Crytek executive Cevat Yerli has said that Europeans view first-person shooter games as "evil," according to Forbes. The developer was cited in an article addressing the differences between American and European gamer habits. According to the piece, Europeans prefer racing and 'soccer' games to blockbuster action, adventure and shooters. ...
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David Braben has slammed British gaming degrees, claiming that developers are finding it increasingly hard to find UK graduates looking to enter the industry."95% of video gaming degrees are simply not fit for purpose," Braben told the BBC. "Without some sort of common standard, like Skillset accreditation, these degrees are a waste of time for all concerned."Braben's comments are highlighted in an article claiming that a ...
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Remember that angry chief of police from Lethal Weapon? The one that's going absolutely mental over Mel Gibson and Danny Glover's various screw ups? Well that's what Microsoft's PR boss must look like this morning, as online survey site Intellisponse leaks its entire E3 line-up onto the internet. Someone's going to get sacked.On the game front there's first word on Forza Motorsport 3 (as if it wasn't coming), which according to ...
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Bungie lifted the lid on a new multiplayer map for Halo 3 at the recent Major League Gaming event in San Diego.The new map is called Cold Storage, but fans of the original Halo will better know it as Chill Out - now with nice Xbox 360 visuals. Could this mean a new map pack is on the way?Other than showing the map itself, Bungie kept specific details and a release to itself.You can get the first glimpse of the map in the ...
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At a "strategy level" Microsoft wants to be first to the market again with its next-generation Xbox, Entertainment & Device Devision boss Robbie Bach has said.Speaking during an interview with Venture Beat, Bach said that if you asked him whether being first to market with Xbox 360 was the right decision, he'd say "definitely yes," and the platform holder has a desire to do it again with the next console."The last cycle for ...
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Yes, folks – it's that special time of year again. The 26th annual Golden Joysticks game awards are almost upon us, and the shortlist of games that will be put forward for the final vote is about to be announced. It's time to have your say - and you could win some cool prizes too ...
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John Diamonon, an associate product manager at Capcom, has said that the firm looks to eBay in order to find out what old games people would like to see on today's formats."Sometimes we see games on eBay, and that's how you see what games people are willing to spend $80 on," Diamonon told MTV."To choose titles to revive, we see if we can give old franchises the modern touch, and we evaluate the fanbase and see if there's a market ...
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Two more ahem, "golden oldies" have appeared on Xbox Live's Xbox Originals service this morning, the first of which is Vivendi's Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning.As you can probably guess from the title, New Beginning was the first in the Legend trilogy of Spyro games, adding more action-based platforming gameplay and an even more annoying voice over for the purple dragon.The second, more interesting title up for download is 2D ...
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Turbine Studios, the team behind Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar, is advertising for a new senior console engineer for either the Xbox 360 or PS3.No specific games are mentioned in the vacancy featured on the company's own website, but it does call for the applicant to be involved with updating Turbine's own MMO engine and tools to consoles.The engine currently supports both Dungeons and Dragons: ...
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