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Develop 2010: Doctor Who: The Adventure Games singled out as a yardstick of Auntieâ??s likely attentions over the coming years

Develop 2010: Lionhead studio boss confesses mistakes made with the first title

The price of games is falling, says ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track. Following Sainsbury’s demands last week for prices of games to drop, the latest Chart-Track data reveals that Wii, DS, PSP and PS2 games have in fact gone down during the first half of 2010. The average price of Wii games for …

Platform holder Nintendo has announced a brand new sampling tour that will grace five major consumer expos between now and early 2011. Called Nintendo Unleashed, the campaign will offer the chance to get and early hands on with the likes of Metroid: Other M and Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of …

Developer-publisher founded by former Sony exec David Rose and backed by ITV commercial director Fru Hazlitt

The UK games market has plummeted to its lowest levels in three years, with a severe decline in the casual market. According to Chart-Track, the overall UK games market has fallen 16 per cent in sales for the first half of 2010. The market was worth 963 million for the …

Having pledged to fix the snowballing antenna problem via a firmware update, early reports suggest that the upcoming iOS 4.1 does not eradicate the ‘death grip’ bug that is threatening to bring down Apple’s iPhone empire. MobileCrunch reports that while Apple’s previously announced changes – including signal bars of a …

That was an accident. I need to keep my mouth shut.” That was Tim Schafer’s response when asked this morning at his talk at the Develop Conference about his already famous attack on Bobby Kotick. Yesterday, when asked about the Activision CEO, Schafer stated: His obligation is to his shareholders. …

Still not sure about forking out in excess of 1,500 for a new stereoscopic 3D TV? Well, Sony reckons that playing in 3D will not only enhance your gaming experience but also enhance your chances of winning online. Speaking to Edge, SCEE’s senior development manager for the Worldwide Studios stereoscopic …

The first pictures of Sony’s PlayStation Move hardware bundle have been posted on the US PlayStation blog. The SKU will include a Slim PS3 console, one Dualshock 3 controller, a PlayStation Eye camera and a Move wand controller, as well as a copy of Sports Champions. It will retail for …