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Digital distribution will help reinstall PC as one of the dominant platforms for core games, according to GameStop. The firm has invested heavily in download and streaming technologies in the last year as audiences get a better handle on digital gaming. And speaking to MCV, digital distribution boss Steve Nix …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Steve Nix, GameStop
GameStop may operate over 5,000 bricks and mortar game outlets globally, but it has been pushinghard on downloads and online content. MCV spoke to the man in charge of its digitaldistribution strategy Steve Nix about how his company is helping usher in a new era for PC gaming… All of …
Read More »Doctor, we’ve landed on Android
BBC Worldwide has released its first Android app: a port of iOS game Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time. Originally developed by Scottish firm Tag Games, the game sees the Doctor and companion Amy Pond battling Cybermen, Daleks and Silurians. It came out on iPhone and iPad in December 2010. …
Read More »Zynga acquires Astro Ape
Zynga has made another acquisition of a mobile social games developer: New York firm Astro Ape. The deal has not been officially announced, but US site Business Insider hasspottedthat Astro Ape’s executive team have changed their LinkedIn profiles to reflect new employment at ‘Zynga NY’. Astro Ape CEO Chieh Huang …
Read More »Catherine finally heading for Australia / New Zealand
Japanese puzzle game Catherine has already been released in North America and Japan, but now looks like it’s heading down under as well. GAME and EB Games have both listed Catherine on their web sites, carrying a release date of some time in October, and distributor QV Software has the …
Read More »AU/NZ pricing details on Sony’s Gamescom announcements
Sony has officially announced the Australian and New Zealand prices for the PSP-E1000, 24" 3D Display and the new price of the PS3. The 160Gb PS3 model will move from AUD$499 to AUD$349, and NZD$599 to NZD$479.The 320Gb PS3 will see similar price drops, moving from AUD$499 to AUD$349, and …
Read More »PopCap likely to work with existing EA IP
Speaking at GDC Europe PopCap’s director of online business Bart Barden has said the casual gaming company may look to work with EA’s established IP in the wake ofthe buyout by the publisher. "Everything will improve with EA," said Barnden at the Q&A session following his talk on localisation and …
Read More »Apple accused of falsifying Samsung evidence
A Dutchmagazine has foundthat Apple manipulated images in the firm’s successful application to a German court to have Samsung’s competing Galaxy Tab 10.1 banned from sale in the EU. Apple’s complaint centred not on hardware patents but rather the ‘look and feel’ of the tablet which the complaint pictured side-by-side …
Read More »Interactive Media Institute announces 3 day game event
The Interactive Media Institute (IMI) at Macquarie University in Sydney Australia is set to host GAME, a 3 day event featuring prominent figures in the games sector. The event, which will run from October 27-29, is comprised of a videogames festival, academic conference presentations, and a public debate. Keynote speakers …
Read More »Australian government promotes Interactive Skills Integration Scheme
The Australian Federal and State government is pushing the Interactive Skills Integration Scheme (ISIS) forward to employ game developers outside the sector. The scheme’s aim is to advocate several pilot programs, which will see games development and interactive media professionals employed in one of the ‘pilot businesses’, each of which …
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