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Audio tech firm signs exclusivity deal with game engine company

With RPGs still a little thin on the ground on Nintendo’s much-in-demand Wii console, adventure-gamers will be delighted to hear that Namco has revealed it is working on a new role-playing outing for the machine named Fragile. Though little is known about the game, it has been confirmed that Eternal …

Despite the massive success enjoyed by Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed in the global games charts in recent weeks, the game has reportedly run into problems on Sony’s PS3 – and now the publisher has pledged to work on a patch to remedy the issues. Some gamers have reported experiencing crashes, particularly …

Despite the popularity of trading in used games against the purchase of new ones on the High Street, online games firm Hitflip has claimed that gamers are facing up to a 50 per cent loss on titles each time they do so. Games that are exchanged only days after their …

Ukranian S.T.A.L.K.E.R. studio to branch out from PC

The R4, a flash card device that allows DS owners to run third party software and copied games, has attracted the attention of The Times , which claims that its rising popularity threatens DS software sales this Christmas. The R4 has been available online for some time, but its popularity …

GSC Game World, the developer behind critically applauded post-Chernobyl FPS S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has been confirmed as an Xbox 360 developer, paving the way for the studio to branch out into multiplatform development. "Obtaining such a status for an independent developer based in ex-USSR means a lot, and it took us over …

Develop reports that six developers have been named as the winners of the Nordic Game Program’s second funding round of 2007. The six studios win a share of 2.3 million DKK, with the largest amount going to Tarsier Studios, developers of the previously announced audio recording-based game The City of …

Japanese games site Game Watch reports that Sony’s redesigned Slim & Lite PSP has broken the one million unit sales barrier faster than the company’s original model. The new model, whose official name is the PSP-1000, hit the milestone on November 22nd, just two months after its launch and a …

There’s a scene in seminal 1990s buddy vehicle Wayne’s World 2 in which the eponymous protagonist is breaking down under the strain of overseeing his magnum opus – the gargantuan rock concert, Waynestock. With bands dropping out and attendance figures on the wane, he visits fantasy guru Jim Morrison, whose …