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GAME – 8/10 The most immediately striking thing about entering GAME is the enormous Bioshock statue that greets every customer – one of the most elaborate (and indeed effective) pieces of POS MCV has ever seen. After marvelling at Big Daddy for a few moments, it isn’t long before a …

It has been believed that HDMI was to feature only on the upcoming Elite model of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 – but the platform holder has confirmed that the feature has already been phased into standard Premium 360 production in the US. HDMI, unlike the current component and VGA outputs, offers …

US publisher Electronic Arts, which owns a 15.4 per cent stake in rival publisher Ubisoft, has now seen its voting rights to over 20 per cent after two years of stock ownership. In fact, EA’s voting power now exceeds that of the Guillemot family. It’s in the company’s statutes – …

Industry and academia focused event to return next year

South Korea-based MMO specialist NCsoft has posted its results for its Q2 period, and it took $11.5 million in net income despite a year-on-year drop in sales of 11 per cent. The firm generated $82.1 million in sales for the period ending June 30th, whilst operating income jumped a whopping …

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment boss Samantha Ryan has revealed to MCV sister mag Develop that she is spearheading a new strategy to increase the number of games the company produces by up to six times over the next five years. In an exclusive interview she outlines that the ramp up …

Following recent rumours of a new movement-based control system this week, Spong.com has spotted an official Nintendo video which details a new Slide Controller peripheral for DS. Bundled with a game called MagKid, the new technology allows in-game control by, as the peripherals title suggests, sliding the console across a …

Warner Bros planning studio acquisitions, more internal games development and external signings

Warner Bros has operated its Interactive Entertainment division since 2004. Founded by former Monolith boss Jason Hall and debuting with a dash of controversy - Hall said he would pay developers less if their WB IP-based games reviewed poorly - the operation was focused on external development.

It has emerged that following yesterday’s release of Nintendo’s version 3.0 firmware for Wii, Datel’s Freeloader, a piece of software that allows users to play US and Japanese games on their PAL Wii, is no longer compatible with the machine. Freeloader originally appeared for use on GameCube, but has subsequently …