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It’s fair to say that the reaction from the industry to last night’s TV debut of Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe was mixed. But if its intention was to offer an informed, reasoned and mature take on the games industry of both past and present, then it’s hard to regard the show …

Whilst there was slight unease created by the conflict between Brooker’s inherent cynicism and obvious personal passion for gaming, never before has a TV show so confidently and successfully confronted the negative stereotypes of gaming. Brooker clearly aimed to appeal to both the core gamer and those with little or …

Popular development platform originally designed as internal tech

But talk all you want about the price, Activison has bent over backwards to make sure there is plenty of incentive for people to buy it. This has been key since its existence was teased out through a strict PR campaign guided by the developer behind the game. Right through …

NCsoft is opening two additional servers for European Aion players less than a week after the game launched in the region. The publisher is working hard to meet demand for its latest MMO, which was released last Friday, in order to reduce queues for more populated servers and allow more …

Pioneering streaming games service OnLive has won the affections of a number of high-profile backers as the service gears up for what it is now calling a ‘winter’ launch. Amongst the names pumping cash into the fledgling service are the likes of North American telecoms provider AT&T and multimedia giant …

Time based payment model must change, suggests Beriahâ??s Kevin Hassall

Consumer media outlets went live with their reviews for Sony’s Uncharted 2 overnight and the universal praise for Naughty Dog’s title points to a smash hit for the publisher. Scores of note include straight 10/10’s from both CVG and Eurogamer – it’s the first time the latter has ever awarded …

Microsoft has announced its Xbox 360 Elite Holiday bundle will be heading to American shelves in time for Christmas. The new SKU will retail for $300 and will include an Xbox 360 Elite, Warner Bros’ LEGO Batman and Disney’s Pure, according to Gamespot. The announcement comes one week before the …

Acclaimed writer Garland and prized actor Serkis recruited for the Enslaved project