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Alan Wake developer Remedy Entertainment has licensed Umbra Software’s rendering optimisation toolset to give a speed boost to the long-running project. Umbra gave a significant boost in rendering performance on the Xbox360, and at the same time made our content creation faster,” said Remedy Entertainment’s Development Director Markus Mki. For …
Read More »Alan Wake dev defends delay, says studio â??is not a factoryâ??
Remedy explains that time isnâ??t just money, but also a chance to try different things and perfect formulas
Read More »BioShock 2 dated, new Red Dead delayed
There’s both and bad news for gaming enthusiasts in Take 2’s recent financials – a ‘tentative’ date for the highly anticipated BioShock 2 will excite many, but a delay to ‘Wild West GTA’ title Red Dead Redemption will disappoint. Many outlets are citing October 30th as the European release date …
Read More »Take-Two delays Mafia II, Red Dead Redemption
Firm insists the delays will 'maximise full potential in terms of player experience and market performance'
Read More »Cryptic Studios delays Champions Online
Californian developer cites concerns with the final build, delays launch by several weeks to implement new features
Read More »Government urged to delay VAT increase
Ahead of the proposed reimplementation of the 17.5 per cent VAT rate on December 31st, The British Retail Consortium has urged Government to postpone the change, Retail Week reports. VAT was dropped from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent last year as part of the Government’s plan to avoid …
Read More »Best Buy’s UK launch delayed
Best Buy has postponed the launch of its UK division until the first quarter of 2010. The joint venture with Carphone Warehouse was due to open its first store in the south east of England this summer, but Best Buy UK’s chief executive Rodger Taylor revealed the launch has been …
Read More »EA: The Sims 3 delayed until June
US publisher EA has announced as part of its Q3 financial results that it is to delay the release of its upcoming The Sims 3 from February 20th to June 3rd. EA boss John Riccitiello said of the decision: We’re moving this title to June 3rd to give us additional …
Read More »Gizmondos relaunch delayed until 2009
The much-discussed relaunch of the infamous Gizmondo console has been delayed until 2009 following news that the firm behind the device is struggling to secure investment. Gizmondo boss Carl Freer told Swedish blog The Nordic Link: Unfortunately, we’ve had to reschedule the launch of Gizmondo. It’s due to the economic …
Read More »European PS3 Destroy All Humans still on the cards
Cancellation of PS3 version applies to North American market only; release delayed until February 2009
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