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The value of the UK games software market in February fell two per cent year-on-year, according to ELSPA/GfK Chart-Track. The monthly charts show that Sega’s sci-fi FPS Aliens vs Predator was the biggest selling title of last month. Sega’s action shooter Aliens vs Predator saw off stiff competition from 2K’s …
Read More »Bourne cancellation confirmed
As speculated by MCV yesterday, it has been confirmed that Starbreeze’s cancelled EA project is indeed the previously confirmed game based on Robert Ludlam’s spy character Jason Bourne. Immediate questions were asked of the future of EA’s ten-year agreement with Ludlam Entertainment, but both parties have since pledged their commitment …
Read More »How the 3DS might work
The entire games industry has been knocked off its stride with the surprise announcement of a true successor to the Nintendo DS this morning – and a video on Nintendo Japan’s site might offer a hint at how the new device will work. Nintendo has stated that 3D glasses will …
Read More »AUS: Atkinson steps down
The man who many see as the main barrier to Australia’s introduction of a R18+ ratings certificate, Attorney-General Michael Atkinson, is to leave Parliamant in 2014. Atkinson has been involved in a number of controversies over his two decades in Government, the most recent of which is his resolute stance …
Read More »Titchmarsh tackles game violence
Former MCV associate editor and current CVG editor Tim Ingham has this afternoon taken on the tough task of defending video game violence on ITV’s late afternoon spot The Alan Titchmarsh Show. With an anti-games agenda clear to see from the word go, Ingham bravely defended in the industry against …
Read More »No Twilight game ‘has lost millions’
The games industry is missing out on millions of pounds in revenue due to the absence of a licensed Twilight video game. Both the original books by author Stephenie Meyer and the subsequent film releases from Summit Entertainment have become a worldwide phenomenon. With the franchise yet to penetrate the …
Read More »Switzerland passes violent games ban
Just a month after the proposals were first outlined in full, the Swiss National Council has now officially passed a law that will ultimately lead to the complete ban of any violent video games in the country. GamesMarkt reports that the full implications of the ruling will not be known …
Read More »Value of public betas questioned
The development sector’s growing reliance on public betas has made a significant – and often troublesome – impact on the development process, according to a panel of industry experts. Publishers are more commonly offering the public a chance to play early builds of titles such as Halo 3 and LittleBigPlanet, …
Read More »Game Based Learning calls for industry action
The organisers of Game Based Learning have called on the UK games industry to get involved in an effort to fix the skills crisis affecting the sector. The games industry has suffered from a shortage of students taking subjects in science, technology, engineering or maths, with many developers unable to …
Read More »BBC cuts ‘wont hurt game push
The recent ‘Putting Quality First’ report, which urged the BBC to cut spending and focus on less content, won’t stop the plans its Worldwide division has to licence out new games titles. Last week a strategic review confirmed that the world-renowned broadcaster will drop two radio stations and cut internet …
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