Computer And Video Games Xbox

Kutaragi starts new company

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:58:00 GMT

New net tech in sight for former Sony boss.
'Father of the PlayStation' Ken Kutaragi has set up a new company, Cyber Ai Entertainment.

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Piracy causing UK devs to consider new business practices

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:04:00 GMT

Survey reveals UK devs' concern over rising threat of piracy.
TIGA survey suggests 50 per cent of UK developers are looking to new practices, but only 10 per cent view actual threat to their businesses as high.

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EA announces 1500 job cuts

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:34:00 GMT

EA profit falls 42 per cent from US$337m to US$195m as EA announces 1500 job cuts.
EA announced in its preliminary financial results for for the three months that ended September 30 that its gross profit has fallen 42 per cent year on year from US$337m to US$195m , with net losses rising from US$310m to US$391m in the period.

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Golden Joystick Awards 2009 video

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Video highlights from show inside.
Couldn't get into the year's biggest celebration of gaming? Then let us sneak you in through the back door and grab a peek at what went on.

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GJ09: The One to Watch

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:24:00 GMT

...is the game we'll all be glued to this time next month.
The Golden Joystick Awards always spawn a few surprise winners. The ShortList One to Watch award winner isn't one of them.

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GJ09: Publisher of the Year

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:20:00 GMT

Music games and warfare probably to thank.
Activision Blizzard has scooped the gong for Publisher of the year. We reckon the super successful Guitar Hero series and shooter behemoth Call of Duty: World at War probably had a lot to do with that.

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GJ09: PlayStation GOTY

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:19:00 GMT

Sorry Sackboy.
Sackboy's cutesy charm didn't work on you PlayStation hard nuts, it seems, as Sony's latest answer to Mario was forced to stand aside for brutal shooter Killzone 2 as the PlayStation Game of the Year.

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GJ09: PC GOTY isn't Left 4 Dead

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:16:00 GMT

Last-minute voting surge flipped the win over to...
...Bethesda, for its post-apocalyptic first-person shooter/RPG hybrid, Fallout 3, as fans of its strategic twist on head-shot action and open-world exploration shouted louder than the zombie-killing armies out there.

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GJ09: Online Game of the Year

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:11:00 GMT

Zombie swarms dominate the online gaming scene.
Zombies hordes have infested gaming broadband connections over the past year, as Left4Dead unsurprisingly scoops the Golden Joysticks Online Game of the Year award.

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New CVG Community forum launches

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:57:00 GMT

A chance to have your say and influence ongoing development of the site...
You have spoken and we have listened. It's taken a little while true, but we've finally managed to clear the decks to begin work on a proper community program for CVG and its associated sites.

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Sean Lock to present Joysticks

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:00:00 GMT

'8 Out Of 10 Cats' comedian to make us laugh at Golden Joysticks '09.
Sean Lock, regular face on Channel 4's '8 Out Of 10 Cats', is the comedian charged with making the Golden Joystick Awards funny.

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FIFA 10 tops UK charts

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:30:00 GMT

Halo ODST down to third, behind the Layton.
EA's latest footy sim, FIFA 10, took the top spot on last week's all formats software charts, slapping Halo 3: ODST down to third place.

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The new CVG Flash player

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:37:00 GMT

Let us know what you think of our new movie player.
Today CVG launches a brand new Flash-based version of its video player and we'd like your feedback on how it's working.

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Disney hires Bungie co-founder

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:45:00 GMT

Alex Seropian joins to oversee development across the company's internal teams.
Bungie co-founder Alex Seropian has joined Disney to oversee development across the company's internal videogame teams.

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Bungie: Halo 2 matchmaking "a big risk"

Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:01:00 GMT

"We were watching it very carefully for backlash," says community man.
Bungie's Brian Jarrard has said that some of the team's developers weren't too sure that Halo 2 matchmaking was the right decision for online play. Obviously it was and we're still waiting for EVERY other online game to follow Bungie's lead. But it wasn't all high-fives in the beginning.

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Activision would like to raise game prices further

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:13:00 GMT

Retailers supportive of high-priced titles, consumers willing to pay.
Activision is confident in its current product pricing strategy, and CEO Bobby Kotick would like to raise game prices "even further."

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Apple's tablet games machine spotted

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:25:00 GMT

Announcement in September, launch in November claim rumours.
Reports claim that unnamed industry analysts have "seen first-hand" a prototype of a new Apple tablet which, among other things, is said to focus heavily on gaming capability.

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Sales and losses decline at Sega

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:00:00 GMT

A mixed bag.
Sega Sammy has released its financial report for the first quarter ended July 31, revealing mixed results with a decline in sales but also a decline in losses.

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Falling game sales hit amazon

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:31:00 GMT

Second quarter results hit by "industry slowdown in videogames and consoles".
Online retailer Amazon.com posted a fall in second quarter profits on the back of a legal settlement and weakness in the videogames market.

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Game-a-month from new EA iPhone Studio

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:36:00 GMT

8lb Gorilla to crank out the small games.
EA has formed a new iPhone games studio called 8lb Gorilla, with the plan to release one bite-sized game for the Apple device each month.

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Analysts: May game sales down

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:30:00 GMT

Down 17 percent compared to last year.
Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter and EEDAR's Jesse Divnich have published their monthly software and hardware sales forecasts for the US games market in May, ahead of the expected release of official NPD sales data on Thursday.

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Eidos confirms E3 list

Sat, 30 May 2009 08:02:00 GMT

It's not very long though.
Eidos' list of games for next weeks manic E3 reveal-off may not be too long, but there are a couple of pretty good titles in there worth keeping an eye on.

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Phil Harrison no longer Atari president

Fri, 29 May 2009 08:52:00 GMT

Moved to the role of "non-executive" director of the group.
Phil Harrison, the former Sony Worldwide Studios boss who moved to Atari last year to take on the role of president, has been shifted from the boss' chair.

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Capcom confirmed for GameOn! London

Fri, 29 May 2009 06:49:00 GMT

Fancy hands-on time with Dark Void, Lost Planet 2 and Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles next month?.
Capcom will show off a range of in development titles at next month's GameOn! consumer event, organiser the UK eSports Association (UKeSA) has announced.

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Grin cutting over 100 staff?

Thu, 28 May 2009 13:30:00 GMT

Company said to be in the process of closing two of its offices.
Swedish developer Grin, the studio behind Bionic Commando, Terminator: Salvation and Wanted: Weapons of Fate, is rumoured to have cut up to 160 staff.

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