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Though racing fans will have to wait until 2008 for the fully-fledged release of Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 on PS3, Sony has confirmed that taster package Gran Turismo 5 Prologue will be released on PS3 before the end of the year. The platform holder has also revealed that the …

Atmospheric shooter becomes second-fastest selling 360 game in the UK

Rockstar Games has told MCV that it has enjoyed no further development in its appeal against the BBFC’s refusal to classify Manhunt 2 – despite the game being cleared for release in the US. If the company’s plea with the Video Appeals Committee fails, it is thought that it will …

Nokia talks up plans, pricing and November arrival of new games service

New release features tiled 3D content processing

Following the ESRB’s recent decision to downgrade its rating of Rockstar’s Manhunt 2 from ‘Adult Only’ to ‘Mature’ in North America, paving the way for its release, the US governing body is resisting calls to reveal exactly what content Rockstar altered prior to the resubmission. Next-Gen reports that Californian State …

Codemasters, the British developer and publisher of triple-A titles such as Colin McRae and TOCA Race Driver, has signed a deal with in-game ad firm IGA Worldwide that will see a variety of ads appear in its upcoming titles. As Codemasters continues to deliver innovative and compelling content, the proven …

Chilean developer to use Valveâ??s engine for fantasy-action game

Series A funding to help developer create original IP

Itâ??s the big risk, bigger reward gamble for developers, but when it comes to MMOGs, at least thereâ??s plenty of middleware to choose fromâ?¦