Tag Archives: GAME

Disney pledges IP restraint

Media giant and powerhouse IP stable Disney has insisted that it won’t release video games based on its popular movie licenses as a matter of routine – instead, it will only do so when the gaming release serves a proven sector of the market. For instance, the next big theatrical …

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Resi 5 Gold exclusive to GAME

Capcom has announced Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition will be exclusive to the GAME Group chains. Under this partnership, consumers will only be able to pick up the premium edition of the survival horror title a GAME and Gamestation. The Gold Edition is due for release on March 12th. It …

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Tate Britain recognises video games

An event called Late at Tate Britain: Game Play this Friday will showcase a number of key video games as the art of gaming – both digital and otherwise – takes place at the London cultural hub. A selection of titles – chosen by none other than One Life Left …

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UK CHARTS: Heavy Rain claims no.1

So new, risky IP can’t be a commercial success, right? Wrong. Sony’s hugely ambitious and totally off-the-wall interactive crime thriller Heavy Rain has lived up to the hype and debuted in top spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. It’s Sony’s first UK number one …

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GAME to close 43 outlets

The GAME Group has announced that it is to close 43 of its outlets owing to the the tougher market conditions that it faces in 2010”. In total, 12 GAME stores, six Gamestation stores and all 25 of its Debenhams concessions will cease trading. The result will be 247 redundancies. …

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The most expensive game ever made is

The reliability of the numbers can certainly be called into question, but a new report from Digital Battle claims to have identified the ten most expensive video games of all time – and it’s Grand Theft Auto IV that tops the pile. With a rumoured budget of $100m, Rockstar’s game …

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Next Bungie project on PS3?

Bungie has refused to confirm or deny that its next mystery game project could be heading to PS3. The developer was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and has since gone on to make a name itself with the highly lucrative Halo series. However, from the moment Bungie announced its independence …

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Milo set for Natal return

We may not have seen the last of Microsoft’s infamous Natal demo character Milo, judging by recent comments from the creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux. I was very, very tight about what was actually being said about Milo and not being said about Milo,” Molyneux told IncGamers. …

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Rocksteady to go beyond The Batman?

Warner Bros is hopeful that its library of prominent IPs will be available to its new development studio Rocksteady. It was initially expected that Rocksteady would – in the short-term – act as a dedicated Batman studio. But Warner Bros’ long-serving UK president Josh Berger says that the studio will …

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Celebs on board for Alice push

Disney Interactive Studios is planning to work with stars from upcoming movie Alice in Wonderland in order to promote the accompanying video game. The publisher is once again joining forces with Disney’s Hollywood arm, following the successful collaboration between the teams when marketing last week’s release The Princess and the …

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