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The troubled tale of former movie rental giant Blockbuster has taken a turn for the worse with the company admitting for the first time that a fall into bankruptcy could be inevitable. So bad are the chain’s finances that the Financial Times claims it is having trouble securing the supply …

Guidance offered by Tiga CEO Richard Wilson and DR Studios duo

New studio Tango set to expand fast, with 3D horror projects hinted at

Sony’s recently released Heavy Rain has come in for some welcome praise from famed developer Peter Molyneux – who lest we forget is the current creative director at none other than staunch PlayStation rival Microsoft Game Studios. I recommend anyone who wants to start to see the first glimpses of …

TriOviz system can be applied to any existing software for 3D conversion

In news that hits home the importance of the second hand video games market, Maryland based pre-owned specialist Game Trading Technologies has secured a substantial $3.9m worth of investment. Spong spotted a TradingMarkets report that claims the firm will use the cash injection to buy 320k used games and accessories …

Left 4 Dead co-dev rises from the grave to work on new projects

Trickstar Games rises from the ashes

A shortage of PS3 consoles in the US could have a detrimental effect on sales of God of War III, it has been claimed. The game is already available to buy in the States but customers are unable to buy PS3s to play it, as popular retailers Best Buy, GameStop, …

If all the talk is true, it’s looking as if April 2011 could be one hell of a month for console owners. 1UP claims to have had word that Dutch developer Guerrilla Games is already hard at work on Killzone 3, and that Sony is preparing the title for release …