Dave Rudden - Author - PC World Australia

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Article | 20/11/2009 Dark Void film rights purchased, Brad Pitt rumoured to star

Capcom's upcoming flight-shooter Dark Void isn't even out yet (it's due January 12) but it's already attracted the attention of Hollywood elite. Capco...

Article | 21/11/2009 Premium PSN service planned, won't affect online gaming

Sony caused a bit of a stir when a slide from its recent investor conference alluding to a paid online PlayStation Network subscription service was un...

Article | 21/11/2009 BioShock 2 special edition announced

Most special editions aren't all that special -- they include goofy items that are destined to collect dust in gamers' closets and provide little in t...

Article | 17/11/2009 Apple looks for 'AAA developer' for internal video game team

While the iPhone has become a powerful force in the portable gaming market, it has done so almost entirely due to software created by third parties.

Article | 14/11/2009 New Xbox Live record: Two million players at one time

Earlier today, G4TV reported that a Microsoft exec recently boasted that this past Tuesday was the biggest day in the history of Xbox Live, with over ...

Article | 13/11/2009 NPD: Uncharted 2 leads October sales, Wii outsells PS3

We've just received the NPD sales results for October 2009, and it looks the new releases and price drops have brought about some big changes on the c...

Article | 13/11/2009 Men dressed as Mario & Luigi wanted on assault charges

The New York Daily News has a story (found on Kotaku) of two criminals who have besmirched the Mario Brothers' name more than anything before.

Article | 13/11/2009 Report: 1 million Xbox Live members banned for piracy

Information Week released a story earlier today revealing that Microsoft has banned around 1 million Xbox Live members the company believes are playin...

Article | 12/11/2009 Mafia Wars creator: 'We did every horrible thing in the book'

Earlier this week, we delivered the news that EA purchased the social-networking focused developer Playfish for $300 million.

Article | 12/11/2009 EA cutting back on new IP, increasing franchise frequency

A new article posted on Develop seems to indicate that losses and layoffs from the last financial quarter will cause EA to revert to its old publishin...

Article | 12/11/2009 Natal launch rumors -- Nov. 2010, US$50-85, 14 games

British game business site MCV has divulged rumored details of Project Natal's launch that have reportedly been provided to developers during Microsof...

Article | 6/11/2009 Car-destroying stage confirmed for Super Street Fighter IV

I had a conversation with Super Street Fighter IV director Yoshinori Ono a few weeks ago at Tokyo Game Show where he hinted at the possibility of bonu...

Article | 5/11/2009 No Doubt suing Activision over Band Hero

It wasn't even two months ago that Courtney Love led a tirade against Activision for including her late husband, Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5. It seem...

Article | 5/11/2009 Return of Alice trailer 'unofficial,' says American McGee

Back in the old days, when you put a trailer on a game's official website, said trailer would also be deemed official. Turns out that's not the case f...

Article | 5/11/2009 Dev: LittleBigPlanet sequel would be 'counterproductive'

G4TV found an article on Critical Gamer teasing its upcoming interview with Media Molecule's Martin Lynagh by including some choice quotes about the p...