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Read More »Retailers ready for biggest ever launch week
Retailers are facing what could be the biggest release day in industry history next Friday – having hardly had chance to catch breath since the release of Gears of War 2 and LittleBigPlanet. World of Warcraft, Mirror’s Edge, Football Manager and Call of Duty are all amongst next week’s line-up, …
Read More »Newell: Mod development is best path into sector
Valve co-founder says mod tools are a good bet for anyone looking for a career in games development
Read More »Jeremy Clarkson trucker game revealed
Though we’re still waiting for the first casual game to emerge based on the Brand-Ross saga, developer T-Enterprise has released a casual title based on the latest media scandal involving BBC TV presenter and journalist Jeremy Clarkson. To read the story in full, and find out where you can try …
Read More »Dead Rising 2 shuffles into view
Talk of zombie sequel Dead Rising 2 being outsourced out to a Western developer has been doing the rounds for quite some time , and now it seems that confirmation of the rumour has finally arrived. To read the full story, head over to Developmag.com.
Read More »Blue Castle working on Dead Rising 2?
Vancouver-based team is apparently at the helm of undead sequel
Read More »Casual gaming push for Telegraph
UK broadsheet The Daily Telegraph has launched its own dedicated games channel online in an attempt to cash in on the booming popularity of casual gaming. To read more, head over to CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Third of workers go at Juice Games
Warrington-based Juice Games is set to cut around a third of staff, according to MCV sister-site Develop. Sources say the move has come about due to the imminent cancellation of a ‘high risk project’, and is part of moves to combat the worsening economic climate. To read the story in …
Read More »WHATS NEW November 7th 08
In what is definitely the strongest week of new releases since MCV started doing this regular column, gamers and retail alike have an embarrassment of riches to look forward to this week – and they don’t even have to wait until Friday. That, of course, is thanks to the slightly …
Read More »Trade braced for street date challenge
An anxious UK trade is holding its collective breath over fears that some retailers might sell two of 2008’s biggest games early next week. On Wednesday November 5th Sony’s landmark PlayStation 3 release LittleBigPlanet, distributed by Centresoft, will hit shelves. Two days later on Friday (November 7th), Microsoft’s Xbox 360-exclusive …
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