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Star Wars creator and IP owner George Lucas is suing a company called Jedi Mind Inc which manufactures a thought-controlled PC and gaming device. The firm makes a wireless headset that is able to detect a user’s brainwaves and in turn allow them to control software applications simply by will. …
Read More »Doctor Who revealed for Wii/DS
As exclusively revealed by MCV in March, Koch is the distributor behind the arrival of Doctor Who on both Wii and DS. Published and developed by Asylum Entertainment, two separate titles are in the works – Doctor Who: Return to Earth on Wii and Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for DS. …
Read More »THQ doesn’t want to punish used gamers
The boss of core games at THQ Danny Bilson has come out with a far software message for the pre-owned message following scathing comments from the creative director of WWE at THQ Cary Ledesma. Ledesma said earlier today that I don’t think we really care whether used game buyers are …
Read More »MS bans Halo Reach pirates
Microsoft’s aggressive investigation” of the pre-release leak of Halo Reach on a number of internet file-sharing sites has resulted in a string of bans for those found guilty of playing the game early. Maxconsole reports that the platform holder has not just blocked Xbox Live access on offending users’ hardware …
Read More »Modding reinstated for COD: Black Ops
Developer Treyarch has reinstated the practice of modding in the Call of Duty series via a planned post-launch update for the PC version of Black Ops. Speaking on the Black Ops web forum a Treyarch spokesperson confirmed: We plan to open the game up for modding sometime post-launch." When Modern …
Read More »Does APB still have a future?
The administrator in charge of troubled Dundee developer Realtime Worlds have released some stats that it hopes will make MMO APB an appealing purchase for a would-be buyer. The game currently has 130,000 registered users who play the title on average for four hours every day. An average of $28 …
Read More »MS: Voice control ready for Kinect launch
UPDATE: Microsoft has issued the following statement to MCV. Voice control is an exciting part of the Kinect for Xbox 360 controller-free experience and we can confirm that it will be available at launch in November 2010. Only on Xbox 360 will you be able to navigate the Kinect Hub …
Read More »Disney reveals Katy Perry Revenge
Disney subsidiary Tapulous has launched its latest premium Tap Tap Revenge music game for iPhone – Katy Perry Revenge. The game features ten of Perry’s hits to tap along to, including California Gurls, I Kissed a Girl and Hot N Cold. The $4.99 game is launching the same week that …
Read More »PS3 hack does work
It looks as if the PSJailbreak, the first device that claims to allow for the playing of backed up (read: pirated) games on PS3 is real. We’ve has had confirmation of the procedure’s success,” iTWire reports. There are a few caveats, including the requirement to have any other PS3 game …
Read More »THQ: Pre-owned games cheat publishers
Publisher THQ is fast becoming the leading voice in the industry’s apparent tirade against pre-owned software, and its latest outburst is the most aggressive yet. Speaking to CVG, THQ’s WWE creative director Cory Ledesma admitted: I don’t think we really care whether used game buyers are upset because new game …
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