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When mcvuk.com reported that Sony’s Howard Stringer and Activision’s Bobby Kotick had questioned whether video games could ever be fully sustained by in-game advertising last month, many saw it as a slight on the state of the market. But the fact two globally leading bosses were willing to talk openly …

Capital raising The first priority for Eidos is to fill the working capital hole that has been identified. The company has announced that it has received proposals from potential partners, and analysts have speculated that this might be a corporate investor. SCi will report on the working capital situation, and …

GDC08: Physics and Animation middleware available at no cost in downloadable Havok Complete package

GDC08: EA Partners signs Swedish studio for PC, PS3 and 360 title

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EA Partners has teamed up with The Darkness developers Starbreeze Studios to reinvent one of the publisher’s classic franchises. The title, with the internal code name Project RedLime, is being developed for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. EA Partners is thrilled to hand over the keys to one of EA’s …

Gamers will be dusting down their virtual thongs this summer – as THQ brings new IP Big Beach Sports to the Wii. The title will let gamers compete in a number of exciting outdoor sports including American football, volleyball, soccer, cricket and golf. Big Beach Sports drops players into a …

Virtual Console will soon boast an array of titles from the Commodore 64 to bolster its current line-up of Nintendo, Sega, Turbografx and Neo Geo titles. Among the first titles from Commodore 64 which will be made available on Virtual Console are International Karate and Uridium. These titles will be …

Apple has made a Pirates Of The Caribbean title available on its iPod. Available through iTunes, the title – with a full title of Pirates Of The Caribbean: Aegir’s Fire – is available on iPod nano (3rd generation) iPod (5th generation) or iPod classic iterations of the platform. The game …

Keen to publicise what is still believed to be an exclusive deal, Microsoft has stated that Rockstar’s downloadable content for upcoming title Grand Theft Auto IV will not arrive until the autumn. Grand Theft Auto IV will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 on April 29th, and could yet …