Multi-year, multi-platform episodic series begins this year for what we’d prefer to call Egg Vs Zombies.
Telltale Games has confirmed that it is working on a videogame adaptation of comic book turned hit TV series The Walking Dead, set for release this year.
Activision shooter still king in the States as retail spend drops 5 per cent year on year.
Call Of Duty: Black Ops was the best-selling game in the United States during January, according to latest figures released by the NPD Group.
Activision’s shooter has dominated the sales charts in the west ever since its release on November 9 last year. Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2 takes second spot and three new entries – LittleBigPlanet 2, Dead Space 2 and DC Universe Online – make the top 10.
We report on how Sony’s ‘PlayStation phone’ feels in the hands.
The Xperia Play doesn't actually carry a PlayStation logo anywhere, but the iconic PlayStation face buttons essentially do the same job. Surely one of the worst-kept secrets in gaming tech history until its announcement on February 6th, Sony Ericsson’s device is less formally known as the PlayStation Phone.
OpenFeint Connect APIs to offer cross-platform leaderboards, friends lists and accounts.
Gaming social network OpenFeint has announced new APIs that will offer cross-platform functionality to developers and players alike.
While not enabling cross-platform multiplayer, OpenFeint Connect will mean unified leaderboards, friends lists, accounts and developer announcements across different devices.
EDIT: Valve has since stated that Portal 2 will not, in fact, feature Move control:
"Unfortunately this quote was "lost in translation" -- Portal 2 does not include support for Sony's motion controller."
ORIGINAL STORY: Motion control joins cloud saving and cross-platform multiplayer “as compensation for Left 4 Dead.”
Valve has confirmed that the PlayStation 3 version of its upcoming sequel Portal 2 will support the Move motion controller.
Sony to take on Apple’s iPad with PlayStation Certified Android tablet, sources claim.
With NGP and the PlayStation phone, Xperia Play, both recently announced, Sony is now reportedly readying a PlayStation tablet.
“We’ll let Nintendo announce their hardware,” THQ president tells investors.
THQ has hinted that Nintendo is preparing to announce a successor to the Wii.
Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference yesterday – reported by CVG – THQ president Brian Farrell said that the firm did not expect new hardware announcements “any time soon from Microsoft or Sony.”
Test Drive Unlimited 2 can't dislodge Black Ops and Dead Space 2 from the top of this week's UK Top Sellers Buzz chart.
Brian Farrell urges introduction of microtransaction support, saying: “consumers are going to demand it.”
Publisher THQ has called on hardware manufacturers Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft to change their business models by introducing support for microtransactions.
Publisher insists figures consistent with shift in focus as online revenue climbs.
Atari’s sales revenue for the nine months to December 31, 2010 dropped by over 55 per cent year on year to €41 million, according to its latest financial statements.
The publisher insists that the figures are in line with its outlook following a change in tack as it releases fewer, more profitable games, and increases its focus on online.
Those touting the end of packaged software “don’t share the same reality as consumers,” says Fischer.
Nintendo has said the rise of low-cost smartphone and downloadable games has not forced a shift in focus to digital sales, and dismissed the notion of increased digital revenues impacting on retail sales.
But SCE president says NGP "isn't just a platform for porting PS3 titles".
Shuhei Yoshida, president of SCE worldwide studios, has told us that one of Sony’s primary aims when designing PSP successor Next Generation Portable was ensuring that porting games from PlayStation 3 was as easy as possible.
Buys out middleware developer for $36m to offer more efficient, integrated development tools.
Leading entertainment software developer Autodesk has announced that it is to acquire middleware firm Scaleform in a $36 million deal.
The straight cash acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed before the end of April.
Fan demand could see a return for much-loved Clover Studios games, says Okamiden producer.
Okamiden producer Motohide Eshiro says Capcom is open to the prospect of sequels to Okami and God Hand.
Email warning to those running custom firmware or pirated software threatening console bans from PSN.
Sony has issued PlayStation users it believes to be playing pirated PlayStation 3 software with a stark warning: change your ways or face a ban from PlayStation Network.
EA boss regrets reliance on established IP and lack of digital strategy during last hardware transition.
EA CEO John Riccitiello has admitted that the company “dropped the ball” by overusing established IP in the transition to the current generation of consoles.
Standard 70-30 split for subscriptions sold through the App Store; no commission on those sold externally.
Apple has announced that the subscription service that debuted in News Corp’s The Daily app is to be rolled out across the App Store.
App publishers can set prices and lengths of subscription and, if purchased through the App Store, users can set up their subscription using the same one-click system used to download normal apps.
BioWare, DreamWorks and 5th Cell offer their perspectives on modern game development at the 2011 DICE Summit.
The DICE Summit largely provides the opportunity for high-level gaming executives to meet, play golf and poker and relax, but for those interested the schedule of sessions offered a variety of fascinating insight into the development process — some from the most unlikely of places.
Microsoft video demonstrates what might be possible using the devices in the future.
Yesterday, at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona, Microsoft showed a short trailer (see below) which demonstrates the potential for integration between Windows Phone 7 and Kinect.
Project Gotham developer to close its doors on February 18, after 16 years of making games.
Ngmoco owner’s mobile social network given English logo ahead of western expansion.
Japanese mobile firm DeNA has announced a rebranding of its mobile social network Mobage-town, giving it an English logo and renaming it Mobage.
Open app store eyes further expansion after quadrupling download volumes in past year.
Cross-platform app store GetJar has announced that it has secured $25 million in funding as it seeks to continue its rapid expansion.
Union optimising platform and API for Xperia Play games which Sony Ericsson will actively promote.
Unity Technologies has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Sony Ericsson that will see Unity-developed games released for the gaming handset Xperia Play through its Union business unit.
ARG pioneer Jane McGonigal argues “games are the most productive thing we can do with our time.”
As the DICE Summit’s closing keynote game designer and researcher, Jane McGonigal, asked the small audience that remained if the “three billion hours” that the world spends playing video games is worth it. Perhaps unsurprisingly, she answered with a yes — but only as long as the industry works harder on creating real life positive impact from play.
Cevat Yerli thanks community for support and reassures fans that PC “will always be important”.
Crysis 2 developer Crytek has insisted that it still considers the PC to be an important platform despite the potential impact on sales of its upcoming sequel leaking over the weekend.