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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

Yesterday’s astonishing attack in The Daily Mail on Sega’s Wii title Madworld has gathered momentum – with both Metro newspaper and The Sun following suit. The Sun today offers a headline of ‘Wii faces killing rap’, under which it references the game as ‘ultra-violent’ – reporting that ‘watchdogs’ had urged …

Secondary school teaching package to contain sculpting and animation apps for the first time

With Siggraph taking place in Los Angeles, graphics processing is once again a hot topic amongst developers. Intel is of course one voice in the fray, pushing its new codenamed-Larrabee GPU. We spoke to Aaron Coday, manager of the EMEA visual computing groupâ?¦

Around 17 per cent of gamers that bought GTA IV in America were under age, according to research by Nielsen. Gamedaily.com reports that those buying the game under age ranged from age seven to 16, while 61 per cent of these younger gamers indicated that they purchased the M-rated game …

As EA’s Dark Knight game continues to stutter under the weight of dodgy combat and a moody third person camera, this month’s edition of US mag Game Informer carries the scoop on yet another Batman title heading to retail – Eidos’ Batman: Arkham Asylum. The mag describes the game as …

Awards return after 2008 hiatus; developers urged to take part as categories are revealed