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Tribute paid to artist Kevin Kanai Griffith with reference to Diablo II accessible only during his birth month
Read More »Probe, Hotgen co-founder Fergus McGovern dies aged 50
Popular figure in the games industry and charity worker was awarded a Lifetime Achievement award in 1995 and Freedom of the City of London
Read More »Co-creator of Amiga 1000, Atari Lynx and 3DO, Dave Needle, passes away
Former 3DO vice president helped engineer custom chips for Amiga computer released in 1985
Read More »Tetris and Donkey Kong composer Brad Fuller passes away
Atari veteran loses battle with pancreatic cancer
Read More »The Death of TV Advertising
There was a time when you couldn’t flick on Coronation Street without seeing Ant and Dec prance about on a Wii Fit Balance Board. If a game was worth stocking, it had a TV ad. And there were hundreds of them, often found alongside big football matches orThe X Factor. …
Read More »EA declares the death of stereoscopic 3D games… again
Remember that time when they told you that stereoscopic 3D was THE next big thing in gaming? They lied. Having been conspicuous by its absence at E3 in June, Gamescom has now been and gone without a single mention of the technology. And that’s despite Sony having the lion’s share …
Read More »UK indie’s first person survival horror game Routine revealed
A brand new survival horror game has come to life that looks to challenge the likes of Day Z in the hardcore gaming stakes. The title is called Routine. It’s being developed by UK startup Lunar Software, which was founded in September 2011 by former Eurocom developer Aaron Foster. The …
Read More »Another industry exec predicts the death of the console
Ngmoco’s Ben Cousins has become the latest high-profile games exec to predict the death of the console. Gamasutra reports that speaking at GDC Taipai the former EA, Sony and Lionhead, Cousins stated: "There’s a potential for mobile gaming to kill console gaming. I’m talking about a significant reduction of market …
Read More »FEATURE: Rush to cash in store credit could expedite GAME demise
GAME’s Spring Clean sale has certainly proved popular with customers. But has it helped or hindered GAME’s current plight? Go into any GAME or Gamestation outlet today and ask customers what they are doing. Many will tell you they’re using up the last of their store credit in case GAME …
Read More »US developer receives death sentence in Iran
A dual US-Iranian citizen has been sentenced to death for allegedly producing games encoded with western-leaning sentiments, as part of a wider CIA plan to stimulate a revolution within the country, according to state media reports. Tehran aired a televised confession of Arizona-born Amir Mirza Hekmati(pictured), who appeared to admit …
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