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An anonymous development source claims to confirmed to MTV a long-running point of industry rumour and speculation: that Microsoft plans to introduce its own Wiimote-styled controller "Microsoft’s response to Nintendo’s Wii will appear before the end of the year," says the report, which adds that the Xbox 360 motion-sensing device …
Read More »Emote and Avalanche form joint venture
New 'social hunting' title will unite Swedish studio's next-gen engine with ambitious UK firm's social gaming platform
Read More »Nintendo opens Game Seminar 2008
10-month course to 'communicate the depth and joy of game creation'
Read More »SCi restructure affected Pseudo’s downfall?
Source claims recently-closed firm was working on new Carmageddon title
Read More »Audio Factory looking for beta testers
Tech firm preparing demonstration of its dynamic sound engine
Read More »Microsoft working on Wiimote clone, says report
MTV News says that Rare is working on Mii-like system of digital avatars as well
Read More »SPANISH CHARTS: Yet another No.1 for Gran Turismo
Sony’s Gran Turismo 5 Prologue has made its debut in the Spanish charts – and, according to sales data released by GfK International, it’s hit the top spot. That makes it a cool trio of number one positions for the title – as it sits atop both the UK and …
Read More »GERMAN CHARTS: Gran Turismo debuts in top spot
Germany’s all formats chart for the week ending Monday, March 31st is in – and Sony’s Gran Turismo: Prologue has taken top spot in its first week. The strong German PC software market is in full show according to the chart, from Gfk International, with EA’s Command & Conquer 3 …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Another week at No.1 for Gran Turismo
Sony’s Gran Turismo: Prologue has enjoyed its second week at the top of ChartTrack/ELSPA’s All Formats entertainment software chart. The title was responsible for 39 per cent of all PS3 games sales – but, possibly due to its non-premium price, only provided 28 per cent of the format’s software revenue. …
Read More »Did SCi bid come from US?
The Independent newspaper has referenced a ‘market source’ who suggests that the speculative bid for SCi/Eidos that saw the publisher’s stock leap by over 10 per cent last week came from a ‘larger American peer’. That would point to Warner Bros., who were mentioned in the original Guardian finance story …
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