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UPDATE: EA has since denied it has access to this prototype, despite originally chosing not to comment on the report. Updated story immediately below followed by original. — Yesterday Develop broke news that a new Xbox dev kit has rolled out to developers. Our source, as well as pinpointing key …
Read More »UGO acquisition grows IGN UK audience to 5m
IGN has confirmed its acquisition of Hearst’s UGO Entertainment. And the move has big consequences for the IGN UK team, which can now claim to reach 5m in the UK. UGO’s properties include a range of men’s lifestyle and gaming sites, such as 1up. A statement from IGN says: "According …
Read More »Wii cut to £129
Nintendo has effectively cut the price of its Wii console by 50 with the launch of a new bundle. The Mario Kart Wii pack will arrive in two weeks, on May 20th, with an estimated retail price of 129 – a big drop on the previous price of 179. At …
Read More »Apple denies location tracking claims
After several days of silence on the iPhone location tracking situation, Apple released a statement saying the iPhone was not logging location and that users were ‘confused’. Apple claims the iPhone is not logging the location of the user, claiming that it was instead maintaining a database of Wi-Fi hotspots …
Read More »Nintendo’s ready for a fresh start…
This is huge news: 80m unit sales after 2006’s watershed moment for this generation, Nintendo’s already working on the next. Without PS4 or Xbox 720 anywhere in sight. Until E3, the most interesting speculation will be on what untapped area of the market the firm is going for this time. …
Read More »Row over aborted Beyonce dancing game
The developer of a Beyonce Knowles dancing game says it is over $100m out of pocket now the superstar has pulled out of the project. New York studio Gate Five is suing Beyonce for "a bad faith breach of contract so callous that, on what appeared to be a whim, …
Read More »Rawlinson resigns
UKIE director general Michael Rawlinson has resigned. He has left the organisation to seek new challenges it was confirmed moments ago. Rawlinson is expected to have left UKIE by the end of the week, and MCV has been told his departure from the group is amicable. As the organisation now …
Read More »E3 2011: Just a few days left for online registration
If you’re planning to attend E3 2011 but haven’t registered for your pass yet, then hurry – online applications close in a week. E3 runs from June 7th to 9th in Los Angeles and offers the industry a chance to test-drive the latest video game titles, discover products about to …
Read More »Changing places
In one swoop, the tech giant has hired expert PR heads from two of the world’s most influential games companies. One of which has made gaming a lifestyle choice for the family, the other has released the biggest entertainment product of all time, and nurtured an entire culture around it. …
Read More »FA Cup premiere for Battlefield 3
Battlefield 3 is getting an early push from EA with an FA Cup debut this weekend. Publisher Electronic Arts will premiere a trailer for the triple-A shooter during tomorrow’s Man U vs Man City FA Cup semi-final, on ITV1 – and the game isn’t even due until November. The ad …
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