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In an interview with MCV concerning the BBC’s new focus on video gaming, BBC Worldwide’s vice president for digital entertainment Robert Nashak has singled out Microsoft’s Alan Wake for particular praise. It is interesting you mention Alan Wake,” Nashak told MCV. Recently the TV people came to me and said …
Read More »Level-5 strikes Capcom â??co-developmentâ?? deal
New cohort for Professor Layton developer and longstanding Nintendo partner
Read More »Bigpoint chooses Silverlight for new MMO
New title built around Microsoftâ??s web-focused development framework
Read More »Gamers to vote on XBLA deals
Users of Xbox Live are being offered the chance to vote for what content gets the online discount treatment in the Xbox Live Arcade Deal of the Week. Any users in the UK, US and Canada who sign in to Xbox Live should head over to the Spotlight channel for …
Read More »Does David Cameron really love video games?
Prime Minister â??adoresâ?? iPhone title Angry Birds, but does he love the industry behind it?
Read More »Retail lists Ubisoft HD trilogies
Online retail listings have appeared suggesting that publisher Ubisoft is preparing two HD remake trilogies for PS3. Zavvi currently has entries for both Splinter Cell Trilogy: HD Collection and Prince of Persia Trilogy: HD Collection. Both have a supposed RRP of 29.99 with the former due for release on November …
Read More »Halo boosts Xbox 360 hardware sales
Not content with boosting the weekly video games software market in the UK last week, the release of the latest instalment in the Halo saga also provided a welcome boost for Microsoft’s hardware sales. The release of Halo Reach helped increase Xbox 360 console unit sales by 99 per cent …
Read More »Unreal Engine deal in Capcomâ??s western push
Asuraâ??s Wrath using Epic Gameâ??s flagship game platform
Read More »Expect more Halo, more often
Following the cash bonanza that was the release of Halo Reach, Microsoft has confirmed that it intends to increase the rate at which it pumps out new Halo titles. There’s no explicit strategy that says we’re to ship a Halo game every year,” Microsoft Game Studios’ corporate VP Phil Spencer …
Read More »Dissidia Final Fantasy 2 confirmed
Square Enix has announced that a sequel to Final Fantasy Dissidia is in the works. The catchily titled Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy will arrive sometime next year exclusively for PSP. The name refers to the ‘12th battle’ – a new war that the game revolves around, with ‘duodecim’ meaning …
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