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Romero MMO project still in development with 'smaller core team'

Publisher EA will release BioWare’s much-anticipated sci-fi RPG sequel Mass Effect 2 on Xbox 360 and PC on January 29th in the UK. The game’s pre-order bonuses have also been outlined and will include in-game items such special armour and weapons. Retailers who have signed up to the incentive schemes …

AUDIO SPECIAL: A look over the future of adaptive and generative audio

It’s three weeks at the top of EA’s FIFA 10 in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week, despite a strong challenge from Sony’s chart debutant Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Naughty Dog’s PS3 exclusive manages to grab second place in its first week of release, knocking Codemasters’ realistic …

HMV will launch its first in-store cinema in London on Friday (October 23rd) – the first step in its re-birth as an ‘entertainment hub for popular culture’. The firm has partnered with Curzon Artificial Eye to launch a three-screen cinema above HMV’s Wimbledon Broadway store, dubbed HMVCurzon. If the trial …

Whilst Sony’s Uncharted series has been a firm favourite in the West since its arrival in late 2007, it’s reception in Japan has been less enthusiastic – a problem that the sequel seems to have very ably addressed. Gamezine reports that in its first day on sale in Japan, the …

For Part One of our Charlie Brooker interview, click here.For Part Three of our Charlie Brooker interview, click here.MCV: As you’ve said on Twitter, the viewing numbers for Gameswipe were better than those enjoyed by either Screenwipe or Newswipe. CB: Newswipe was on earlier in the year and at its …

A big deal for social games and news apps, but curtains for piracy?

February Las Vegas event for execs returns

File format defines upgraded Torque 3D engine