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Ambitious new publisher Brash Entertainment has signed a multi-game deal with developer Factor 5 to produce titles based on movie IP. Factor 5 has worked on a mix of licence-based games in the past, such as Star Wars Rogue Squadron, and original IP including as Lair and Turrican. The studio …
Read More »Tiga agrees that Government has disappointed the games industry
Adds that yesterday's Budget will worry studios further thanks to 'increase in overall tax burden'
Read More »Epic says Unreal Engine 4 will ‘exclusively target the next console generation’
COO Tim Sweeney lays out roadmap for popular middleware - PC not a priority
Read More »Mad Max game on the way
Another major film franchise is set to get the video games treatment: George Miller’s seminal action thriller Mad Max. The movie, which was first released back in 1979 and starred Mel Gibson, is being converted by former SCEA developer Cory Barlog – best known for his work as producer on …
Read More »Nintendo’s ‘secret war’ on Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Store
WiiWare Week: Independent developers reveal format-holder's strategy to boost digital download support
Read More »Brash: ‘This is just the beginning’
Ambitious Hollywood games firm eyes more development partnerships as it inks Factor 5 deal, its second signing in as many days
Read More »WiiWare Week: Versus Round
When you cut through all the praise and polemic spouted by studios when it comes to digital distribution there is one point that often gets overlooked: the exact cost benefit gained when it comes to sales of games on any platform, from casual portals to Xbox Live Arcade.
Read More »Sega recruits new marketing VP
Sega of America has named Sean Ratcliffe vice president of marketing. Ratcliffe previously worked for Disney Interactive Studios as marketing director of EMEA, where he helped launch The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Spectrobes, and most recently, Turok. …
Read More »Xbox games library to hit 1,000 this summer
Xbox’s quest to become the console of choice for families will be given a huge boost by becoming the first system to offer a library of 1,000 games this summer. That’s according to Xbox VP for Microsoft Interactive Entertainment Europe Chris Lewis, who this week told MCV that Xbox Live …
Read More »Blu-Ray prices hit new high
Samsung, Sony and Sharp are selling Blu-ray players for the highest prices all year, following what is generally considered the demise of rival format HD-DVD, according to a price comparison on Tom’s Hardware . Advocate vendors of Blu-ray dropped prices of players earlier this year, in a move which put …
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