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Microsoft could soon be the first company to have a social game running, in real-time, inside a search engine. The company’s Bing website will soon host the social game Happy Island, and Microsoft thinks this will show it is innovating within the sector. We believe this launch brings several important …
Read More »uDraw is a platform, not a fad
The uDraw Wii Gaming Tablet is a new ‘platform’ that has already attracted attention from other publishers, according to THQ. The firm showcased the product in London to retailers last week. The peripheral and its first titles will arrive early next year. THQ says it has a five-year plan for …
Read More »Home becomes indie games platform
PlayStation Home looks set to get a huge boost – thanks to a deal that will see a number of indie games hits republished in the virtual world. Working with Codename, an independent publisher formed by the team that curates the IndieCade events run at E3 and GameCity in Nottingham, …
Read More »Feder: Exclusivity can make sense
Having previously pledged to keep its Grand Theft Auto IV expansion Episodes from Liberty City exclusive to Xbox 360 for a limited time, Take-Two CEO Ben Feder has stated that platform exclusivity can work in select circumstances – though he adds that as a rule he wants his company’s games …
Read More »Insomniac Games going multiplatform?
Insomniac games, the studio behind PlayStation franchises Resistance and Ratchet & Clank, was overheard talking about becoming a multiplatform developer by an anonymous IGN source at GDC 2010. Insomniac is independent, but has remianed a producer of Playstation-only titles since it was founded in 1994. MCV’s sister site Develop has …
Read More »Blur touts 360/PS3 cross-platform multiplayer
Activision’s upcoming racer Blur will be the first game to allow PS3 and Xbox 360 players to compete against each other AND the first to offer online multiplayer for Silver members of Xbox Live Arcade. That’s the headline claim being made by Bizarre Creations, though the mechanics of the functionality …
Read More »SCE unaffected by Sony restructure
Despite reports to the contrary this morning, the famous Sony Computer Entertainment brand is not going to die. Kotaku reported this morning that as from April 1st the SCE brand would be no more, with Sony preparing to scrap the moniker in favour of a new arm of the company …
Read More »LA Noire goes multiplatform
As has been suspected for some time, Rockstar has confirmed that the long-in-development La Noire is no longer a PS3 exclusive and will in fact be released on Microsoft’s Xbox 360 as well. After a prolonged period of silence on the game, developer Team Bondi has at last shed some …
Read More »2009 UK single format charts in full
With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 being crowned as the best selling game of 2009 in the UK, here’s a closer look at which titles won out on each platform in the last 12 months. The numbers come courtesy of ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack. UPDATED: Lists expanded from Top Five to …
Read More »Capcom reaffirms Wii commitment
Following comments made to a French website earlier this week questioning future development of software on the Wii, Capcom has released a statement assuring the industry that it remains a multi-platform developer. The Wii is very difficult, with an oversupply of games and a gamer market that has radically changed,” …
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