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The hype is still building for the fifith iteration in the Call Of Duty series, World At War, but Activision’s CEO Bobby Kotick has already confirmed that a sixth game is being lined up for 2009. In an earnings call with investors, Kotick also said that the title would follow …
Read More »Autodesk launches Mudbox 2009
Texture painting and on-target display head improvement roster
Read More »Doublesix widens remit to include PSP and iPhone
Develop Award winning digital download team targets more formats
Read More »Direct UK flight to Leipzig confirmed
The organiser of Leipzig Games Convention trade show has ensured an easy journey to the expo for the UK trade next week – with a direct charter flight from Luton. Charter flights of Windrose Air Jetcharter GmbH leave on Tuesday evening (August 19th) at 18:00 and Thursday morning (August 21st) …
Read More »10tacle declares insolvency but UK studio is ‘unaffected’
Germany HQ'd studio network runs out of cash, but UK racing team Blimey still operating
Read More »Win games from 505 and 1C
505 and 1C are offering you the chance to win a copy of all five games featured in last weeks Recommended Extra, including Cryostasis: Sleep of Reason, Men of War, Hummer 4×4, Death Track Resurrection and The Tomorrow War. To be in with a shout of bagging the lot, answer …
Read More »Gosen: Gamers have given up on Wii Fit
Microsoft will be very cautious in introducing new peripherals into the market for Xbox 360 – and has learnt from Wii Fit, which most consumers don’t play more than once. That’s according to Xbox VP David Gosen, calling on Microsoft ‘research ‘that showed 60 per cent” of people who bought …
Read More »Video games are terrorists
Oh dear. Just as this industry begins to believe that even the most ardent video games heathens have been convinced of the sheer joy of it all… the American Christian right shatters the illusion with a disgracefully entertaining attack, likening consoles to ‘terrorists’. Making Anne Diamond look like Shigeru Miyamoto, …
Read More »505 Games reveals We Cheer
505 Games has told MCV that the firm will be bringing the Namco Bandai hit cheerleader-sim We Cheer to the UK and European markets early next year. Exclusively available for the Nintendo Wii, the title will be available in Q1 2009 and is sure to appeal to the mass market, …
Read More »Jamie Oliver talks games
Atari’s upcoming DS title What’s Cooking? With Jamie Oliver is due to hit shelves this October, and the celebrity chef has told MCV that he hopes it will inspire people to cook.” The game is to feature an interactive cookbook, virtual kitchen and over 100 original recipes, along with an …
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