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Transition from PS2 to PS3 were the 'darkest days' for studio, says co-president Evan Wells
Read More »Bossa: ‘Vita will suffer a horrible premature death’
Bossa wonâ??t work for console manufacturers who don't promote interconnectivity, says studio co-founder Henrique Olifiers
Read More »Boxed Angry Birds smashes onto consoles
Boxed Angry Birds console games are landing at retail next year accompanied by a line of official accessories. The titles are due on Xbox 360, PS3 and Nintendo 3DS and could be here as soon as February.Impact Global Solutions has acquired the rights to produce and distribute over ten peripherals …
Read More »Vita doubles up as PS3 controller for MvC3
Gamers will be able to use the PlayStation Vita to control PS3 games such as Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3. Capcom says owners of the upcoming Sony handheld – which is due out in the UK on February 22nd – will be able to use it as the ultimate controller” …
Read More »Ico creator’s departure from Sony confirmed
The Last Guardian boss Fumito Ueda has left Sony but will finish the PS3 adventure game on a contract basis. Sony sent a statement to Gamasutra confirming the news that he is no longer an employee at the publisher but is committed to completing” The Last Guardian project. Ueda is …
Read More »Dirt Showdown out next year
Codemasters is releasing a new boxed destruction-based entry in its popular Dirt driving franchise in May 2012, titled Dirt Showdown. The spin-off game mixes the arcade-style extreme sports elements of Dirt 2, the ‘Gymkhana’ stunt events from Dirt 3 and adds in some Destruction Derby-style action, according to GameSpot. It …
Read More »THQ axes 30 staff after poor uDraw sales
Business unit leader Martin Good also leaves company to 'pursue new opportunities'
Read More »Naughty Dog prepares new PS3 IP
The critically acclaimed developer behind Uncharted is working on a brand new PS3 blockbuster. Naughty Dog revealed Last of Us at the Spike Video Game Awards over the weekend. It is a story-driven, cinematic post- post-apocalyptic survival adventure that stars Joel and his daughter Ellie. No date was given for …
Read More »Sony targets 360 and Wii owners with Christmas ad
SCE UK is splashing the cash to guarantee a merry Christmas for PS3. The platform holder has booked a late Christmas marketing blitz for a new PS3 bundle, which includes Uncharted 3, GT5, Battlefield 3, FIFA 12 and Karate Kid on Blu-ray for 259.95. The firm says Christmas spending is …
Read More »THQ drops guidance after uDraw sales lag
Publisher THQ has dropped its Q3 financial estimates after the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the uDraw tablet peripheral failed to hit sales expectations. THQ says that is expects to drop guidance by around 25 per cent from $510-550m to around $383-413m. It had expected the period to be …
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