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A multiformat X Factor game is on the cards from TV production firm talkbackThames Digital. The company, which owns the rights to The X Factor and other brands including The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, has told MCV it is working on games and iPhone apps” for the shows. MCV understands …
Read More »Nintendo to drop DSi trade price
As revealed by MCV this morning, Nintendo has followed the price cuts announced for the DS in Japan earlier today by confirming that the trade price of the handheld console is Europe is also set to drop. In the UK Nintendo will be reducing the trade price of Nintendo DSi …
Read More »Company of Heroes set free
It was once heralded as a flag bearer for the quality of hardcore PC gaming. But that was at a time when things were very different – the PC market was buoyant, and people were happy to pay for games. So now THQ is to reinvent Company of Heroes as …
Read More »New Star Wars MMO announced
Despite the struggles experienced by Star Wars galaxies since its debut in 2003, Sony Online Entertainment is to release a brand new MMO based on George Lucas’ hypnotic universe. Called Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures, this new take on the MMO formula very much reflects the modern face of mass-market …
Read More »Virgin teaming up with Sony
Though concrete details of Virgin Gaming’s return to gaming – as exclusively revealed by MCV last month – will not be revealed until E3, it looks as if one major console tie-up is already in place. Kotaku reports that Canadian copies of Sony’s recently released ModNation Racers points to Virgin …
Read More »Treyarch: Bungie are competition
Call of Duty Black Ops studio Treyarch believes its competition this year won’t merely be EA’s Medal of Honor rebirth – claiming that FPS veterans Bungie are also in the fray. When asked by Develop if Treyarch considers Bungie – which recently signed a publishing deal with Treyarch-owners Activision – …
Read More »Elle à Table title heading to DS
Nintendo has today revealed a new culinary DS title, 1000 Cooking Recipes from Elle Table. Created in conjunction with the the titular luxury lifestyle magazine that is itself part of the famed Elle brand, the ‘software’ promises to guide aspiring foodies through the finer points of creating everything from light …
Read More »Rare reveals new look
UK studio Rare has undergone a facelift as it turns 25, resplendent with four new logos. Both Rare and the games industry have seen massive changes over the past 25 years, and right now it feels as if both we and the industry are continuing to evolve at an ever-increasing …
Read More »UK DS announcement incoming
A UK DS price cut could well be on the cards following news of price reductions across Nintendo’s handheld range in Japan this morning. When asked by MCV, a spokesperson for Nintendo UK stated: We will be making a statement about our plans in Europe later on today and we …
Read More »Sony reveals US PSP promotions
SCEA has named a number of titles that will see their prices at retail slashed as Sony steps up its handheld efforts in the face of struggling sales in the West. The move mirrors SCE UK’s recent statement of intent, having claimed that rejuvenating the handheld remains one of the …
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