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It looks at as if the new Xbox 360 Slim won’t make it to UK retail until July 16th. The news comes from the producer of Xbox Live show Inside Xbox, who said the following via Twitter after the show: Looks like a July 16th launch in Europe for the …
Read More »Doubts raised over game tax breaks
Fresh uncertainties have been cast over the Lib-Con government’s intention to deliver on its pre-election promise of game development tax breaks. Trade site Gamesindustry.biz says it has heard from ‘political insiders’, who state that a game development tax breaks scheme for the UK is now off the table. The anonymous …
Read More »Doubts raised over game tax breaks
Fresh uncertainties have been cast over the Lib-Con government’s intention to deliver on its pre-election promise of game development tax breaks. Trade site Gamesindustry.biz says it has heard from ‘political insiders’, who state that a game development tax breaks scheme for the UK is now off the table. The anonymous …
Read More »New UK publisher emerges
A brand new UK games publisher will launch its first title in a matter of weeks. Oxford-based Ant Games will release titles across all genres and formats – including Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS and PSP – at both retail and digital avenues. Post-apocalyptic PC MMO Fallen Earth will …
Read More »New UK publisher emerges
A brand new UK games publisher will launch its first title in a matter of weeks. Oxford-based Ant Games will release titles across all genres and formats – including Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, PC, DS and PSP – at both retail and digital avenues. Post-apocalyptic PC MMO Fallen Earth will …
Read More »UK has worlds best 360 attach rate
The PlayStation brand has always enjoyed a strong following in Europe and, in particular, the UK but Microsoft’s VP of interactive entertainment business for EMEA Chris Lewis has revealed why it remains one of his firm’s key territories, too. We don’t break out figures by country, but the UK continues …
Read More »UK has worlds best 360 attach rate
The PlayStation brand has always enjoyed a strong following in Europe and, in particular, the UK but Microsoft’s VP of interactive entertainment business for EMEA Chris Lewis has revealed why it remains one of his firm’s key territories, too. We don’t break out figures by country, but the UK continues …
Read More »FIFA Online goes live
Following a successful closed beta phase that saw over 20,000 gamers play the game since early February, EA has announced that FIFA Online has entered open beta in the UK. Joining the launch is a brand new World Cup South Africa mode that allows gamers to compete either against AI …
Read More »FIFA Online goes live
Following a successful closed beta phase that saw over 20,000 gamers play the game since early February, EA has announced that FIFA Online has entered open beta in the UK. Joining the launch is a brand new World Cup South Africa mode that allows gamers to compete either against AI …
Read More »Level 5 to self-publish Layton series
As part of its newly announced international expansion, Japanese developer and publisher Level 5 has stated that its long-term aim is to self-publish the critically and commercially popular DS series Professor Layton. Currently published by Nintendo in the UK, the franchise has proved a big hit in every major market …
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