Entries in 'platform' (36)
INTERVIEW: Pav Bhardwaj, Xbox Live UK
Microsoft’s Xbox Live UK product manager talks Minecraft, Arcade Next and the future of the Xbox 360 online platform.
Konami and Rebellion sign up for Zynga Platform
Traditional gaming giants Konami and Rebellion have signed up as partners for the new Zynga Platform.
Zynga platform hits open beta
Just a few days after Zynga revealed its platform would hit beta sometime this month, the company has went ahead and launched Zynga.com.
Zynga steps up to the plate and becomes a publisher
The mutually beneficial relationship between Facebook and Zynga could soon become more complicated, with the Farmville creator ready to launch an eye-catching games portal that exists outside of the social ...
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Steam Mobile app hits iOS and Android
Valve has launched its Steam service onto mobile devices in the form of a closed beta iPhone and Android app.
id: PC is not a leading games format
John Carmack, the boss of acclaimed developer id and the leading force behind recent release Rage, has spoken frankly about the commercial viability of the modern PC games market.
Platform holders blocked Runescape cross-console play
Speaking at the recent Edinburgh Interactive conference, Gerhard said Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo were each opposed to the idea of Runescape players interacting across rival platforms.
Sony encouraging cross-platform play on PS3 and Vita
Future PlayStation games can be packaged for both Vita and PS3, with cloud data allowing customers to access a game from either device, a senior Sony executive has said.
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EA 'to become a platform'
One of the more intriguing statements from CEO John Riccitiello during EA’s FY11 analysts call was that the publisher is going to ‘become a platform’.
EA: Wii is a legacy platform
A major exec from publisher EA has both described Wii as a last-gen platform and hinted that Nintendo is already well on the road to announcing a successor.
Sony plays down platform exclusivity
A senior brand manager for SCEA has said that platform exclusivity is damaging for brands and that the company in future would rather sign deals for exclusive post-release content.
Guitar Hero strategy 'was wrong'
Activision's decision to sell Guitar Hero as a product as opposed to a content platform was the ultimate cause of the IPs downfall, GamesBrief analyst Nicholas Lovell has told MCV.
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Leaked Nokia memo paints gloomy picture
An internal company communication that has been leaked online has outlined the true extent of the trouble at Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia.
Bing gets first dedicated game
Microsoft could soon be the first company to have a social game running, in real-time, inside a search engine.
The company’s Bing website will soon host the social game ...
uDraw is ‘a platform, not a fad’
The uDraw Wii Gaming Tablet is a new ‘platform’ that has already attracted attention from other publishers, according to THQ.
Home becomes indie games platform
PlayStation Home looks set to get a huge boost - thanks to a deal that will see a number of indie games hits republished in the virtual world.
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Feder: Exclusivity can “make sense”
Having previously pledged to keep its Grand Theft Auto IV expansion Episodes from Liberty City exclusive to Xbox 360 for a limited time, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has stated that ...
Insomniac Games going multiplatform?
Insomniac games, the studio behind PlayStation franchises Resistance and Ratchet & Clank, was overheard talking about becoming a multiplatform developer by an anonymous IGN source at GDC 2010.
Blur touts 360/PS3 cross-platform multiplayer
Activision’s upcoming racer Blur will be the first game to allow PS3 and Xbox 360 players to compete against each other AND the first to offer online multiplayer for Silver ...
SCE unaffected by Sony restructure
Despite reports to the contrary this morning, the famous Sony Computer Entertainment brand is not going to die.
LA Noire goes multiplatform
As has been suspected for some time, Rockstar has confirmed that the long-in-development La Noire is no longer a PS3 exclusive and will in fact be released on Microsoft’s Xbox ...
2009 UK single format charts in full
With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being crowned as the best selling game of 2009 in the UK, here’s a closer look at which titles won out on each ...
Capcom reaffirms Wii commitment
Following comments made to a French website earlier this week questioning future development of software on the Wii, Capcom has released a statement assuring the industry that it remains a ...
Quantum Theory goes multi-platform
Publisher Tecmo Koei has confirmed that its upcoming third person shooter Quantum Theory is no long a PS3 exclusive and will be released on both Sony’s console and Xbox 360 ...
Nintendo loses Flash card lawsuit
In a blow to its ongoing battle against video game piracy, platform holder Nintendo has lost a lawsuit against a manufacturer of a DS Flash card.
