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The first game from Sony’s latest foray into augmented reality gaming – Wonderbook: Book of Spells, is in stores now for PS3. This week’s other big release – Hitman: Absolution, however, is witnessing a bit of a staggered release. Sony is betting big on the interactive story-telling space with Wonderbook …
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Sega shares strategies for Steam success
LGC12: Steam is 'an incredible growth platform', says John Clark
Read More »Disney details ‘Old Tricks for New Dogs’
Speaking on stage at yesterday’s London Games conference, Disney’s commercial director Matt Carroll delivered a guide for developers looking to ape the entertainment giant’s success with apps and social gaming. Disney has recently met with immense success with apps like Where’s my Water? and online games like Garden of Time, …
Read More »Man plays Black Ops II for 135 hours (almost) straight, breaks world record
We’ve all woken up bleary eyed in the morning after a longer then expected game sessions the night before. But this takes it to a whole new level. Australian retail worker Okan Kaya has set a new Guinness World Record for the longest video game marathon ever by playing Activision’s …
Read More »Sega shares Steam strategies
Sega knows a thing or two about succeeding with the biggest digital distributor in the world. And it shared some of that insight last night. In a talk at the London Games Conference, the firm’s digital distribution VP John Clark ran through the ways Sega is using Steam to sell …
Read More »Disney’s six point plan for game dev success
LGC12: Entertainment giant shares secrets to success, urging devs to look to the past
Read More »Halo, Xbox Music and Xbox Live star in Phil Harrison’s first speech as Microsoft VP
Popular games exec Phil Harrison delivered his first public address as a Microsoft VP at London Games Conference this evening, and gave the room a rapid tour around the new Xbox business strategy. After admitting that the latest games industry headlines ‘have not been great to read’ he said: I …
Read More »Harrison: I used to envy Xbox Live
LGC12: Former SCE Worldwide Studios boss and current Xbox man also details the future of 'New London Studio'
Read More »ANALYSIS: The rise of Assassin’s Creed
November 16th, 2007: Ubisoft releases risky but ambitious new IP Assassin’s Creed. It debuts at No.1 in the UK charts, dethroning little-known shooter Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. In week two, Assassin’s Creed prevents the latest Need for Speed from topping the charts – the first time in three …
Read More »London Games Conference – follow live updates on Develop today
Microsoft's Phil Harrison, EA's Sean Decker, Google, Twitter and Sega all set to speak at key industry event
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