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GDC videos show off new Havok abilities

It almost seems like lightning has struck twice for Future. The firm has spent the last few weeks telling publishers that its impressive new First Play on-console PS3 show is one of its best launches ever. Now the swoop for the full licence to its distinguished (polite word for ‘old’, …

Platform holder reaffirms commitment to core games IP development but admits to being â??head over heels in loveâ? with new tech

Heart rate detection and pupil dilation may be vital info in future games

New motion controller will use minimal system space

The creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux has stated that the publisher’s forthcoming Xbox 360 RPG Fable III needs to sell 5m copies to meet internal expectations. That figure isn’t necessarily a financial target, IGN reports, but instead relates to goals relating to gameplay changes made to the …

â??I don't think the first wave of these titles will be what you expectâ?

Toru Iwatani will discuss game design in the modern industry

MCV can confirm that the Doctor Who title for the Wii rumoured to be in the works by The Sun this morning is real. Furthermore, it will be released in the UK this October with Koch Media handling sales and marketing duties, though when asked by MCV the firm declined …

The sequel to popular third person Red Faction: Guerrilla is scheduled for a March 2011 release, according to reports from GDC. THQ’s executive VP of core games Danny Bilson, who was interviewed by Joystiq, said: The new game is being taken to a whole new place and kind of goes …