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Games industry pioneers of all shapes and sizes won Develop Awards last night. A gala ceremony in Brighton was attended by over 550 people from 150 companies, where they saw the likes of Moshi Monsters, Dear Esther and World of Tanks handed highly-coveted awards. Now in its tenth year, the …
Read More »Kid Icarus becomes Panini trading card game
Panini has bolstered its trading card game portfolio with hit Nintendo title, Kid Icarus Uprising. Over 40 million people in Europe have played the Nintendo game, with over 100,000 units already sold. There are 1.4m members on Club Nintendo and 12,000 Kid Icarus card packets sold out on the site …
Read More »Pachter: Riccitiello fears for his job
EA president John Riccitiello is worried he is at risk of losing his job over the publisher’s falling stock, according to US analyst Michael Pachter. The media pundit told an audience at the Develop Conference that the EA president confided in him about the company’s falling stock. Riccitiello wanted to …
Read More »Windows 8 due out in October
Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 8 will launch in late October. Speaking at its annual Worldwide Partner Conference, the computing giant announced that the final consumer version of its latest operating system will launch October alongside the first run of its next-generation tablets and phones. Microsoft also announced that users …
Read More »Gamescom 2012 sees expanded Gamecity:Hamburg presence
Germany’s largest games industry network, Gamecity:Hamburg, welcomes its biggest ever gathering at gamescom 2012. Gamecity: Hamburg will bring 11 Hamburg-based companies to its booth at the industry event in Cologne. Exhibitors under the Gamecity umbrella include Atlas Interactive Deutschland, Fishlabs Entertainment, InnoGames, Playa Games, and Taylor Wessing Deutschland. It is …
Read More »"Games are no less rewarding than Shakespeare"
Taking to the stage at the Develop Conference Star Wars and Willow actor Warwick Davis has revealed that his recent involvement in making games has been ‘no less rewarding’ than acting on stage in a Shakespeare production. "As an artist and producer you want to find other ways to spread …
Read More »Valve offers a glimpse at its marketing-development secret recipe
Valve is, without doubt, one of the most unique games companies in the world – and today Steam chief Jason Holtman revealed why. And it’s not just because it owns a digital store. In the opening keynote at the Develop conference in Brighton this morning, Holtman talked through the developer-publisher-retailer’s …
Read More »Steam’s Greenlight gives users power to vote for new games
Developers that have often grumbled about having games rejected from Steam may be appeased by a new community voting element that lets gamers decide what gets sold on the site. "Steam Greenlight is a new system that enlists the community’s help in picking some of the next games to be …
Read More »Activision’s first UK mobile game is Pitfall, not Call of Duty
The first game from Activision’s new Leeds, UK mobile studio is a revamp of classic owned IP Pitfall, not Call of Duty, the firm has told MCV. Activision has swiftly moved to put the record straight after reports late last week claimed it was working on a UK-made Call of …
Read More »March 2013 release for Splinter Cell: Blacklist, retail claims
Online retailer Amazon UK has listed Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s release date as the 29th of March 2013. Videogamer reported on the updated listing, which also includes information about bonus digital content named Upper Echelon. This limited pre-order offer contains an Upper Echelon suit, special goggles that shine gold and an …
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