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Bethesda typically has a modest slate of upcoming games – but that all changes this year with four brand new triple-A releases. The publisher has told MCV that it has carefully spaced out the releases of Brink, Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, Rage and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, all due before Christmas. …
Read More »Cheaters force GT Academy rethink
The second round of Gran Turismo 5’s online competition GT Academy has been scrapped after some gamers were caught cheating. Some players found a way to cut a row of corners on the Rome and Madrid tracks, resulting in significantly reduced lap times. Sony had already changed the selected course …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet powers new N-Dubz video
PS3 exclusive LittleBigPlanet is to get a good dose of mainstream exposure thanks to a tie-up with Camden-based hip hop act N-Dubz. The tech behind the PS3 exclusive title has been used to make the video for the band’s upcoming video for track Took It All Away, which features on …
Read More »Sony looking to punish more PS3 hackers
Sony is taking its fight against PS3 piracy to new levels with a fresh drive to round up more hackers involved with security breaches of its PS3 console. The company is already embroiled in a legal dispute with notorious hacker George ‘GeoHot’ Hotz but now sites such as YouTube, Twitter, …
Read More »Ofcom slams Sky over EA branding
Media regulator Ofcom has ruled that Sky Sports’ overt use of the EA Sports logo during a Premier League broadcast on September 11th 2010 was not editorially justified, though it has fallen short of taking action against the satellite channel. Following the clash between Everton and Manchester United there was …
Read More »UK-based digital analytics firm founded
A game analyst group has announced its tall ambition to help generate $1 billion for games companies over the next four years. GamesAnalytics, formed in February last year, is a data mining and monetisation firm. It offers behavioural analytics, predictive modelling and individually targeted in-game marketing products. The UK firm …
Read More »Treyarch has ‘got the online balance right’
A Call of Duty developer’s job is never done. Once the game has shipped, the team has to manage the millions of gamers that flock to the title’s online multiplayer. And it’s not just about DLC either, but handling the critical mass of consumers and dealing with complaints of security …
Read More »Tax break indecision disappoints UKIE
Trade association UKIE has said it is ‘disappointed with indecision’ on the issue of games tax breaks in a newly-published report by Scottish Affairs Select Committee. The 38-page report – of which its twenty key recommendations can be found here – concluded that there are compelling arguments for a tax …
Read More »Ubisoft offers Brotherhood freebies on Facebook
Fans of the Assassin’s Creed series have been urged to visit the Facebook page of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood in order to unlock some free content on their console games. Publisher Ubisoft has said that once its Assassin’s Creed page hits 1m fans it will release a third free multiplayer map …
Read More »Codies dismisses 3D support for Dirt 3
Upcoming console and PC racing title Dirt 3 will not support stereoscopic 3D visuals because the developer says the technology wasn’t a natural fit for the game. "With it being quite a horizon based racer, 3D isn’t as helpful as it would be in a game like MotorStorm where the …
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