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The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences is to award its prestigious Lifetime Achievement award to the ‘Father of PlayStation’, Ken Kutaragi, at next February’s D.I.C.E. summit , Gamespot reports. Kutaragi will be only the third ever person to receive the accolade, following in the footsteps of Nintendo’s Howard Lincoln …

'Sea Dog' team to join Russian publisher

Appealing lifestyle lures US and European talent, says Vile Studios

One of the things we try to do is carry out research from the perspective of the player. In one of our more recent studies we did a very in-depth survey of about 400 gamers and examined the structural characteristics of gaming. The main variables we examined were sound, graphics, …

GAME A double thumbs-up to the knowledgeable, friendly staff in GAME, who helped MCV around the store to discuss the merits of each platform and title. Ubisoft will be pleased to hear that Assassins Creed had been ‘selling like crazy’, alongside fellow new release Super Mario Galaxy – which was …

The latest update to Greenpeace’s Guide to Greener Electronics, which ranks the top 18 global electronics manufacturers, has named Sony as the top performing platform holder when it comes to ecological awareness – and blasted Nintendo as the worst company it has ever rated. Nintendo scored zero out of 10 …

Parent of Dixons the DSG International Group has set up a new range of gaming peripherals in tandem with accessories specialist Venom. The 22 lines will be released under the Swordfish label, which is already used within the DSGi business for computer peripherals. The international OEM range hit shelves last …

Following record levels of footfall which saw it attract over 300,000 unique visitors and generate nine million page impressions during October, Shopto.com is looking to break the 500,000 unique user mark by the end of November. The online retailer’s traffic is currently up by 32 per cent for this month, …

The disc production arm of platform holder Sony has opened a new distribution facility near Paris – further expanding its European manufacturing infrastructure. The new 20,000 square metre facility located at Moissy Cramayel will boost Sony’s infrastructure in France, allowing more efficient disc manufacture and distribution to retailers. The new …

Trilogy Logisitcs has revealed that it expects the ink to dry on new contracts with publishers next year – and that it is already in advanced discussions with ‘a number’ of major league games firms. Trilogy managing director Matthew Allen told MCV: As a company we always said we wanted …