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Read More »Branson backs BP, but new Virgin Gaming isnt British
Virgin Gaming is an ‘international company’ says Sir Richard Branson, but insists he’s still proud to be British and defends BP from Obama’s ‘tarring and feathering’. Speaking exclusively to MCV, Branson noted the anti-British climate in the US right now, following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Thankfully, however, Virgin Gaming …
Read More »Microsoft: Kinect pricing is placeholder
Microsoft claims the initial $150 price point for its new Kinect motion controller has not been finalised. The company previously gave it a price tag of $149.99 on its official online store, but a warning has now been added to the listing: Official pricing has not been announced. $149.99 is …
Read More »Microsoft doesnt want Halo Kinect
A Microsoft executive has claimed a Kinect version of Halo would defeat the point of the new Xbox device. Microsoft’s senior director of global marketing for Xbox 360 Albert Penello told Industry Gamers he would prefer to see developers create a new type of shooter for the new controller, rather …
Read More »LBP in PSN Plus givaway
In an effort to get as many people as possible on board for the launch of PlayStation Plus, the new premium arm to Sony’s PSN service, the platform holder has confirmed that it will give away a free digital copy of LittleBigPlanet to all Europeans who sign up between June …
Read More »Acti concerned by Move-Kinect price
The world’s largest third party publisher has admitted that it is concerned” about the price point of both Sony’s Move and Microsoft’s Kinect. Though Sony’s Move appears fairly cheap on the face of it, with a Move controller costing 39.99 and the Starter Bundle costing 49.99, the pennies soon add …
Read More »3DS dev costs won’t come cheap
Nintendo president Iwata says new handheld game production is comparable to Wii
Read More »MS plays down Kinects hardcore appeal
Microsoft has offered up a very simple explanation for the lack of hardcore games currently set to support the upcoming Kinect motion camera – the device isn’t aimed at the core market. Instead, the company has said that its motion titles and traditional joypad-based games are aimed at very different …
Read More »MS reveals Xbox Live Family Pack
Ever been frustrated by the fact that while dad can play online on Xbox Live thanks to his Gold membership, the kids can’t do the same on the very same machine when logged in under their profile? Fret no more. Microsoft has revealed what it is calling the Xbox Live …
Read More »ELSPA ‘extremely disappointed’ by tax break U-turn
But association says withdrawal of games support should not discourage Government collaboration
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