You may well have noticed a few changes around here today. This refresh is just part of our ongoing plan to develop Edge's presence on the web, and we thought we'd start with its appearance.
Regular visitors will notice few changes to the functionality and content of the site. You'll see that we've merged new features and news stories into a single feed on our front page and promoted our Twitter account so it appears on every page. We've also added a list of our latest game reviews and, following popular demand, a list of the latest community blogs, too.
Publisher and developer receives finances ahead of Marvel MMOG release.
US-based MMOG publisher, developer and operator Gazillion Entertainment has announced that Singapore-based investment firm Temasek Holdings will provide $60 million in funding for the company.
The “world’s first” fund for iPad game development launches Pitch ‘N’ Toss.
The UK-based screen agency and funding body, Northern Film & Media, has released the first game to be funded by its app development initiative.
Format: PS3
Release: December 8 (UK), December 14 (US)
Publisher: Seed Studios
Developer: Seed Studios
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GeForce GTX 580 released today offers improved performance for PC games.
Graphics chip maker Nvidia has today announced the release of its latest high-end graphics chip. The GeForce GTX 580 GPU is the latest iteration of Nvidia’s Fermi architecture, following the launch of the GTX 480 in March.
Coventry University-based organisation to represent the UK in European research group.
The Serious Games Institute, which supports the research and development of videogames in the UK, has announced that it has joined the Gaming And Learning Alliance (GaLA) network.
Virtual world-building platform looks to OTOY’s streaming technology to provide easier access.
TechCrunch is reporting that Hawaii-based developer Avatar Reality will bring its Blue Mars platform to cloud-based servers operated by US-based company OTOY next year.
$335,000 purchase in Entropia Universe breaks record for largest-ever transaction.
EntropiaPlanets, a fansite dedicated to the world of MMOG Entropia Universe, reports that one of the games’ users, Jon Jacobs, has sold a number of in-game properties to another user, John Foma Kalun.
After experimenting with the match-three formula in the shape of Bejeweled Twist, PopCap is returning to the roots of its gem-swapping franchise with a much more straightforward sequel.
Activision and Treyarch's FPS hits the ground amid an aggressive price war.
The latest entry in the Call Of Duty franchise launched across Europe and the US today. Major retailers and supermarkets have introduced special offers to promote the release.
Microsoft reverses controversial changes made by dashboard update.
Microsoft has moved Xbox Live Indie Games back to their original position in the Games And Demos section of the Marketplace.
In a recent dashboard update for 360, Xbox Live Indie Games were moved from the game store section to a “Specialty Shops” category, causing concern among indie game developers on the App Hub community forum.
A highlight from our community-written blogs, featuring an unexpected consequence of playing Ocarina Of Time.
Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is considered by many to be the greatest game ever made. However, nothough confesses to never having completed Nintendo's classic, despite growing up an ardent Nintendo fan.
My3D aims to bring “immersive experiences” to Apple devices.
US-based toy and game company Hasbro has unveiled a new piece of hardware designed to bring 3D visuals to the iPod and iPhone range.
My3D resembles a small pair of binoculars, with a slot in which users insert Apple handsets.
Specifically designed 3D content will be downloadable from the App Store, and Hasbro is teaming with Dreamworks Animation to produce content.
Nathan Fouts is best known for his distinctive and intense Indie Games titles Weapon Of Choice, an early hit on the platform, and Shoot 1UP, a smart take on Japanese bullet hell. Having been a developer since 1998 and previously worked at Insomniac Games, he’s become one of Indie Games’ elder statesmen, trailblazing a platform which has proved both deeply inspiring and frustratingly problematic.
Current CEO's resignation is announced along with latest financial results.
Andriasang is reporting that Yoichi Erikawa, who co-founded Koei in 1978, has taken over as president and CEO of Tecmo Koei Holdings.
In an earnings report today it was announced that current CEO Kenji Matsubara will resign on November 30, citing personal reasons. Erikawa will also take over from Matsubara as President and CEO of Tecmo Koei Games.
Update: An error in the transcription of the BBC interview lead to the word "morally" being included in the below quote from Cliff Bleszinski. In the actual interview, the designer simply says "more inclined".
Gears Of War designer says “you're morally inclined to smile and giggle rather than be revolted” at gore in Epic's blockbuster series.
Publisher manages to reduce losses year-on-year in second quarter results.
Japan-based publisher and developer Namco Bandai has posted financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2011.
The company posted a net loss of around $24 million dollars for the first half of the fiscal year, which is an improvement on losses of $74 million for the same period in 2009.
Namco Bandai’s content division, which houses games, saw Tekken 6 lead software sales with 1.07 million units shipped.
If you’ve noticed all of my references to Fallout 3 and GTA, then you’re in position to hit me where it hurts: I don’t play enough games. Plus, it’s proved challenging to be more ‘design journal-y’ here because Tiger Style’s new project isn’t far enough along to discuss, other than to drop references intended for hindsight. So in an effort to both catch up and ground design topics in specifics, I’m going to play and write about some recent games. Kind of like reviews, except, hopefully, different.
WET and Naughty Bear developer changes brand identity to fit with new focus and a commitment to digital games.
Canada-based developer Artificial Mind & Movement (A2M) has today announced the change of its company name to Behaviour.
A2M originally started out in the early 90s under the name Behaviour, and has since grown to around 400 employees across its offices in Montreal and Chile.
User numbers plummet following blockage of LOLApps’ messaging features after data leak controversy.
Inside Social Games has revealed the effects of a viral communication ban imposed on publisher and developer LOLApps’ game Critter Island.
Format: Xbox 360, PC
Release: Out now
Publisher: Ubisoft
Developer: Outerlight
Sega’s PC football management sim knocks Fable III off the top spot.
The UK multiformat chart for the week ending November 6 saw Professor Layton And The Lost Future climb three places to number five, while Fallout: New Vegas fell four places from the previous week, to seventh.
Ubisoft’s Just Dance 2 maintained its position at number four, while New Super Mario Bros Wii managed to re-enter the top ten.
01. Football Manager 2011 (Sega)
02. FIFA 11 (EA Sports)
Following a wager by MIT alumni, Microsoft’s new hardware is hacked days after launch.
Adafruit Industries, a company headed up by two MIT graduates, offered a $2,000 to anyone able to successfully create an open-source driver for Microsoft’s Kinect device.
A video of the completed task was uploaded to NUI community forums yesterday, demonstrating a successful hack of the hardware.
It’s now two years since App Store opened its doors, providing developers of any creed an easy route to putting their work on the masses' devices. Microsoft has clearly had its eye on the way in which Apple’s iOS business model and workflow have become a standard for a burgeoning industry. Game developers can now publish their games on the previously entirely closed continent of consoles via XNA-fuelled Community Games, later renamed Indie Games.
According to Japanese social and gaming giant DeNA's third quarter results.
Japanese social and mobile giant DeNA has reported its fiscal 2010 third quarter results, posting revenues of $336 million. The company, which acquired developer Ngmoco for $403 million last month, forecasted total revenues of $1.25 billion for the year.