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Sega is confident that its ‘strongest line-up of all time’ can help it pinch market share from its main rivals.In an exclusive interview, the firm told MCV that it was determined to challenge the dominance of Ubisoft, Activision and EA on Xbox 360 and PS3 with its new range, which …
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Valve aims to â??set a new benchmarkâ?? for co-op action
Gabe Newell states his ambition of evolving the seriesâ?? AI Director
Read More »Hurdling over the competition
How strong is Sega’s line-up for 2009 compared to previous years? Undoubtedly our best ever. That may sound like the typical soundbite but FY10 is the culmination of several years’ hard work as the ‘new’ Sega to establish fresh brands and new development goals. This year we continue our strong …
Read More »EA Sports Active tops 600,000 sales in two weeks
Electronic Arts revealed EA Sports Active has achieved worldwide sales of over 600,000 units in less than two weeks. This accomplishment was announced during the company’s E3 press conference, with EA Sports president Peter Moore declaring the publisher was delighted by the overwhelming response” to the Wii fitness game. This …
Read More »KEY RELEASE: Substance Air
While the first two versions of its ProFX procedural texturing technology didnâ??t set the middleware world alight, the re-tooled, rebranded and refocused Substance Air is on course to tap into the growing digital download market, Ed Fear discoversâ?¦
Read More »Star Power
Hollywood studio Paramount wants in on the games biz â?? and plans to build its reputation with development deals, hiring former Eidos and Kuju man John Kavanagh to lead its efforts. Tim Ingham caught up with him to find out what we can expect as movies and games collideâ?¦
Read More »Global ‘Games on Demand’ service heading to 360
E3'09: New service lets users download newer releases direct to console
Read More »ROUNDUP: Microsoft E3 press conference
Microsoft has just finished off its very impressive E3 presentation, leaving both Sony and, in particular, Nintendo with plenty to do to live up to it. Highlights included full body motion control system Natal, which as well as allowing game control also boast facial, voice and pattern recognition. There was …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Global ‘Games on Demand’ service heading to 360
Microsoft has revealed that it will be offering a Games on Demand service for Xbox 360 in just a matter of months. Games on Demand launches this August and will let console owners download 360 games direct to their console. It’s not yet clear if these ‘full retail games’ as …
Read More »MICROSOFT: Valve readies biggest ever push for Left4Dead 2
Left4Dead 2 has been announced exclusively for Xbox 360 and PC, and will be the subject of Valve’s biggest ever marketing push. The sequel to Valve’s highly popular 2008 zombie shoot-‘em-up was unveiled at Microsoft’s E3 press conference via a new trailer, and will be released on November 17th, 2009. …
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