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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has confirmed that Reeves will host this year’s games awards in association with PC World. The event is set to take place on Tuesday 23 October at Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park, London. Hilary Bevan Jones, Chairman of the Academy said: We …
Read More »Vic Reeves to host BAFTAs
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts has confirmed that Reeves will host this year’s games awards in association with PC World. The event is set to take place on Tuesday 23 October at Battersea Evolution in Battersea Park, London. Hilary Bevan Jones, Chairman of the Academy said: We …
Read More »Its Prime time for Brown to listen to you
So it’s not without irony that, in the week the Government finally reaches out to the industry, this pejorative description perfectly encapsulates the rhetoric on games we’ve come to expect from Parliamentary figures. You know the chumps I’m talking about. Boris Johnson spitting out ill-informed nonsense about how PlayStation is …
Read More »Its Prime time for Brown to listen to you
So it’s not without irony that, in the week the Government finally reaches out to the industry, this pejorative description perfectly encapsulates the rhetoric on games we’ve come to expect from Parliamentary figures. You know the chumps I’m talking about. Boris Johnson spitting out ill-informed nonsense about how PlayStation is …
Read More »EA snaps up BioWare and Pandemic for $860m
Develop reports Electronic Arts has acquired independent developers BioWare and Pandemic from investment firm Elevation Partners. Described as a move which fills up a gap in our genre line-up” according to EA CFO Warren Jenson, the buy sees EA obtain two huge development resources with a raft of owned IP …
Read More »EA snaps up BioWare and Pandemic for $860m
Develop reports Electronic Arts has acquired independent developers BioWare and Pandemic from investment firm Elevation Partners. Described as a move which fills up a gap in our genre line-up” according to EA CFO Warren Jenson, the buy sees EA obtain two huge development resources with a raft of owned IP …
Read More »Ubisoft ‘not interested’ in SCi buyout
French publisher Ubisoft has ruled itself out of the race to acquire the SCi Group, saying it has ‘no intention’ of buying the Eidos parent firm. SCi revealed that it had received several approaches last month – and Ubisoft’s name was immediately touted as a possible suitor. But a spokesperson …
Read More »Ubisoft ‘not interested’ in SCi buyout
French publisher Ubisoft has ruled itself out of the race to acquire the SCi Group, saying it has ‘no intention’ of buying the Eidos parent firm. SCi revealed that it had received several approaches last month – and Ubisoft’s name was immediately touted as a possible suitor. But a spokesperson …
Read More »PopCap titles to hit retail
MCV sister site Develop reports that PopCap Arcade Vol 1 heads to 360 containing Bejeweled 2, AstroPop, Feeding Frenzy and Zuma, while PopCap Hits Vol 1 for PS2 boasts Bejeweled 2 and AstroPop. All the games have of course has extremely profitable runs available for download via the likes of …
Read More »PopCap titles to hit retail
MCV sister site Develop reports that PopCap Arcade Vol 1 heads to 360 containing Bejeweled 2, AstroPop, Feeding Frenzy and Zuma, while PopCap Hits Vol 1 for PS2 boasts Bejeweled 2 and AstroPop. All the games have of course has extremely profitable runs available for download via the likes of …
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