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Stand back Bond, Batman and Iron Man – it’s now the turn of video games to hog the spotlight. Blockbuster shooters Call of Duty and Halo are set to beat the record-breaking opening week for the new James Bond movie, Skyfall. The cinematic action romp has generated 37.2m in just …

3D graphics API only for new Microsoft OS users

The Wii U arrives in the US this weekend, but one leading analyst has claimed Nintendo will need to up its game if it wants the new console to replicate the success of its predecessor. IHS Screen Digest analyst Piers Harding-Rolls does, however, believe that Wii U will have a …

Investor believes developer expand with its backing

Activision insists it takes street dates ‘very seriously’ following reports of early selling of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. The firm told MCV that it is ‘looking at appropriate action,’ but insists that these incidents are the ‘exceptions.’ Some consumers have received their copies of Black Ops II early, …

UKIE has put its entire London Games Festival Art Exhibition collection up for auction for games charity Special Effect. The 100-piece strong collection with be posted for auction in four batches, with the first now live. Additional collections will be added each Monday. Highlights from the first offering include three …

Violent games could be facing a potential clampdown in Russia after authorities linked them to a recent shooting. Last week Russian office worker Dmitry Vinogradov shot dead five former colleagues with two more admitted to hospital, one of whom was a former girlfriend of Vinogradov. However, as is sadly too …

Things don’t look to be improving for struggling publisher THQ, with more financial bad news appearing this morning. THQ has revealed that it has defaulted on a $50 million credit facility with lender Wells Fargo, stating that "loan availability on the Credit Facility was less than 12.5 per cent of …

Microsoft has confirmed that DirectX 11.1 will be exclusive to Windows 8. DirectX 11.1 is the next release of the 3D graphics API and adds, amongst other things, native stereoscopic 3D support, meaning games developed for it will have to include 3D compatibility. DirectX 11.1 is part of Windows 8, …

At least four more Angry Birds games planned for 2013