Entries in 'dead' (52)

Blackberry boss says tablet computers will be dead in five years

Blackberry boss says tablet computers will be dead in five years

The tablet computer industry – and in turn the iPad – will be dead within five years, the boss of Blackberry has claimed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 2nd 2013 at 1:26PM in News
Telltale wants to transfer your Walking Dead save from PS3 to PS4

Telltale wants to transfer your Walking Dead save from PS3 to PS4

The Walking Dead’s all-important narrative arc may not be lost in the transition to next-gen.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 6th 2013 at 10:38AM in News
SOE prepares to close down free-to-play FPS Bullet Run after just 7 months

SOE prepares to close down free-to-play FPS Bullet Run after just 7 months

Free-to-play FPS Bullet Run is to be closed down on March 8th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 6th 2013 at 11:26AM in News
EA: High Street games retail to become extinct within a decade

EA: High Street games retail to become extinct within a decade

A leading EA executive has predicted the death of High Street games retail within ten years.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 22nd 2012 at 8:26AM in News

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Xbox creator: 'Games consoles are not dead'

Xbox creator: 'Games consoles are not dead'

The man who invented the Xbox has dismissed the notion that the console market is dying off.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 23rd 2012 at 3:28PM in News
Pinball creator Kordeck dies aged 100

Pinball creator Kordeck dies aged 100

Steve Kordek, the pinball machine pioneer whose creations had fuelled the coin-op industry for decades, has died aged 100.

Rob Crossley
by Rob Crossley
on Feb 27th 2012 at 11:45AM in News
The end arrives for Hudson Soft

The end arrives for Hudson Soft

Hudson Soft, one of the big-hitters in the early days of video gaming, will pass away on March 1st.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 18th 2012 at 8:49AM in News
Steve Jobs is dead

Steve Jobs is dead

One of the most iconic figures of the modern day technological age, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, has passed away at the age of 56.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 6th 2011 at 8:17AM in News

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Microsoft ditches Zune hardware

Microsoft ditches Zune hardware

It won’t be a shock to hear that Microsoft has admitted that it has ceased production of Zune hardware.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2011 at 2:39PM in News
iPad 2 supplies threatened

iPad 2 supplies threatened

An explosion at the Foxconn factory in Chengdu China which resulted in three deaths and 15 injured is likely to put Apple's iPad 2 supply further in constraint.

Mat Bettinson
by Mat Bettinson
on May 23rd 2011 at 9:27AM in News
Nokia kills Ovi brand

Nokia kills Ovi brand

Nokia announced the firm is dump the Ovi brand of services, instead simply using 'Nokia' to "centralise identity under one brand," they said.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 16th 2011 at 11:04AM in News
PSPgo RIP?

PSPgo RIP?

It's been a difficult life for Sony's UMD-free, digital only PSPgo. But reports are now suggesting that time has finally been called on the model.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 19th 2011 at 10:20AM in News

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Ngmoco: NGP is dead on arrival

Ngmoco: NGP is dead on arrival

Sony's upcoming PSP successor the Next Generation Portable will be unable to compete with Apple's iPhone and its digital distribution portal the App Store, a leading casual games exec has ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 2nd 2011 at 9:19AM in News
‘PSP2 is dead on arrival’

‘PSP2 is dead on arrival’

Profoundly blurry pictures and hearsay – as far as the PSP2 goes that’s as concrete as it gets for now, but the evidence is seemingly more than enough for outspoken ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 6th 2010 at 8:42AM in News
‘Hardly anyone plays PC FPS anymore’

‘Hardly anyone plays PC FPS anymore’

The man behind Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect technology has warned of the dangers of simply tacking on motion control into games primarily built for the joypad – and at the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 21st 2010 at 11:09AM in News
Red Dead hit by stock shortages?

Red Dead hit by stock shortages?

Wild West action adventure Red Dead Redemption has been hit by stock shortages according to reports from a number of retailers.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 21st 2010 at 3:12PM in News

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Red Dead Redemption could sell 4m

Red Dead Redemption could sell 4m

Rockstar’s latest sandbox action title Red Dead Redemption could sell 4m copies globally within its first year on sale.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 19th 2010 at 12:23PM in News
Red Dead banned in UAE

Red Dead banned in UAE

According to a report on ME Gamers, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has become the latest game to be banned in the traditionally sensitive territory.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 17th 2010 at 3:05PM in News
Does Red Dead Redemption have mass appeal?

Does Red Dead Redemption have mass appeal?

Rockstar has high hopes for the upcoming Red Dead Redemption, but US analyst Michael Pachter has questioned whether it will become the blockbuster that publisher 2K Games intends.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 23rd 2010 at 6:36PM in News
Infinity Ward ‘is not dead’

Infinity Ward ‘is not dead’

Though the flow of departures seems to have stopped – for the time being at least – tough times still lay ahead for Modern Warfare developer Infinity Ward, but one ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 19th 2010 at 11:52AM in News
Capcom: Dead Rising ‘felt too Japanese’

Capcom: Dead Rising ‘felt too Japanese’

That Japanese publishing giant Capcom can criticise one of its own games for “feeling too Japanese” is a perfect example of the increasingly Westward-facing outlook gripping the modern console industry.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 14th 2010 at 6:28PM in News
Rockstar: Red Dead Redemption “our most ambitious game to date”

Rockstar: Red Dead Redemption “our most ambitious game to date”

For a developer to say that its next release is its most ambitious game to date is nothing new – but when that comes from the people who made Grand ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2010 at 6:29PM in News
Red Dead Redemption hits the big screen

Red Dead Redemption hits the big screen

Rockstar Games is spending big to ensure Red Dead Redemption becomes its biggest game of the year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 5th 2010 at 12:00PM in News
Red Dead Redemption slips

Red Dead Redemption slips

Ambitious Wild West title Red Dead redemption has seen its release date pushed back from April 27th to May 21st

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 4th 2010 at 12:41PM in News
AUS: Welcome To Violence pack announced

AUS: Welcome To Violence pack announced

Perhaps fearing that mere M15+ violence will no longer be sufficient to abate the Aussie appetite for violence if authorities do indeed legalise the sale of R18+ games, Sega ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 24th 2010 at 2:57PM in News