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New tech to offer unparalleled human likeness in real-time

Toxik goes 2009 while ImageModeler makes its first showing in the Autodesk fold

Sony has announced that Freeview PVR device PlayTV will launch on September 19th in the UK for 69.99. According to a post on official Sony site Three Speech, the PS3 device allows ‘recorded content to be transferred to your PSP, or viewed remotely with Remote Play – something we reckon …

"Developers have expressed frustration and disappointment" with Intel for 'many years' claims graphics giant

Nvidia has issued to the press a statement it hopes will raise questions amongst the minds of developers about the claims Intel is making about its new Larrabee processor. Here, we reproduce the full - and of course subjective - statementâ?¦

Matthew Cushway, Tesco PlayStation 2 still has a key part to play in the gaming market this year . It seems some people forget that for a large number of young families the outlay for a new console is a major decision and is simply not an option in the …

The Sims 2: Double Deluxe has hit the top spot in the US PC charts this week, beating out Nancy Drew, according to the latest NPD data. The full top ten for week ending August 2nd reads: 1. The Sims 2: Double Deluxe – EA 2. Nancy Drew: The Phantom …

Facial motion capture solution can now be integrated into internal pipelines

NCsoft has posted a net profit for its Q2 in 2008-2009 of $5.9 million – down 42 per cent year-on-year. The company reported operating income of of $7.7 million, down 25 percent on the second quarter in 2007-2008. Sales were up seven per cent to $78.6 million. NCsoft attributed the …

SPECIAL REPORT: Chip giant says relationship with game developers is key as it pushes new processor