Video Games

‘I Am Alive’ takes its first breath on the Playstation Network (PSN)

XBLA apocalypse-’em up ‘I Am Alive’ has finally hit the Playstation Network today. Today, gamers can attempt to beat impossible odds and survive in a realistic postapocalyptic environment in I Am Alive™. Developed by Ubisoft Shanghai, I Am Alive is now available on Sony Entertainment Network. I Am Alive takes a realistic approach to the …

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Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion materialises on handhelds. (3DS)

You’ll be seeing double when ‘Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion’ hits the 3DS. Disney UK today announced the development of “Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion,” the first Nintendo 3DS™ title in the “Disney Epic Mickey” franchise. The title features an interactive combination of painting, dual screen integration and 3D transformation capabilities designed to …

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Codemasters boosts the gaming sector up in Birmingham with new careers on the horizon. (OTHER)

Codemasters are looking to spread their reach across the country, creating loads of new jobs in the process. BAFTA award-winning games developer and publisher Codemasters is to create more than 100 new jobs across the Midlands with an additional 25 joining the company’s 120-strong team in Birmingham. The move will bring an influx of talented …

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‘Orcs Must Die 2’ assures the extinction of all Orc kind (PC)

On top of the required number of Orcs that were slaughtered last year, it seems that even more Orcs Must Die…2! Robot Entertainment today announced Orcs Must Die! 2, the sequel to last year’s AIAS Strategy Game of the Year. Orcs Must Die! 2 thrusts players and their friends back into battle against a terrifying …

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Amen to platform-logic game A-Men’. (PC)

TopWare Interactive announced today an exciting new partnership with Polish development studio Bloober Team for publication of A-men. The pairing will bring Bloober’s Playstation�Vita title A-men to European and North American markets in the coming months, and will mark the first retail release availability of the franchise outside Japanese territories. A-men is a platform-logic game reminiscent …

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Alien Fear Coming Soon – Should Get the Heart Pumping (PSN, XBLA)

In the war on aliens, some problems are solved with the pull of a trigger. In Alien Fear, a new arcade-style, first-person shooter (FPS) from City Interactive, a fast-growing international publisher and developer of interactive entertainment, every problem is solved through superior firepower. Powered by the Unreal Engine 3, Alien Fear promises to deliver visceral, …

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Pride to be snapped up in Nintendo’s 3DS photo competition (3DS)

Pull out your 3DS’s and ready your camera lenses. Nintendo is getting you to take the best pictures you can with its eye boggling handheld. Today heralds the launch of a UK-wide 3D photography competition, which will see you put your creative camera skills to the test in a bid to become the UK’s Nintendo …

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FIFA Street holds fast at Number One with EA Once again dominating the top of the charts

With FIFA Street, Mass Effect 3, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 and FIFA 12 all in the top five, EA continue to show their brand strength. In a slow week for new releases we see Naruto entering the charts at six for Namco Bandai Games and Silent Hill enter at twelve and fifteen with HD …

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Team 17 Sees the Return of Andy Davidson After Fourteen Years

In a week when Team17 announced, Worms™ Revolution, its most significant release of recent years, the UK’s oldest independent developer is delighted to reveal another surprise to its fans – the return of Worms creator, Andy Davidson. At the height of his career, Andy quit the games industry to pursue other interests. “I left Team17 …

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UKIE welcomes Game purchase – a very positive move for the UK games industry.

Games and interactive entertainment trade body UKIE today welcomes the news that the UK assets of GAME Group PLC have been purchased by Baker Acquisitions who have been advised by OpCapita. This will reportedly save some 3,200 jobs and keep 333 specialist video game stores open in the UK. UKIE CEO, Dr Jo Twist said: …

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