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Disney Interactive Studios has announced its acquisition of Austin-based Junction Point Studios. Mcvuk.com sister site Developmag.com has revealed that the developer, led by Deus Ex creator Warren Spector, will continue to create new franchises as well as bringing Disney’s properties to next-generation platforms. Last month Disney restated its intentions to …
Read More »E3 2007: Take 2 revs up hype for GTA IV
In new CEO Strauss Zelnick’s first E3 presentation, Take 2 concentrated on its forthcoming Grand Theft Auto update, with the chairman telling the crowd that he wants his firm to become the most innovative” in the US. Zelnick didn’t make much reference to the firm’s recent financial troubles – but …
Read More »E3 2007: Guillemot predicts 50% market growth by 2011
Yves Guillemot opened Ubisoft’s E3 presentation yesterday with the bold claim that the global games market will grow 40 to 50 per cent in the next four years. He was then followed on stage by Ubisoft VP of marketing Tony Key, who said: "We’ve had a lot of success in …
Read More »E3 2007: THQ focuses on original IP
THQ opened its E3 presentation by showcasing Smackdown vs Raw 2008 for Wii, with the help of two WWE female wrestlers, who announced on stage we’re here to play.” The firm’s senior vice president of marketing Bob Aniello then touched upon a number of familiar licences from Nickelodeon and Pixar, …
Read More »E3 2007: Sony rolls out new Euro PS3 bundle
SCEE earlier this morning announced the launch of a new value ‘Start Pack’, comprising a PS3, two first party games and two Sixaxis controllers. Available with immediate effect, priced at Euro 599 (425), the two titles available in the pack will vary from country to country, but are likely to …
Read More »NoE limits
What’s the motivation behind the Wii Software platform? As Mr Iwata has said for a long time, in order to make a video game it is now very difficult without getting into a huge financial investment. Cost and budget and time leads are absolutely tremendous. Our thinking with the DS …
Read More »360 Elite to hit Japan in September
Microsoft’s Japanese division has announced that Xbox 360 Elite will launch in the region on October 11th. Tom Ivan at next-gen.biz reports that the revamped console will retail for 47,800 Yen (190/$390). When the system was launched in the US at the end of April, it went on sale for …
Read More »Manhunt 2 ban erodes civil liberties
I find myself in a rather unique position as I’ve played Manhunt 2 and I really don’t like it that much. However, having mulled over this now for a while, I vehemently disagree with the BBFC’s decision to refuse certification. The reason I don’t like the game so much is …
Read More »Colin McRae skids to 500k
Britsoft publisher and developer Codemasters has announced that its recently released next-gen racer Colin McRae: DiRT sold a hefty 500,000 units worldwide in its first week at retail. And more impressively for the publisher, the majority of sales came from North America – a territory in which the rejuvenated firm …
Read More »God of War lines up for PSP power boost
Fans of Sony’s mythical warrior Kratos will be delighted to learn that developer Ready at Dawn will be taking advantage of the extra 20 per cent of processing power that was unlocked in the PSP’s CPU in a firmware update last month. Previously the CPU was capped at 266Mhz, presumably …
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