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Media
2:11PM Junglist | The latest Byteside is up, exploring the importance of the indie scene in what the creators say is their “best show yet”. Click through to see who was on the panel. More »
Byteside Games Goes Indie
2:11PM Junglist | The latest Byteside is up, exploring the importance of the indie scene in what the creators say is their “best show yet”. Click through to see who was on the panel. More »
Rumours
Rumour: Ratchet & Clank Devs Going Multiplatform?
4:00PM Luke Plunkett | According to “a trusted source”, IGN is reporting that Insomniac Games – creators of both Resistance and Ratchet & Clank – is about to abandon the land of PS3 exclusivity and become a multiplatform developer. More »
News
These Companies Are Making Games For The PlayStation Move
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | When the PlayStation Move is released later this year, it won’t just be Sony making games for the thing. A grand total of 36 third-party publishers are also signed up to develop games for the motion-sensing peripheral. More »
News
Win Phone 7 Games Include Achievements, Avatars, Gamertags
5:40AM Brian Crecente | Windows Phone 7 games will include the ability to unlock achievements on a phone as well as pulling in a user’s gamertag, 2D avatar and even let gamer’s know when it’s their turn to play. More »
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So, How Much Did It Cost To Make God Of War III?
10:00PM Luke Plunkett | It’s not often we’re told how much a company spends making a video game. So when Sony discloses how much coin was spent developing God Of War III, we’ll note it down. More »
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Hotel Dusk Developer Goes Bankrupt
9:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Founded in 1999 and best known for mystery game Hotel Dusk, Cing filed for bankruptcy on March 1. More »
Features
Tinker To Chance: Game Makers Rethinking An Orthodoxy?
8:00AM Owen Good | 2K Sports caught plenty by surprise when it said it was taking a break from its NHL series, not killing it outright as many suspected. I hold out hope that it’s a sign the orthodoxy of sports publishing is changing. More »
News
Crysis Engine Goes 3D
7:00PM Luke Plunkett | Crytek announced yesterday that its upcoming CryENGINE 3 engine – which will power Crysis 2, among other things – will be jumping on the bandwagon and going 3D. More »
News
Mirror’s Edge Was Seven Years In The Making
4:00PM Luke Plunkett | In hindsight, Mirror’s Edge was probably my favourite game of 2008 (provided I go back and skip the indoor bits). Turns out that quality was no accident, with the game having been in production for seven years. More »
Rumours