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The organisers of Game Based Learning have called on the UK games industry to get involved in an effort to fix the skills crisis affecting the sector. The games industry has suffered from a shortage of students taking subjects in science, technology, engineering or maths, with many developers unable to …
Read More »Russian giants form super-distributor
1C has teamed up with Softclub to form a new Russian super-distributor, 1C-Softclub. Softclub is the biggest console distributor in Russia, while 1C is the country’s largest PC publisher, developer and distributor. The newly-formed company will now handle all of 1C’s gaming output, and is the second biggest games firm …
Read More »Codies reveals new cricket title
Codemasters has revealed to MCV that it is working on a new cricket game, which will be released before the end of the year. The announcement follows the recent reveals of F1 2010 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in September and brand new FPS Bodycount, which is due to …
Read More »Reggie questions Move motivation
Such are the similarities between PlayStation Move and the Nintendo Wii that some have speculated that Sony’s device might draw some consumer’s away from Nintendo’s product. Not so, according to Nintendo’s American boss Reggie Fils-Aime. Why would they say that?” the exec asked when the claim was put to him …
Read More »Nintendo challenges dual-ownership claims
The industry has for years worked on the presumption that the Wii is a far more likely second purchase for those who already own either an Xbox 360 and PS3, but the boss of Nintendo America Reggie Fils-Aime has questioned that belief. Let me correct a couple facts,” he told …
Read More »UK date for Skate 3
The third entry in the Tony Hawk’s-toppling extreme sports series Skate 3 will arrive at UK retail on May 14th, the publisher has confirmed. The game’s key new feature is the ability for gamer’s to form teams of skaters both on and offline to compete in challenges and face-offs, as …
Read More »Sony coy about 3D dev resources
We’re still waiting for concrete details concerning Sony’s upcoming 3D push on PS3, but a senior engineer at the platform holder has suggested that a lot” of time is being spent on the technology within Sony’s studio network. When asked by Gamasutra how many developers were currently working on 3D …
Read More »Blockbuster admits bankruptcy danger
The troubled tale of former movie rental giant Blockbuster has taken a turn for the worse with the company admitting for the first time that a fall into bankruptcy could be inevitable. So bad are the chain’s finances that the Financial Times claims it is having trouble securing the supply …
Read More »Molyneux praises Heavy Rain
Sony’s recently released Heavy Rain has come in for some welcome praise from famed developer Peter Molyneux – who lest we forget is the current creative director at none other than staunch PlayStation rival Microsoft Game Studios. I recommend anyone who wants to start to see the first glimpses of …
Read More »Pre-owned specialist gets cash injection
In news that hits home the importance of the second hand video games market, Maryland based pre-owned specialist Game Trading Technologies has secured a substantial $3.9m worth of investment. Spong spotted a TradingMarkets report that claims the firm will use the cash injection to buy 320k used games and accessories …
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