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Claims have emerged that staff members of UK Apple stores have been told to cancel any holiday booked for the first two weeks of October. Such claims have been made and passed without event before, but it just so happens that early October has already been fingered as the launch …
Read More »Failure for Bethesda’s latest Fallout MMO lawsuit
European indie group Masthead has survived another hostile legal assault by US publishing giant Bethesda. Complaints by Bethesda forced a ruling to be made in a Californian court – some six thousand miles away from Masthead’s Bulgaria base of operations. Masthead did not fly a representative over, but Californian Judge …
Read More »Star Wars Old Republic finally gets 2011 release date
Talk about by the skin of its teeth. BioWare has ended a year of speculation by finally announcing a final release date for MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic. And true to its word, it has made its self-imposed 2011 deadline. Just. The game will be released in North America …
Read More »Supanova visits Brisbane again in November
The Australian pop culture expo Supanova is set to have its biggest year yet, and is looking to return to Brisbane for a second show in November. Supanova has been running in Australia since 2002, and draws in fans of pop culture in all its forms, from videogames and tabletop …
Read More »PopCap, Parker, OnLive and GoG.com join LGC line-up
Digital games experts from around the world will convene in London this November. The final schedule for November 10th’s London Games Conference has been set, with speakers from leading online games firms PopCap, OnLive and Good Old Games plus analyst Nick Parker joining the roster. A full schedule can be …
Read More »Brits lose holidays as E3 clashes with 2012 Jubilee
Thousands of UK games execs will miss out on June 2012’s double Bank Holiday. Because that’s E3 week. June 4th and 5th 2012 have been earmarked for the Queen’s 60-year Jubilee.As street parties besiege the UK, publishers, developers, retailers and more will have to man stands and host meetings on …
Read More »GMA 2011: Venatus Media signs as partner
Venatus Media, a specialist in advertising in online games, is the latest to join the roster of companies sponsoring the Games Media Awards, in association with Grainger Games. "Venatus Media is a boutique sales house focused on gaming, bringing game advertisers and a gaming audience together," said the firm’s Matt …
Read More »Now Viacom sues former Harmonix shareholders
Viacom is taking ex-shareholders of Rock Band developer Harmonix to court, following a lawsuit filed against the firm itself last year. The former parent company of Harmonix and owner of MTV claims that previous Harmonix shareholders owe it over $131m, reports Gamasutra. Viacom claims this is a refund” of the …
Read More »GMA 2011 FINALISTS: Best Games Magazine
There are just over five weeks to go until the biggest night of the year for the UK’s games media. In the run-up to the big event on Wednesday October 26th at Vinopolis, we’re providing a series of features profiling those media brands and individuals in the running for an …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Dead Island unmoved at No.1
Deep Silver’s console and PC title Dead Island has claimed its second week at No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It does so despite a shortage of copies on the High Street – and some retailers hiking the price to take advantage of the demand. It …
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