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EA will allow its latest offer for Take Two to expire tonight after Electronic Arts accepted Take Two’s offer of a management presentation to its suitor containing non-public information. An exchange of letters between EA CEO John Riccitiello and executive chairman of the board of directors of Take Two Strauss …
Read More »APB to use PhysX
Realtime Worlds opts to use Nvidia's physics technology in upcoming MMO
Read More »EA Games needs to embrace online ‘as fast as it possibly can’
Label president Gibeau says studios are moving 'from a fire-and-forget model to a service model'; wants more online titles
Read More »Sainsburys gameplan revealed
Sainsbury’s has revealed that it will ramp up its efforts in the gaming space to maintain and grow its market share. We’re going after games big time,” Gurdeep Hunjan, Sainsbury’s DVD and games buyer, told MCV. Games is the biggest opportunity by far in the entertainment area and we’re in …
Read More »Wii Fit goes on UK tour
Nintendo UK has reassured the trade that it will keep Wii Fit stock flowing right up until peak season as its Feel Great Britain tour continues to increase awareness of the top-selling title. A mass media assault based around the Feel Great Britain tour has already included TV activity, a …
Read More »Corre de force
You showed I Am Alive at the end of your E3 conference. How important could this game be to Ubisoft? We have big ambitions. We think it will please the community. We’re always very careful in introducing a new brand; we all know it’s more complicated to produce a brand …
Read More »Prison Break game confirmed
Brash Entertainment will release a video game adaptation of Prison Break on PS3 and Xbox 360 in February next year. The company has confirmed that the small screen adaptation will follow up its Hollywood tie-ins for movies such Jumper, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Space Chimps. Eagle-eyed fans noticed an …
Read More »Premiership football comes to PSP
PSP owners will be able to download highlights of football matches from the Barclay’s Premiership via video service Go!View, Sony has announced. From Sunday, 17th August, users will be able to transfer 45 minutes of extended highlights from Sky Sports matches. The football content on Go!View is available as part …
Read More »Testology joins Tiga ranks
Developers' association welcomes QA and creative testing firm
Read More »Engine Software unveils the Pulse Sound System
Renamed DS audio middleware now official 3rd party tool
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