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Read More »Intel wants Larrabee in next generation of game consoles
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Read More »AMD unveils worlds fastest graphics card
Compared to the cut-throat hardware race that defines the PC market, console gaming is a casual hand-in-hand walk in the park – and this has been once again demonstrated today with the unveiling of AMD’s latest power-mad graphics card. The ATi Radeon HD 4870 X2 builds on the existing 4800 …
Read More »Microsoft unveils DirectX 11
GAMEFEST 08: New version adds compute shaders for GPGPU; completely compatible with DirectX 10 hardware
Read More »E3 08: KOTOR MMO confirmed
E3 may be over but the big-hitting announcements just keep creeping out – this time it’s the turn of EA chief executive John Riccitiello who has confirmed that the EA-owned BioWare is working on an MMO version of its hugely popular Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Speaking to …
Read More »Signs point to E3 Animal Crossing announcement
Alongside talk of a new motion-sensing Xbox 360 joypad, another near certainty for E3 appears to be an announcement from Nintendo of a Wii version of its hugely popular Animal Crossing series. VG247 reports that the personal blog of Nintendo Official Magazine staffer Tom East carried a post stating that: …
Read More »UK gets its own casual games industry event
The UK is to host a new, high-profile event dedicated to the business of casual games in October. The Casual Games Forum will debut during London Games Festival on Thursday, October 30th in the centre of the Capital. The event – organised by Tandem Events – will be a one-day …
Read More »Game file-sharers hit with court fine
A PC games publisher has won a court-action against four individuals who uploaded Dream Pinball 3D onto illegal file-sharing websites, according to Metro. The four were ordered to pay 750 in fines and 2000 in costs to Topware Interactive, in a case that could lead to the conviction of thousands …
Read More »Latest Wii firmware blocks homebrew and Freeloader
It seems that Nintendo has decided to take action on the growing homebrew Wii community following news that its latest update to the Wii’s firmware (version 3.3) removes files associated with ‘unauthorised modifications’ from users’ machines, according to Joystiq . In addition, GoNintendo reports that it also seems that firmware …
Read More »ATI’s GPU physics partner is… Havok?
Intel-owned middleware firm strikes partnership despite parental opposition
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