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Advertising watchdog the ASA has banned a Talk Talk television advert which claimed that the internet provider’s broadband package was the "UK’s safest." The TV ad featured a toy family in a dolls house, apparently guarded by a row of toy soldiers while a voice-over claimed that "Talk Talk homes …
Read More »Imported Old Republic hits Aussie High Street
Imported copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic are being sold via EB Games to customers who specifically pre-order the title. The hotly anticipated MMO left Australian / New Zealand gamers wanting last year when it was announced that the gamewouldn’t be releasinghere at the same time as the rest …
Read More »Siri demo unit abuses child in Tesco
A 12-year-old boy’s mother failed to see the funny side when Siri running on a demo model iPhone delivered a torrent of abuse in response to a questionaccording to a report. The Sun reported that 12-year-old Charlie Le Quesne was trying out an iPhone 4S when it told him to"shut …
Read More »Xmas day app downloads hit 242m
Research from Flurry confirmed that Christmas 2011 was dominated by smartphones and tablets, with the result that 242m apps were downloaded on the big day and 1.2bn across the holiday week of December 25th-31st. It’s the first time app downloads have passed 1bn in a week, said Flurry. By comparison …
Read More »2011 REVIEW: What MW3 vs BF3 says about the market
It was supposed to be the fight that would define the year.Call of Duty had met its match. For the first time ever, the game was to go up against EA’s long-running Battlefield series. Although both have had similar lifespans, they had until this Q4 never launched head-to-head. EA entered …
Read More »Dualshock compatibility confirmed for Sony Tablet S
Sony’s Tablet S has just been updated to allow for PS3 controller support. Engadgetreports users in Japan can now use connect a Dualshock 3 pad to the tablet, and even play wirelessly after the initial connection. Users of the Tablet S will need to buy an additional USB adapter cable …
Read More »Square says user info was not compromised in web hack
No personal information was accessed following the recent security breach of Square Enix member servers in Japan and North America. This is despite the publisher revealing last week that up to 1.8 million accounts may have been compromised, with information including customer names, phone numbers and e-mails. As a result, …
Read More »Download the MCV Android and iOS apps
Your favourite MCV online content is now available as an app for phones powered by Google’s OS, sponsored by Shorewood Blueprint. To download our new Android app, simply visit this page on the Android Market – the app is completely free. It displays the top stories of the day, has …
Read More »THQ wins Ubisoft dev poaching case
The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a Ubisoft injunction against THQ which sought to block the latter from soliciting staff from the French publisher. Ubisoft was granted the injunction in March this year thatprohibited THQ from approaching staff at Ubisoft, as employees at the publisher had a ‘non compete …
Read More »Channel 4 hires games commissioning editor
Channel 4 has appointed former Realtime Worlds studio manager Colin Macdonald as its first ever games commissioning editor. He will work on commissioning games related to the station’s TV shows as well as projects that have potential to cross over to the small screen. Macdonaldwill also act as Channel 4’s …
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