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Microsoft is asking Gears of Wars fans to decide the fate of new rookie character Clayton Carmine in the upcoming Gears of War 3. Kicking off on July 29th, two t-shirts will be released on the Xbox Live Avatar Marketplace – one with ‘Save Carmine’ written across it and one …

Is that… Ian Livingstone calling Peter Molyneux a dog-killer? Is that… Mark Rein in the bath? Is that an eight-minute symphony of foul-mouthed game developers? Yes, yes, and oh Christ yes. Following our biggest ever awards bash, Develop has been flooded with requests to show the Develop Awards video once …

Statistics from American sales analyst NPD claims that the boxed PC games market just managed to out-value digital sales in the US in 2009. It suggests that boxed sales accounted for a total of 23.5m units throughout the year. In comparison, digital sales reached 21.3m units. However, retail sales were …

Toys, books and clothes will accompany the blockbuster launch of Star Wars: Force Unleashed II on October 29th. LucasArts is treating the upcoming sequel as a true ‘event launch’ similar to a Star Wars movie. The firm adopted a similar tactic for the first Force Unleashed, which went on to sell …

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Maybe it was the World Cup, the hot weather or increased economic uncertaintly, but it was a tough month for the UK video games market – with sales down around 23 per cent compared to June 2009. But it wasn’t all bad news. Red Dead Redemption enjoyed another month at …

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Silicon Sisters Interactive already on two projects

Maybe it was the World Cup, the hot weather or increased economic uncertaintly, but it was a tough month for the UK video games market – with sales down around 23 per cent compared to June 2009. But it wasn’t all bad news. Red Dead Redemption enjoyed another month at …

SCE has patented new stereoscopic screen sharing technology, making it possible for gamers to look at their own individual imagery on the same 3DTV. In theory this technology would prevent players from looking at their opponent’s moves when taking part in split-screen multiplayer games. It works by splitting the TV …