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Following MCV’s exclusive interview with BBFC senior examiner Gianni Zamo , fellow examiner Jim Cliff has spoken to consumer site Spong about the Board’s decision to ban the game from sale in the UK – and has answered of the reoccurring questions surrounding the debate. When asked at GameCity how …
Read More »Katamari creator backs single-format drive
It seems to be an argument that is picking up momentum – first EA’s Gerhard Florin calls for a unified single games platform, and then Silicon Knights boss Dennis Dyack backs him up. And now Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi has added his approval to the debate. Talking to GameSpot …
Read More »Simpsons dev lashes out at Rockstar
Following its previous admission that parts of its upcoming The Simpsons Game had to be cut following complaints from rival Rockstar, some of the development team from EA’s title have lashed out at the developer. Gamepolitics reports that speaking on the US Game Head programme, The Simpson Game’s executive producer …
Read More »Burnout Paradise dated in US
All has been quiet on the Burnout front in the last few months, but reports that the game is more or less complete and ready to go have been backed by the announcement of the North American release date of January 22nd. However, European gamers have yet to hear when …
Read More »Fake cards trouble Sonys Eye of Judgement
It has emerged that the anti-cheating measures Sony implemented for the recently released Eye of Judgement on PS3 can be easily bypassed with the use of a simple colour printer. Eye of Judgement is a card game that comes bundled with the new PS3 EyeToy, the PlayStation Eye. The game …
Read More »Screen Digest – Q4 Prediction
Since the late 2005 launch of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 marked the beginning of the current next-gen home console generation, all three platforms have had to contend with the issues of hardware supply problems, paucity of games releases and transitioning gamers from previous generation (128 bit PS2, GameCube, Xbox) console platforms …
Read More »PC mag takes on Future
Imagine Publishing is gunning for Future’s market share with the launch of a new PC gaming title, which it claims will fill a gap in a sector by offering more holistic content. Total PC Gaming, which will launch on November 8th, will cover MMOs, retro games and hardware as well …
Read More »Bullish Blast looks to second Xmas
Following a number of licensing coups that has seen it achieve significant success in the value PS2 market, Blast is looking forward to its second Christmas and beyond as it plans to roll out key titles onto other formats. We’ve had a fantastic year and we’re set to reap the …
Read More »Pinnacle strikes RealPlay deal
Pinnacle Software has signed an exclusive deal with British vendor In2Games to distribute its range of RealPlay wireless motion sensing games. The first slew of titles – RealPlay Racing, RealPlay Pool, RealPlay Golf, RealPlay and PuzzleSphere (pictured) will be released on November 30th priced at 34.99 each. Each title comes …
Read More »‘Cash-free’ Football Manager media blitz hailed
The studio behind Football Manager 2008 has heralded the series’ ‘best ever’ presence in the UK media – and revealed that no cash was spent on securing the exemplary editorial coverage. The game nabbed the top spot in ChartTrack’s All Format listing last week, becoming one of the ten fastest-selling …
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