Archive for August, 2008

UK video game degrees under fire

Two high-powered industry figures say game-centric courses at some universities are a waste of time, according to an article in the Daily Mail

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UK video game degrees under fire

Street Fighter IV set for February release

Patrick Aiello, producer of forthcoming Street Fighter movie The Legend of Chun-Li, said that the release of his film and the hotly awaited beat ‘em up game will coincide

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Street Fighter IV set for February release

Spore evolving into movies and TV

“We’re planting the seeds to spread Spore out to a much wider group of people than would ever play a computer game,” says the game’s creator, Will Wright

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Spore evolving into movies and TV

Gaming’s reach growing in Europe

New research into Western Europe’s gaming habits reveals growing interest in gaming among women, who are now more likely than men to own a Nintendo DS

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Gaming’s reach growing in Europe

Sony expands PS3 Home beta

The games giant has announced it will be expanding the closed beta test of its PlayStation 3 online service, with testers chosen on their activity on the PlayStation Network

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Sony expands PS3 Home beta

AMD ships new 790GX gaming chip

The new chipset is is aimed at the performance gaming community and features ‘Advanced Clock Calibration’ for safe overclocking

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AMD ships new 790GX gaming chip

Report: Google to advertise in games?

Industry blog Venture Beat suggests that in-game video ads from the search giant will be coming soon

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Report: Google to advertise in games?

UK government details game rating options

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has outlined the four options being considered for the revamp of the rating system suggested in the Byron report

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UK government details game rating options

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