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Valve’s Gabe Newell has criticised publishers that implement the likes of ‘always-on’ digital rights management to monetise their games and tackle piracy, claiming they are making a backwards step. "We’re a broken record on this," said the company president of the studio behind Steam, in an interview with Kotaku. "This …
Read More »Apple loses another iPhone prototype
Apple has reportedly once again lost an iPhone prototype in a bar, echoing the loss of an iPhone 4 prototype last year which was subsequently sold to gadget blog Gizmodo for $5,000. ACNET reportsaid the phone was lost a San Francisco bar Cava 22 in late July. Well-connected Apple last …
Read More »Lord of the Rings: War in the North dated and rated for Australia
Warner Bros Australia has confirmed that Lord of the Rings: War in the North has received an Australian classification and local pricing. The co-op action RPG has been rated MA15+, avoiding the ban hammer, and will be released with an RRP of AUD$79.95 for PS3 and 360, and $69.95 for …
Read More »Playstation sales in Australia jump over 400%
After a huge price slash of the Playstation 3 console on 22nd August, Sony has confirmed that sales in Australia have risen over 400%. The data is based on NPD Group findings and retailers information, and pertains to both the 160Gb and 320Gb models of the console. Michael Ephraim, managing …
Read More »Team Bondi goes into administration
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is reporting that Team Bondi has entered administration after a notification of discharge on 26th August. Develop reported recently that Team Bondi was allegedly going to be acquired by KMM Studios, the Australian developer working on Happy Feet 2. Although the company’s status …
Read More »Gameloft reveals Android subscription model
Paris headquartered mobile games publisher Gameloft is launching a hopeful new revenue model for the Android operating system. The app publisher has begun the Gameloft Club, a subscription model being test-run in the UK. For a rolling cost of 99p each week, users will be able to select a new …
Read More »HP to make more TouchPads
HP said that the tech giant would manufacture another batch of WebOS powered TouchPad tablets. "Despite announcing an end to manufacturing WebOS hardware, we have decided to produce one last run of TouchPads to meet unfulfilled demand," announced HP PR man Mark Budgell on theHP Next Bench Blog. The world’s …
Read More »EB Games selling Gears 3 chainsaw
Gears of War fans are now able to purchase the Lancer, the in-game chainsaw gun from the series, through EB Games’ online store. The gun is not part of any pre-order offer, but is available standalone for AUD$148 or NZD$198 exclusively through EB Games and online only. The replica weapon, …
Read More »Halfbrick releases Jetpack Joyride
It’s been a big week for big Australian indies, with Firemint’s ‘SPY Mouse’ being followed quickly by Fruit Ninja developer Halfbrick’s ‘Jetpack Joyride’. The new one-touch controlled arcade game for iOS sees players navigating gravity as well as blasting objects out of their way with a myriad of different modes …
Read More »Market turmoil is delaying Zynga IPO
Social games giant Zynga is likely to delay its leap onto the stock market due to Wall Street disorder, a new report suggests. The company will wait until at least November to list its shares, alleged anonymous insiders told the New York Post. The paper, citing two sources with knowledge …
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