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Gamers could face an unwelcome price hike at some stage this year as the price of procuring polycarbonate – a key material in the disc manufacturing process – continues to rise. DigiTimes reports that wholesale prices remained static throughout 2009 despite the increasing manufacturing costs, However, should the price of …
Read More »THQ signs key gameshow IP
Wii and DS owners will soon be treated to video game versions of popular US quiz shows Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune thanks to a new deal between THQ and Sony Pictures. The agreement grants THQ the rights to publish titles based on the two IP on both of Nintendo’s …
Read More »Codemasters scraps Heist
Codemasters has cancelled work on inXile Entertainment’s bank job-themed action game Heist, confirming that it plans to concentrate most of its efforts on internal development. Sister site Develop has the full story.
Read More »Ichan snaps up more Take-Two shares
Talk of an imminent buyout of Rockstar owner Take-Two has gained more weight with news that American billionaire Carl Icahn has purchased over a million additional shares in the publisher over the past three days. The new purchases mean he currently owns just over 12 per cent of the company. …
Read More »Tradewest and Black Bean forge partnership
Games from Italian publisher Black Bean will be released in the UK via up-and-coming firm Tradewest, MCV can reveal. The new publisher label, founded by Martin Spiess following the collapse of Midway’s European operation, has been chosen to distribute Black Bean’s games in the UK and France. All of the …
Read More »BBC readies multiple Doctor Who games
BBC Worldwide has told MCV that talks are underway to turn Doctor Who into an array of new games. Last week the broadcaster exclusively revealed via MCV that it plans to re-enter games – after killing off its BBC Multimedia division in 2005. As part of the move, a variety …
Read More »Moore: Sports to drive 3D gaming
With 2010 looking to be a big year in the quest to drive 3D TV sets into consumer’s houses, EA Sports boss Peter Moore has predicted that the sports sector will be the key driving force behind the uptake of the technology in the game sector. As James Cameron did …
Read More »FIFA World Cup game kicks off
With Fabio Capello’s England team targeting success at this summer’s World Cup, EA has officially announced its licensed video game tie-in – FIFA World Cup South Africa. It will be released in Europe and Asia on April 30th for Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PSP. The North American release date …
Read More »Peripherals giants end agreement
Accessories specialist Bigben Interactive and its UK distributor Venom will end their distribution agreement next month. Venom will now focus on expanding its own-brand and licensed game and mobile phone accessories, whilst Bigben will release its range of products directly. The distribution agreement will come to an end on Wednesday, …
Read More »Dara OBriain to host Game BAFTAs
Comedian, presenter and gamer Dara O’Briain has been named as the host of the 2010 GAME British Academy Video Games Awards – the second time he has presided over the ceremony. I am delighted to have been asked back to host the GAME BAFTA’s for the second year running,” O’Briain …
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