half of all …
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