Month: October 2012

Hitman: Absolution – Introducing Disguises

IO Interactive A/S, a Square Enix studio, presents “INTRODUCING: DISGUISES,” the fifth gameplay trailer in the original INTRODUCING series. Wearing disguises allows Agent 47 to infiltrate his surroundings and blend in with the crowd, while waiting for the perfect moment to strike. This truly unique feature can only be found in the HITMAN series and …

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Doom 3 BFG Edition Now Available in Europe (360)

Bethesda Softworks®, a ZeniMax® Media company, today announced that the DOOM® 3 BFG Edition is now available at retail stores across Europe. The DOOM 3 BFG Edition features enhanced, re-mastered versions of both DOOM® 3 and the Resurrection of Evil® add-on pack, as well as hours of new content, including eight new levels entitled ‘The …

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Overwhelming Positive Response to Star Citizen Crowd Funding Crashes Web Site; Developer Announces Kickstarter Campaign (PC)

Last week’s high profile announcement of Chris Roberts’ return to gaming and his highly anticipated PC space sim game, Star Citizen™, caused such a rush of support, the servers at www.robertsspaceindustries.com (the Star Citizen site) that hosted the game’s independently maintained crowd funding program simply collapsed leaving thousands of would-be pledgers and supporters on the …

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Skylanders Giants Hits Shop Shelves on 19th October, 2012

Portal Masters everywhere will once again face the evil Portal Master Kaos in a brand new adventure in Skylanders Giants™, which is poised to prove that bigger really is better when the game hits shop shelves on 19th October, 2012 for Nintendo’s Wii™ system, Nintendo 3DS™, the Xbox 360™ game and entertainment system, and the …

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Ukie and Creative Skillset announce new games industry Talent Development role – Great Opportunity

18 October 2012, London. Games trade body Ukie and sector skills council Creative Skillset have today announced that they are jointly funding a new Next-Gen Talent Development role for the UK games industry. The new role will create a Programme of activity that will support and grow young talent in the UK games industry and …

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Square Enix’s First-Ever Final Fantasy Superfan Contest Now Open

To celebrate the FINAL FANTASY® 25th Anniversary, Square Enix has now officially opened the first-ever FINAL FANTASY Superfan contest. The winner will not only receive their rightful title, but they will also have their name credited in LIGHTNING RETURNS: FINAL FANTASY XIII and receive 2x VIP tickets to the FINAL FANTASY Distant Worlds concert on …

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ROCCAT Unveils Groundbreaking �Hiro� – 3D Supremacy Surface Gaming Pad (PC)

Next Gen mousepad features a unique vulcanized silicone surface delivering unrivaled control and accuracy – plus a patented construction that ends edge fraying and offers max durability      Hamburg 18. October 2012 – ROCCAT, the German manufacturer of professional gaming accessories, today launched its new high-performance cloth gaming pad – the ROCCAT™ Hiro – 3D …

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Games Industry Throws Weight Behind Gadget Show Live Christmas as Xbox, Nintendo and Playstation Confirm

Gadget Show Live Christmas, 30 November-2 December 2012, ExCeL, London: www.gadgetshowlive.net/tickets Xbox, Nintendo and PlayStation will exhibit at Gadget Show Live Christmas with their largest ever public showing in the UK since 2004. Launch event Gadget Show Live Christmas takes place at ExCeL in London on 30 December to 2 December 2012. It is the …

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Ukie Launches Project to Analyse Industry Business Models – Get Involved!

Games and interactive entertainment trade body Ukie has today announced that it is conducting a survey that will provide UK games companies with an essential analysis of the main business models currently in operation in the games industry and where and how each model can be best applied. The survey will: Identify the range of …

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