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SCEE reveals tech and tools groups supporting new handheld

Bioware has issued a statement stating that it ‘cannot commit to any timeframe’ for Star Wars: The Old Republic outside Europe / North America. After some speculation as to why Australian and New Zealand customers were unable to pre-order the game, Bioware finally released the statement explaining the situation on …

Reef Entertainment will publish HD console games beginning with PS3 Move pirate adventure Captain Morgane later this year. The publisher – which has received major investment from distributor Creative Distribution – has previously focused on PC and Wii games in recent years. Notably, it brought the 1m+ selling Sniper Elite …

Integrating 3D visuals into a game without ensuring that the functionality adds something to the gameplay experience is potentially damaging, Sony’s 3D chief Mick Hocking has stated. And sadly, some games which have released with 3D compatibility have not hit the mark, he believes. If people see great quality 3D …

Going alone 'can be too much a burden for small studios'

Activision has announced that its long-awaited sequel Prototype 2 will be released in North America on April 24th 2012. That more likely than not means an April 27th release for the PS3 and Xbox 360 title in the UK, though that has yet to be confirmed. "We know our fans …

Develop Conference: Sumo Digitalâ??s Gareth Wilson casts dire assessment of national triple-A sector

MCV talks to the previous winners of a Games Media Award. This week, Eurogamer’s editor Tom Bramwell… How did it feel to win a Games Media Award last year? It felt great! We really care about what we do and it’s always lovely to receive recognition, whether it’s an award …

Angry Birds developer Rovio has set itself the goal of attracting 1bn fans as it plans to crack the Chinese market. The Finnish mobile giant said it wants to grow Angry Birds into a long-term brand as big as Mario or Mickey Mouse, rather than try to build a new …

Starting with the release of Driver: San Francisco on September 2nd, Ubisoft is to introduce its own version of EA’s Online Pass. Called the Uplay Passport, it will come in the form of a one-time use code in the box. This can then be redeemed online to unlock multiplayer online …