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Rumours of an Xbox 360 price cut in the US won’t go away, as an unverified Kmart scan indicates that a price cut is set to take place in early July. The scan in question can be seen over on High-Def Digest forums, and shows the Xbox 360 Pro SKU …
Read More »Hirai: True next-gen titles are only on PS3
Kotaku reports that SCE president Kaz Hirai has stated that that PS3’s titles boast superior quality to its rivals. As PlayStation 3 approaches the second anniversary of its release, the release of PS3 software titles with the true generation quality only available on PS3 is accelerating,” said the Sony exec. …
Read More »London calling
While we have EIEF north of the border, for years the games industry had been crying out for a London-based celebration of gaming culture. And it finally arrived in 2006, the first year that the UK games industry stepped up to the mark to launch London Games Festival, with the full …
Read More »Black Rock hires Glancey as franchise design director
Former Criterion Games' creative manager, who started his career at UK magazine Zzap! 64, joins Disney team for new franchise
Read More »Trade defiant amid credit crunch concerns
The games industry is set to continue its defiant growth spurt as it becomes the entertainment medium of choice for penny-pinching consumers. That was the message from the trade this week as the credit crunch continues to take hold of the nation’s purse-strings. But despite the doom and gloom in …
Read More »EA reveals new Wii titles
Electronic Arts’ EA Sports label has unveiled its new ‘All Play’ line of games with new versions of its football, soccer, golf and basketball titles designed specifically for the Wii. For the full story, head over to CasualGaming.Biz
Read More »The Game Creators launches asset store
'Game Creator Store' to offer low-priced art items for indie developers
Read More »Prince of Persia falls onto DS
Ubisoft has unveiled Prince of Persia: The Fallen King for Nintendo DS. The game is set to launch this Christmas, and boasts an independent – but still tied-in –storyline from the already-announced console and PC versions, and will make full use of the console’s unique functionality. Futhermore, Ubisoft has announced …
Read More »Panzar Studios picks CryEngine 2
Cyprus-based studio using engine for upcoming online title
Read More »2K Games takes out multi-title Havok licence
Physics engine to be used for upcoming Wii titles
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