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2K Games is to breath new life into the classic XCOM series by releasing a brand new first person shooter title based on the franchise. This new game is being developed by BioShock 2 studio 2K Marin and will be released for Xbox 360 and PC. It’s not the first …
Read More »Respawns first game to be huge summer blockbuster
It’s got to be a first person shooter. But a contemporary war game? Multiplayer only? The long-rumoured sci-fi shooter? What form Jason West and Vince Zampella’s first game under the guise of Respawn Entertainment will take is anyone’s guess, but you can be sure it’ll be big. Speaking to the …
Read More »Music deal targets gaming
Britain’s largest independent music publisher Chrysalis is to focus on the games industry following the completion of an 11m acquisition of First State Media Group. The deal sees it win the rights to some 45,000 songs from a diverse range of artists, and Chrysalis says it hopes to make its …
Read More »First iPads to miss launch date
Apple will not be shipping its latest US iPad pre-orders until April 12th, speculating that the company is having trouble keeping up with demand for the device. Apple originally began taking orders on March 12th, with customers told to expect delivery on April 3rd (the same day the device makes …
Read More »Tories: Well offer tax breaks in first term
The Conservative Party says it will introduce game development tax breaks in its first budget if elected to form a Government, Develop can reveal. The party’s spokesperson for the game industry, MP Ed Vaizey, last night put an end to months of faltering support on the issue by pledging, unequivocally, …
Read More »Panasonics 3D TVs sell out
Big question marks hang over the ability of 3DTV to catch on amongst the world’s tech consumers, but initial signs from the US are promising. Panasonic’s debut 3D bundle – which included its 50” plasma 3DTV, a 3D Blu-ray player and one set of 3D glasses at a price of …
Read More »Year-on-year declines at Majesco
US publisher Majesco has reported net revenues of $29.2m for its first quarter ending January 31st – down from the $32.8m seen in the same period in 2009. Operating income hit $2.5m in the period compared to the $3.7m reported last year. Net income fell from $4.2m to $3.8m. The …
Read More »Modern FPS games are boring
Having revealed to the world earlier this month that he’s heading up development of a brand new mystery FPS title at Codemasters, Stuart Black has accused modern FPS shooters of being f***ing boring”. Black was the leading developer of EA’s similarly titled PS2 and Xbox FPS Black, which was released …
Read More »Exclusive titles on the way out, Sony claims
With Sony adamant that PS3 is closing the gap on Xbox 360, SCEA has said that third party platform exclusives are going to become increasingly uncommon – something that the platform holder believes will work in its favour. We’re not going to get the exclusive games – the Mass Effects, …
Read More »Codies confirms new FPS IP
Britsoft publisher Codemasters has confirmed rumours that its Guilford studio is working on a brand new first person shooter IP headed up by creative director Stuart Black – who, as has been noted, was the man behind Criterion’s 2006 outing Black. The title will be built using the EGO Game …
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