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Kinect and Move are ‘experiments’ that will be used in the next console generation, 2K boss Christoph Hartmann reckons. He disagrees that Microsoft and Sony are avoiding making another console. Instead, he says Kinect and Move are merely ways for the platform holders to ‘test the water’ before launching new …
Read More »Wimbledon boost for games
Customers flocked to gaming stores to purchase tennis titles last week as Wimbledon got underway. Sega’s Virtua Tennis 4 hit No.5 in the UK Charts this week and 2K Sports’ Top Spin 4 reached eighth postition. In fact, were it not for the widespread stock issues on the latter title …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Hat trick for Zumba Fitness
The success of 505 Games’ Zumba Fitness powers on as the title racks up a third consecutive week at No.1 of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Chart. The game has now achieved a total of six weeks at the top, and this week it outsold the next four titles …
Read More »Redner justifies Duke Nukem rant
The man behind last week’s controversial PR blacklisting debate has written a piece attempting to explain why it happened and how the PR games process works. Last week US PR agency The Redner Group openly stated on Twitter that it would blacklist – as in, stop sending review code – …
Read More »2K ditches US PR firm Redner
Publisher 2K Games has confirmed that it has ditched US PR firm The Redner Group. Redner hit the headlines yesterday after publicly threatening to blacklist – as in, stop sending out review code for upcoming games – any media that it felt was too harsh on the critically slammed Duke …
Read More »SONY: Move confirmed for BioShock Infinite
Ken Levine has confirmed that BioShock Infinite will be compatible with PlayStation Move. During Sony’s E3 press conference, the Big Daddy of BioShock anecdotally described how the platform holder requested a meeting after he was interviewed about motion controls. I had expressed some scepticism about the very concept motion control …
Read More »Take-Two extends NBA deal
The NBA has extended its longstanding deal with publisher Take-Two that will see label 2K Games continue to make its popular NBA 2K series. The deal will also see 2K "explore new NBA licensed gaming opportunities, including online and social media platforms". The last game in the series, NBA 2K11, …
Read More »Duke Nukem to appear at GAME today
With one month to go until Duke Nukem Forever finally hits store shelves, the Duke himself will make his first public appearance today. A ‘real life character’ will be present at GAME’s Oxford Street store in London today between 3pm and 5.45pm. He will give away T-shirts, magazines and badges, …
Read More »Darkness II dated for October
2K Games has announced that The Darkness II will be released in the UK and Europe on October 7th. It will arrive in North America on October 4th. The game is a sequel to 2K’s 2007 release which looked to mix up the traditional FPS formula with the addition of …
Read More »Duke Nukem playable at Gadget Show
Popular gaming franchise Duke Nukem has returned at the Gadget Show Live 2011 after more than a decade away from retail shelves. New game Duke Nukem Forever, a first-person shooter from 2K Games, is playable for the first time at the event, which opens to the trade today and is …
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