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Kicking off an intensive set of features analysing WiiWare game development and the potential of Nintendo's download platform
Read More »WiiWare Week: Portrait of a launch title
For the first in our series of features examining the upcoming WiiWare platform and developers' support for the service, we talk to Frontier boss Braben about his studio's game LostWinds, a launch title for the distribution platformâ?¦
Read More »Xbox 360 price drop confirmed?
A report in the German Financial Times claims to corroborate reports circulating earlier this week – and confirmed by MCV – that Microsoft will cut the price of the Xbox 360. Reportedly ahead of Microsoft’s official confirmation on Monday morning, the paper says that the price of the entry-level Arcade …
Read More »Q&A: Chris Satchell, Part 2
User-created content is one of the Big New Things for the future, but the thought of keeping offensive content out of the system is a frightening thought. But with Microsoft leaving the control of its Xbox Live Community Games ecosystem with the users, we ask: can they be trusted?
Read More »XNA heading to smartphones?
Microsoft's Satchell says team 'isn't focused on business model', wants to enable community first
Read More »The world’s 100 most successful studios are named next month
2008 edition of the Develop 100 set for release in April
Read More »Torque 360 hits version 1.5
Torque Game Builder support and performance tweaks lead update
Read More »Tiga demands games tax break in next week’s Budget
First public comment from new CEO Richard Wilson is a warning to UK Government
Read More »Atkinson: Boobs get in the way of gaming
TV babe Gemma Atkinson has praised Nintendo’s Wii in the build up to Play.com Live. The Hollyoaks star will be hosting Play.com Live at Wembley Stadium on March 15th and 16th, which boasts titles such as Ghostbusters and The Force Unleashed, as well as performances from the likes of We …
Read More »Midway revenues at $157.2m for 2007, but losses grow to $97.4m
Midway yesterday reported its 2007 full year and Q4 financials, reporting revenues down just under $10m to $157.2m for 2007 and with losses growing to $97.4m, up from $77.8m year on year. The firm announced that it had enterted into a new $90m credit agreement with National Amusements, terminating its …
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