The digital revolution has begun! From today, PSP owners are able to download a total of 20 titles direct to their machines that either have previously been or are currently available on UMD. And unlike Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Games-On-Demand service, which offers prices far steeper than those found at retail, …
Read More »PC World and Currys combo a success
DSGi has declared its merger of PC World and Currys a success – and now plans to open more outlets under the new model in the future. The company launched a trial store that incorporated products from both retailers’ portfolios in Surrey in January. Now the PC World and Currys’ …
Read More »CHIPS opens new outlet
Independent video game chain CHIPS has opened a new store in Leicestershire. Based in Market Harborough, the new outlet sells software and hardware for all major consoles, as well as accessories, books, cards, merchandise and pre-owned. The store is run by former accountant and local resident Andrew Colclough. I first …
Read More »Sony preparing PSPgo App Store
Platform-holder Sony is aggressively courting developers around the world to work on digitally distributed games for PSP in a bid to grow the software offer on its handheld. And, MCV’s sister site Develop has also revealed, the firm is planning to introduce a streamlined content pipeline for the platform – …
Read More »TinRaven: ’59p games can make you money’
Develop Conference 2009: Speaking in a panel at the Evolve event in Brighton, TinRaven’s co-founder Niall Fraser has defended the practice of releasing games for the lowest possible prices. Fraser’s comments emerged as the panel discussed monetisation through iPhone games. 59p titles are often criticised for undermining the potential of …
Read More »Mass Effect arrives on App Store
EA has released one of the highest profile console crossovers on Apple’s iPhone and iPod Tough to date – colourful sci-fi outing Mass Effect Galaxy. The headline inclusions for fans of the franchise are a narrative that spans the events of the popular first console outing and the story told …
Read More »Apple blocks C64 iPhone emulator
Having reportedly been initially very keen on the project, Apple has slammed the brakes on the planned release of a fully operational and licensed Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone. The app, which is developed by Manomio, includes a full-speed C64 emulator, auto-save functionality and both landscape and portrait support. …
Read More »Nokia opens Ovi content portal
Nokia has opened the doors to its much-anticipated Ovi Store, which it hopes will steal some of the mobile app initiative back from Apple. Customers can update their devices with the Ovi Store mobile app (Nokia says it is compatible with more than 50 million S60 and S40 handsets globally) …
Read More »LeapFrog springs into games market
Children’s electronics specialist LeapFrog has launched the first of what is expected to be many edutainment titles for Apple’s iPhone, marking its first foray into the mainstream games market. Click here to read the full story on CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Altair boosts iPhones platform credentials
With the PR machine for the still under-wraps Assassin’s Creed 2 visibly cranking up several gears in the last few days, Ubisoft has revealed that protagonist Altair is also heading onto Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch. IGN reports that the prequel, which will be published by Gameloft, boasts combat and …
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