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Stereoscopic 3D now included in open development download

Expansion continues at new Oddworld studio

Academyâ??s president to be replaced by Martin Rae

AQ Interactive to use xaitMap on upcoming multiplatform title

Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops will support stereoscopic 3D on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. To take advantage of the tech uses must own a 3D-ready HD TV or a PC supporting 3D active shutter glasses. Development of stereoscopic 3D began as an R&D project, but …

Leading internet provider BT wants to temporarily halt the requirement for ISPs to hand over details of its customers accused of file-sharing copyrighted material online. The demand follows a recent data-breach at London law firm ACS:Law that saw thousands of customers’ details from a number of ISPs published online. The …

One of the UK’s leading retail execs has claimed that the vast pre-owned video games market is vital to the sale of new release titles. HMV’s UK & Ireland CEO and MD Simon Fox adds that while he understands the militant position some publishers have adopted toward the pre-owned market, …

The devastating manner in which Tim Langdell lost a legal fight with EA could result in ‘potentially serious consequences’ for the Edge Games owner, a game industry lawyer has said. Jas Purewal, of business law firm Olswang, said Langdell’s failure to earn a preliminary injunction against Electronic Arts was so …

One of the more questionable aspects of OnLive’s business strategy has been dropped with confirmation that the cloud computing provider will no longer ask users to pay a monthly subscription. The fact that the service had planned on asking users to pay a monthly fee on top of paying to …

University of Bradford game lecturer discusses the â??spotty devâ?? stigma