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Sega producing first third-party cross-platform title

Sega has announced that the upcoming Universe at War: Earth Assault will be the first third-party title to take advantage of Microsoft's Games for Windows Live features. Developed by Petroglyph, the real-time strategy game will allow PC and console gamers to play against each other. "Sega is ... More...

PS3 has become "whipping boy", says Insomniac boss

Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price has spoken out to defend Sony against the criticism it has received in the press. "I think the PS3 has become the whipping boy for the press, quite honestly," Price told GameDaily.biz . "I think everyone just wants to fill it full of arrows because S... More...

Don't judge consoles by launch software, says Harrison

Sony's Phil Harrison has warned that it's "dangerous" to make predictions about the success of a console based on the software released for it at launch. Speaking to Game Informer magazine, Harrison took issue with the view that the PlayStation 3 lacks titles demonstrating its superior te... More...

Panellists announced for Develop quiz show

This year's guest panelists have been announced for Never Mind the Polygons, a lively panel and game show discussion of development issues held during the Develop conference. Hosting the show is Toby Barnes from Pixel-Lab, with special guests Angela Fenge from Zo&#235 Mode and Rusalka Clarke fr... More...

Acclaim to offer disk versions of online games

Acclaim Games is partnering with SwiftCD.com to offer physical delivery of Acclaim's multiplayer online games which were previously available only via download. Once known for its console titles, Acclaim reorganised itself around digital delivery of MMO games such as BOTS!! and 9Dragons. The games... More...

German officials demand Darkness changes

Take-Two has been forced to reschedule the German launch of next-generation action game The Darkness after the Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK) requested changes in order to meet ratings requirements. Nazi symbols, a finishing move and several mechanics relating to "Darklings" ... More...

Ubisoft pulls DS game over offensive content

Ubisoft is pulling DS game Mind Quiz off the market due to comments in the game which have been labelled as offensive. Poor performance sees the player labelled in a manner derogatory to the disabled. Ubisoft has blamed the Japanese development team for the error and its own slack quality assuranc... More...

Sony updates PSP firmware to combat hackers

Sony has updated PlayStation Portable firmware to version 3.51 after hackers found a way to bypass security in its most recent update and downgrade firmware. Hackers engage in downgrading because older firmware is capable of running homebrew applications and pirated games. PSPUpdates.com, which fo... More...

Capcom "actively pursuing" overseas acquisitions

Capcom has revealed that as part of its expansion plans outside of Japan, it is currently "actively pursuing" partnerships and acquisitions. With figures showing that 90 per cent of sales for recent hits Lost Planet and Dead Rising were outside of Japan, the company has targeted overseas ... More...

Electronic Arts' UK market share doubled nearest rival in '06

Electronic Arts' market share in the UK was 21 per cent in 2006, more than double that of nearest competitor THQ, according to Chart-Track data. The leading publisher achieved sales of GBP 221.8 million (EUR 328.2m) in 2006, while THQ clocked up GBP 98.9 million (EUR 146.3m) during the same period ... More...

Emergent obtains $12 million funding

Emergent Game Technologies, developer of Gamebryo Element middleware, has secured USD 12 million in series D funding led by Jerusalem Venture Partners and Worldview Technology Partners. "The games market is evolving quickly, with cross-platform production scalability and online migration becom... More...

NCsoft to close Auto Assault MMO

NCsoft is to close down vehicle combat MMO Auto Assault at the end of August. The title launched in April last year and had seen a steady stream of free content released for it from developer NetDevil. "Today NCsoft is announcing that it will be closing down service for Auto Assault at the en... More...

ISO loader found in PSP update

The latest firmware update for the PlayStation Portable has been found to include an ISO loader which would allow users to play games stored on Memory Stick. The np9660.prx file was discovered by coders in the v3.50 and v3.51 updates released last month, which also unlock the PSP's full 333 MHz p... More...

Fox hires former Ubisoft exec to expand games portfolio

Twentieth Century Fox has hired former Ubisoft exec Adam Kline to oversee the company's games portfolio and develop new revenue streams in e-commerce. As well as holding a key business development position at Ubisoft, Kline has acted as a TV and film producer and ran his own company ADK Media Group... More...

UK charts: Harry Potter leads new release surge

EA's Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has jumped into the number one spot in the UK all-formats charts this week, as the top forty is shaken up with a batch of high-profile new releases. Take 2's new IP The Darkness makes a strong debut at number two this week, fending off Activision's mov... More...
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