Entries in 'dead' (47)
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.
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.
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.
Microsoft ditches Zune hardware
It won’t be a shock to hear that Microsoft has admitted that it has ceased production of Zune hardware.
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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
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‘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 ...
‘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 ...
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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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 ...
Red Dead Redemption hits the big screen
Rockstar Games is spending big to ensure Red Dead Redemption becomes its biggest game of the year.
Red Dead Redemption slips
Ambitious Wild West title Red Dead redemption has seen its release date pushed back from April 27th to May 21st
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 ...
EA dates Crysis 2 and key titles
Crysis 2 will be released some time between October and December this year, EA has announced.
FIFA 10 closes in on 10m sales
Sales of EA’s FIFA 10 are nearing the 10m sales mark, the publisher has confirmed.
Dead Rising 2 confirmed for 2010
Arguably the most exciting news to stem from Capcom’s recent information-flurry is the confirmation that zombie sequel Dead Rising 2 will be out some time this calendar year – in ...
Left 4 Dead 2 open to Silver XBL members
Microsoft has confirmed that Silver members of Xbox Live will be granted access to the multiplayer features of EA’s Left 4 Dead 2 next weekend.
Capcom delays key titles
Japanese publisher Capcom has delayed three of its key 2010 titles until later this year to avoid clashing with some of Q1’s high-profile releases.
