Nights pillowcase, Dreamcast hoodie, signed Outrun art and more on eBay to raise funds for Red Cross.
Sega Of America is auctioning off rare promotional materials to support the Japan tsunami relief effort.
A host of merchandise is available on online auction site eBay, with Sega passing along 100 per cent of the proceeds to the Red Cross.
Publisher admits profile corruption, connectivity and ping issues days after patching PS3 version.
Homefront publisher THQ has reassured fans that it is hard at work on a title update to address persistent problems with the Xbox 360 version’s multiplayer mode, saying a fix is “our highest priority.”
Sony tells court that hacker is in South America and refusing to hand over hard drives in ongoing legal battle.
George “Geohot” Hotz, the hacker who is currently in a legal battle with Sony over his role in hacking the PlayStation 3, says he cannot turn over his computer hard drives, despite a court order to do so, because he is in South America.
Oft-requested measure makes chancellor's budget; no Games Tax Relief is a “dismal decision”, says TIGA.
UK chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne has announced that R&D tax credits for British firms will increase by 200 per cent from April 1.
The tax credit will be raised by 225 per cent in April 2012. The news was welcomed by TIGA, the UK trade association which has lobbied extensively on behalf of the UK firms it represents for improved R&D tax credits.
Format: 3DS
Release: March 25
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: In-house
Nintendogs are immune to the ravages of time. From the day they are brought home to the moment the cart is retired to some forgotten sock drawer, the puppy remains forever young and unchanging. Ever noticed how dogs look like their owners? Nintendo, so good at creating these endless days in the sun, is not one to change them. Nintendogs + Cats arrives in the cartridge slot as preppy and playful as the game before it. Almost too much so.
Hippos Lab formed to develop “high-quality original content focusing on smartphones.”
Japanese publisher Square Enix has set up Hippos Lab, a dedicated studio for the development of smartphone games.
The wholly-owned subsidiary, which was formed on March 7, will make “high-quality original content focusing on smartphones,” according to Gamasutra.
Format: 3DS
Release: March 25
Publisher: Capcom
Developer: In-house
Three former employees – including Geometry Wars creator Stephen Cakebread – set up new studio.
Former members of staff at Bizarre Creations have formed a new studio, Hogrocket.
The developer, based like Bizarre in Liverpool, is focusing on games for iOS, PC and Mac.
Android marketplace makes its US debut with free download of latest Angry Birds.
Amazon has launched its Android software marketplace, Amazon Appstore, in the USA.
Some 3800 apps are available through the service, including Angry Birds Rio, the Hollywood movie tie-in, which is available for free for a limited time. The service also includes ad-free versions of Angry Birds and Angry Birds Seasons, which are normally ad-supported.
Nintendo's handheld arrives on Friday, but how well does the effect that wowed at tradeshows hold up at home?
UPDATE: "We have not distributed any official list of Hudson products yet," says Konami.
At least three planned 3DS games from Japanese publisher Hudson have been cancelled, according to reports.
Andriasang brings news from the latest issue of Famitsu that 3DS releases Omega Five, Bonk and Bomberman have all been cancelled, noting that there may be more bad news to come.
Silk audio codec “provides a significant quality improvement” over Steam Voice, says Valve.
Valve has updated its PC gaming service Steam with Silk, the audio codec used in Skype.
In an announcement on the Steam website, Valve promises that the new codec “provides a significant quality improvement” over its previous voice technology, albeit at a cost of higher bandwidth.
HD versions of Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica headed to PS3 and Xbox 360.
Resident Evils 4 and Code Veronica are on their way to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in the form of Resident Evil: Revival Selection.
Japanese magazine Famitsu – via Andriasang – reveals that the two Capcom titles are headed to the current generation of consoles in “HD remastered” form.
Unannounced balance tweaks to appease online critics: a worrying precedent?
Capcom has quietly pushed out an update for its recently released fighting sequel Marvel Vs Capcom 3.
An update was expected today, preparing users for the launch of a new gametype, Event Mode, on Friday, but according to reports the patch also contains several rebalancing moves.
“Attempting to participate in these offers could put you in very real danger.”
BioWare has warned players eagerly awaiting its upcoming Star Wars MMOG, The Old Republic, of several currently active scams offering access to the game’s beta test.
In a post on The Old Republic forums, BioWare’s senior community coordinator Allison Berryman said the firm had been made aware of “multiple individuals and sites” offering testing accounts, beta keys and access to BioWare’s game testing programme.
Servers going back online this Friday, after almost a fortnight of downtime to help save power in Japan.
Square Enix has announced that servers for Final Fantasy XI and Final Fantasy XIV will be back online this Friday, March 25, at 8pm Tokyo time.
Delayed following Tohoku earthquake, PS3 racing title given revised date of March 31.
Sony has confirmed that its delayed racer Motorstorm: Apocalypse will be released in the UK on March 31.
The PlayStation 3 racing title, which is set in a US city struck by an earthquake, was originally set for release on March 18.
New tablet available this Friday as planned despite rumoured delays, but not on sale until 5pm.
Apple has announced that the UK launch of its iPad 2 will go ahead this Friday, March 25 as planned, though retailers will not begin selling the device until 5pm.
The iPad successor will, however, be available through the online Apple Store from 1am.
Original design document reveals multiplatform, multiplayer Race ‘N’ Chase.
Mike Dailly, a former developer at legendary Scottish studio DMA Design, has revealed an early design document for the original Grand Theft Auto.
The document, produced in March 1995 and now posted on Flickr, reveals that the game was originally titled Race ‘N’ Chase, and was to be released for DOS, Windows 95, PlayStation, Sega Saturn and Nintendo 64.
Format: PS3, Xbox 360
Release: 23 March 2011
Publisher: UTV Ignition
Developer: Hothead Games
Anyone familiar with the casual sadism of recent entries in the Saw franchise will instantly recognise the doomed challenge of Swarm; flense away the sugary exterior and you’ll find a caustic iron heart – a world ready to bludgeon the unsuspecting, allowing you mere seconds to sidestep oblivion.
Scottish government funding helps Abertay design competition widen its reach.
Student game designers from Finland and Iceland will be able to apply for Abertay University’s Dare To Be Digital design competition for the first time this year, after £85,700 in investment was secured from the Scottish government.
50th episode of Future Publishing’s weekly interactive PSN show goes on sale tomorrow.
To celebrate the anniversary, tomorrow's episode will feature a behind the scenes look at the making of FirstPlay and come with an exclusive trial of Chime Super Deluxe. In addition, it will include the usual round of HD reviews and previews, an interview with the producer of SOCOM Special Forces and a profile of Crysis 2 developer, Crytek.
Episode 50 of FirstPlay will be available on PSN tomorrow, and will cost 99p to download.
Low-cost smartphone-style software is “not going to make developers happy”, says Hideki Konno.
Nintendo’s Hideki Konno has renewed the firm’s attack on low-cost software, saying that neither hardware manufacturers nor software developers want to see 3DS games sold at smartphone prices.
Online retailer’s Android marketplace named Amazon Appstore, infringing Apple’s disputed trademark.
Apple has begun legal proceedings against Amazon, alleging the online retail giant is in violation of the App Store trademark.
Do internet registrations and LinkedIn profiles reveal Quantic Dream’s Heavy Rain followup?
Domain registrations suggest that the next game from David Cage’s studio Quantic Dream is titled Fiv5.
Twitter sleuth superannuation’s latest discovery is a series of domains registered to the French studio, including playseries.net and fiv5.net.