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Sega to publish new Ron Gilbert and Double Fine adventure The Cave

Fri, 25 May 2012 08:20:34 GMT

SEGA has announced it’s to publish a brand new Double Fine Productions game from the mind of Ron Gilbert The Cave. Billed as ‘an adventure game so odd and compelling that it can only be described as odd and compelling.’ The Cave will be coming to consoles and PCs for digital download worldwide in early 2013.

Autonomous once again: The corporate takeover that went wrong

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

When Mike Lynch embarked on a beauty parade for his Cambridge-based data sorting company in the heart of Silicon Valley last year, he didn't think that just over a year later he would be leaving the company he founded 16 years ago. But among the 27,000 jobs Hewlett Packard this week announced it is planning to cut is Mr Lynch himself.

Publishing: Rude bits in disguise

Thu, 24 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

According to new research by discount website MyVoucherCodes.co.uk, people have been buying e-readers to disguise the embarrassing books they're reading. The poll of 1,863 e-reader owners found that 58 per cent had acquired the device partly so as to disguise their taste in erotic and/or children's fiction.

Hewlett-Packard cuts 27,000 jobs

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:05:01 GMT

Hewlett Packard has warned of cuts in its UK operation in a global purge that will see it axe 27,000 workers.

Facebook accused of misleading investors

Thu, 24 May 2012 07:00:01 GMT

Mark Zuckerberg and the other directors of Facebook have been slapped with a lawsuit claiming they defrauded investors in the company's $104bn (£66.29bn) stock market float last week.

A Mickey Mouse game? Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] gets new screens

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:47:08 GMT

Square Enix have released their latest batch of screenshots for Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance], the latest in the Disney-inspired RPG franchise published by Square Enix for Nintendo 3DS.

Eric Chahi’s From Dust settles on Google Chrome

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:47:08 GMT

Ubisoft has announced that Eric Chahi’s (Another World) God game From Dust is available today for the Google Chrome Browser for £7.99 for the first week, then for £11.59.

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – Review

Thu, 24 May 2012 06:47:07 GMT

Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier opens with an ambush in Nicaragua, as a dirty bomb goes off – a brief tutorial to get a feel for the controls that quickly becomes an introduction to the horrors of war as you fall off a cliff with your arms burning like pork steak on a napalm barbecue.

Twitter obituaries

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Twitter rumours yesterday of Mikhail Gorbachev's death turned out to be greatly hashtag-erated, and so he joins the list of this year's death hoaxes.

A lament for the the man who created the couch potato

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

With the news that the inventor of the remote control, Eugene Polley, has died, couch potatoes around the globe have mourned his passing.

Will Dean's Ideas Factory: Billr app means an end to asking 'Why am I paying for your steak?'

Wed, 23 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Somehow, it's never easy. Even if there's an even number of you. Even if everyone has the same meal. And the same drinks. Even the tip can make things complicated.

'We face a fight for the future of the web,' says Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt

Wed, 23 May 2012 18:03:44 GMT

One of Google’s most senior executives issued a stark warning tonight that the power of the internet to free some of the world’s most oppressed people risks being overturned by autocratic governments who seek to “Balkanise” the web by controlling what can be accessed.

Google opposed to government proposals to introduce filters blocking internet pornography

Wed, 23 May 2012 14:45:21 GMT

Google has said it is opposed to government proposals to introduce filters blocking internet pornography because they will amount to censorship and risk encouraging lazy parenting online.

DmC Devil May Cry set for early 2013 release

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:11:08 GMT

Capcom has confirmed the release date of Ninja Theory’s DmC Devil May Cry as 15 January 2013 for Xbox 360 and PS3.

BBC Worldwide and National Film and Television School announce game design scholarships

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:11:08 GMT

To celebrate and support the introduction of a new ground-breaking MA course in Games Design and Development this year at the NFTS, BBC Worldwide has confirmed its support of a scholarship programme for the course that includes both financial assistance and placement opportunities within the BBC’s commercial arm for the successful students.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown to invade stores this October

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:11:06 GMT

2K Games announced today that Firaxis Games’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown will release on 12 October 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes trailer goes “open world”

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:11:06 GMT

Warner Bros. have released a new trailer showing the "open world" of LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, the latest in the LEGO series of games and most fully-explorable to date.

Dragon’s Dogma – Review

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:11:06 GMT

Single player western RPGs of recent years have been as much about companionship as they have the hero’s journey. Every twist in the story adds a new friend or ally, and almost every character you meet adds an extra layer of intrigue or lore for you to investigate and explore at your leisure. The creation and nurturing of relationships is as much part of the quest as the slaying of beasts.

"From Bedrooms to Billions" – Documentary to celebrate the birth of the UK’s gaming industry

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:11:06 GMT

Filmmakers Anthony Caulfield & Nicola Caulfield have announced they have launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the production of their new 90 minute documentary feature film entitled From Bedrooms to Billions.

Interactive Google Doodle celebrates music pioneer Robert Moog's 78th birthday

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:17:59 GMT

Google's search engine is designed to be a gateway to whatever destination website you choose.

A 2,400ft jump on to a pile of boxes with no parachute. What could go wrong for stuntman Gary Connery...?

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:30:01 GMT

If you happen to be walking in the countryside around Henley-on-Thames this afternoon, look up. You may see a dark shape, soaring through the summer air at 80mph, then gliding like a hawk over the fields and farmland. That would be Gary Connery.

Interactive Google Doodle celebrates music pioneer Robert Moog

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:17:59 GMT

Google's search engine is designed to be a gateway to whatever destination website you choose.

Google designs interactive musical 'doodle' to celebrate Robert Moog

Wed, 23 May 2012 08:17:59 GMT

Google's search engine is designed to be a gateway to whatever destination website you choose.

A 2,400ft jump on to a pile of boxes with no parachute. What could go wrong...?

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Aliens: Colonial Marines set for February 2013 launch

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:34:03 GMT

SEGA has announced that Gearbox Software’s Aliens: Colonial Marines first-person shooter will finally see light of day on 12 February 2013 for PS3, Xbox 360, PC and, eventually, Wii U.