Tuesday, February 10, 2009
News
Prey Is Coming To The iPhone
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | There are many games well-suited to Apple’s iPhone. SimCity, for one. Advance Wars, that would be another (HINT). But first-person shooters? Hrm. But hey, maybe Prey – of all games – can change that. More »
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BAFTA Games Awards Nominees Announced (It’s Mario Galaxy vs Grand Theft Auto IV)
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Remember the 2008 BAFTA gaming awards? Liar. There weren’t any, because the organisers realised holding the awards in October – before many of the year’s biggest games are out – was silly. More »
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Get Ready For Ten Years of Gears
10:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Gears of War is a hugely successful franchise. It’s what the kids call a “juggernaut.” But don’t expect this juggernaut to fade like the summer sun. Oh no. More »
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British Sales Charts
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Earlier tonight, we told you that Britain had overtaken Japan to become the world’s second-biggest games market. Last week’s sales charts are as good an example as any as to why. More »
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Xbox Live Goes Free Of Charge For Grand Theft Auto IV Expansion
8:30PM Luke Plunkett | Displaying the same kind of “throw that money away” attitude that won them exclusivity for the Grand Theft Auto IV expansions, Microsoft have announced that Xbox Live Gold will soon go (sort of) free. More »
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Nintendo Building New R&D Centre In Japan
8:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Companies are haemorrhaging money and jobs. Even Nintendo is cutting its profit forecast. That’s not to say the company is cutting back on everything, though. Nintendo’s expanding. More »
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Sega Losing Money, Closing Arcades, Cutting Jobs
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | Sega just reported their financial results for the nine months ending in December 2008. And they’re not good reading. The company is losing money, and as a result, will be losing staff and arcades as well. More »
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New Pokemon Centre Opening In Japan
7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Pokémon Centres are official retailers in Japan that sell, you guessed it, official Pokémon goods. Now there are five of these stores in Japan. Starting next month, there will be six. More »
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Q*Bert Clone Is The Latest iPhone Copyright Scam
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | We’ve seen dodgy, unlicensed games on Apple’s App Store before. But rarely have we seen a dodgy, unlicensed game that takes the words “copyright infringement” to heart quite like CuBert. More »
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