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UK studio to build a digital version of the Tarrant-hosted TV show

PC and console publisher Kalypso has acquired parts of The Games Company, which was recently placed into insolvency. As part of the deal 17 former employees of TGC’s Silver Style Entertainment development department have seen their jobs secured, and will be merged with new studio Noumena Studios, which is owned …

Device built with a modest 64MB of RAM, report claims

EA wants to turn Sports Active 2 into a major global fitness sensation – and has David Beckham on board to achieve that goal. The publisher has told MCV that it is broadening the franchise’s reach by launching the title on multiple platforms and combining it with a marketing campaign …

A new headset that lets gamers listen to multiplayer voice chat and game audio is heading to market. Accessories firm I-Globe is targeting FPS nuts and fans of Halo: Reach, Medal of Honor and Call of Duty with its GX1 and GP1 Gaming Headsets. The GX1 Gaming Headset for Xbox …

Redundant staff from insolvent studio The Games Company joins Kalypsoâ??s new outfit Noumena

Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock will outsell last year’s installment in the series, Activision has told MCV. Last year Guitar Hero 5 went straight to the top of the UK All Formats Top 40, ahead of rival The Beatles: Rock Band. Activision believes the latest title, released this Friday, will …

In an interview with MCV concerning the BBC’s new focus on video gaming, BBC Worldwide’s vice president for digital entertainment Robert Nashak has singled out Microsoft’s Alan Wake for particular praise. It is interesting you mention Alan Wake,” Nashak told MCV. Recently the TV people came to me and said …

It was in January when BBC Worldwide told MCV that it was returning to games. Back then it was little more than an ambition, a plan to make a British institution relevant in a sector it had previously turned away from. The problem was it didn’t have anyone in-house that …

Internet powerhouse and social networking leader Facebook has outlined a range of initiatives that it hopes will arrest the slowdown of gaming growth on the website. Privacy concerns have lead to a tightening of security restrictions on the network, which in turn has stunted titles’ ability to spread the word …