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Sainsbury’s says it will launch a digital download service this year – but it won’t include games. The supermarket giant’s service will begin with music, DVD and early next year, eBooks. The news follows the launch of Sainsbury’s Enertainment website, which does stock physical copies of video games. It’s being …

MIGS 2010: A blend of indie and commercial studio models is the secret to better games, argues World of Goo creator

Sony has announced the extras scheduled for inclusion of the Collectors’ Edition version of LittleBigPlanet 2, which is due out on PS3 in January. The SKU will come packaged in a SteelBook case. The transparent plastic sleeve onto which the game’s logos are printed slides off to reveal a clean …

British mobile studio Tag Games sends â??lifestyleâ?? app to top of charts

While initial consumer reaction to the Kinect appears to be positive, it is too early to ascertain whether this new concept in gaming will revolutionise the market. Its social-oriented games are designed to appeal to the new generation of casual gamers whose entry point to gaming was the Nintendo Wii. …

There can be no doubt that the launch of the Nintendo Wii was a huge step forward for the in-home gaming market. Its revolutionary motion controller-based system changed the games experience and opened up home gaming as a leisure activity to a new audience. Although there are a large number …

It’s been in development for four years, but Rockstar is finally ready to show LA Noire in action. The publisher has confirmed it will release the first trailer of the elusive game on Thursday, November 11th. The footage is expected to go live at 5pm GMT (12pm EST). The trailer …

Newcastle studio DarlingDash releases Pitch â??Nâ?? Toss for iPad

Key partnership breaks down as Krome recovers from vast staff cuts

The first reviews for EA’s Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit are live, and it looks as if the publisher and developer Criterion has a big hit on its hands. At the time of writing the (PS3 version of the) game is averaging a very impressive 92 per cent on Metacritic. …