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It’s one of the most bankable brands in video games, and Capcom has confessed that it wants to get Resident Evil 6 finished on retail shelves as soon as it possibly can. Furthermore, the publisher reckons that the first news on the new game is not far off. Given the …
Read More »ASA extends remit online
From next year the Advertising Standards Authority will see its remit widened to include the regulation of online advertising, the organisation has confirmed. The ASA already polices paid-for ads and promotions but from March 1st 2011 this will grow to include all marketing communications online including on social networks such …
Read More »Support stalls for Schwarzenegger games bill
It appears that the movement to oppose Arnold Schwarzenegger’s mature games bill in the US is proving successful with confirmation that no new states have signed up to the proposal since July. Law.com reports that only 11 states have pledged support for the measures, which would see the sale of …
Read More »Lloyd on board for Back to the Future
Sam & Max developer Telltale Games has recruited Christopher Lloyd – the man who played the iconic Doc Brown in the Back to the Future films – to lend his voice for its series of episodic games based on the franchise. USA Today reports that original screenplay writer Bob Gale …
Read More »$100 Premium XBL service predicted
Earlier this week Microsoft announced that it is to increase the price of some Xbox Live subscription packages – but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter thinks the platform holder is preparing to take things much further. The extra $10 translates to around $100-150 million per year inadditional revenue for Microsoft,” …
Read More »UK CHARTS: July 2010
Summer is traditionally the most quiet trading period in the games industry, and last month was no different, with sales down 13 per cent compared to July 2009. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom – Harry Potter: Years 1-4 enjoyed a place at the top and gave Warner Bros a boost, …
Read More »PS3 iTunes rival revealed
As was speculated yesterday, Sony is to launch an iTunes-rivalling digital music service for a number of its home entertainment products. Though technically it sounds impressive the branding could perhaps do with a little work – it’s called ‘Music Unlimited Powered by Qriocity’. Nonetheless, the European PlayStation Blog reports that …
Read More »LucasArts confirms new layoffs
Star Wars developer LucasArts has issued redundancy notices to an unspecified number of staff at its San Francisco studio, the company has confirmed. The news adds to a wider picture of a group subjected to tumultuous policy change and swift restructuring, with key executives and longstanding designers quitting unexpectedly. A …
Read More »3D Blu-ray for PS3 next month
Sony has confirmed at the IFA trade show that a patch to introduce 3D Blu-ray movie playback on PS3 will be released some time next month. It was first revealed in April that the planned June update that would bring the much-touted 3D game functionality to PS3 would not include …
Read More »Epic reveals first Apple title
Apple boss Steve Jobs has revealed that Epic Games is at work on its first title for Apple platforms, codenamed Project Sword. Jobs was joined on stage at today’s globally broadcast Apple announcement event by Epic president Mike Capps. The title provides first-person action and will apparently deliver ‘epic sword …
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