BBC News confuses Halo’s Space Command with United Nations Security Council
BBC News in the U.K. has mistakenly used the logo for Halo’s United Nations Space Command during a serious report about the ongoing conflict in Syria.
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How I survived the real zombie apocalypse (gallery)
Editor's Pick Drawing on a rich heritage of horror movies and games, such as Dawn of the Dead, Resident Evil and Left 4 Dead, Zed Events has crafted a unique 'real life' zombie experience in the UK that is the stuff of nightmares.
EA returns official DICE servers to Battlefield 3
Electronic Arts has responded to public opinion by returning DICE-controlled servers to the console versions of Battlefield 3 today.
Carmageddon devs run over Double Fine’s Tim Schafer in the name of Kickstarter
Who says that time is a healer? Stainless Games certainly don’t think so, as they’ve demonstrated by lovingly digitizing Double Fine Production’s Tim Schafer for their Carmageddon Kickstarter campaign, then running him over. Three times.
Official DICE servers disappear from Battlefield 3 (updated)
Console gamers are reporting that the official DICE servers for Battlefield 3 multiplayer have been completely withdrawn, with the game now largely only playable on private rented servers.
The best Wii games you didn’t play, handpicked by industry pros
For every smash-hit like Mario Galaxy, there was at least one great Wii release that flew under the radar. GamesBeat reached out to some key games industry figures to ask which Wii titles they think deserved a wider audience. Here are their thoughts.
Leaked Rayman Legends trailer shows NFC tech in action on Wii U (updated)
A trailer for the game Rayman Legends has leaked, demonstrating use of the Wii U’s tablet-like controller, and showing how real world objects can be linked with games on Nintendo’s upcoming console.
Troubled U.K. retailer Game closes 277 stores
Video game retailer Game Group has gone into administration (a form of bankruptcy in Britain) today with 277 of its 600 U.K. and Ireland stores closing immediately. Administrator PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said that 2,104 staff will be let go this …
Survive the real zombie apocalypse, in an abandoned UK shopping mall (updated)
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[Update: You can now read a first hand account of surviving this experience.]
For many of us, going to the mall is a terrifying experience. In the United Kingdom, that experience is set to get a whole lot scarier, …
Microsoft Flight opens up the skies to rookie pilots (review)
Before we start, there’s something I need to confess. When it comes to flight simulators, I’m a complete novice. Fear not though, because Microsoft Flight is intended to get everyone in the air, “whether you are a casual gamer who …
Gaikai expanding its streaming demo service to Game retail website
Gaikai, the cloud based gaming service, today announced that it will be streaming game demos directly to online customers of European retailer Game.
In what has been an otherwise awful week for the troubled U.K.-based retailer, this news will help …
Forget the Nokia — play Snake on the sides of buildings
An imaginative projection project in Sydney, Australia, is taking the classic game Snake and making it into an large scale interactive urban experience.
The Snake the World project uses projection mapping to create custom games on the fly, with anything …
Snack your way to FarmVille success, as Zynga teams up with Frito-Lay
For better or worse, snacking and gaming seem to be inexorably linked. Now social gaming giant Zynga is building on this relationship, by teaming up with Frito-Lay and Walmart, to offer in-game rewards for its popular Facebook games with purchases …
Troubled U.K. retailer Game will not be stocking Mass Effect 3
Fresh concerns about the future of European game retailer Game Group have risen today, as it was revealed that the company will not be stocking the highly anticipated role-playing-game Mass Effect 3. A company spokesperson blamed this on a “supply …
John Robertson on The Dark Room, his merciless and hilarious YouTube game (interview)
John Robertson has created a monster. The Australian stand-up comedian’s YouTube adventure game The Dark Room has been played over 220,000 times in less than three weeks. While many have entered The Dark Room, few have found their way out, …
Playstation Vita could make $2.2 billion this year, if given essential price cut
Sony’s new PlayStation Vita handheld console will sell 12.4 million units globally this year, bringing in revenue of around $2.2 billion, according to research company Strategy Analytics.
This figure assumes a drop in price from $250 to $180 during 2012, …
Angry Birds Facebook landing with new power-ups and exclusive levels on Valentine’s Day
Not content with dominating the mobile gaming market, Angry Birds is winging its way to Facebook on Valentine’s Day. Developer Rovio has today revealed some of the features that this Facebook app will be boasting, including brand-new power-ups and exclusive …
Battlefield 3 voice chat is finally fixed on Playstation 3 – 104 days after launch
The fix for broken voice communications on the Playstation 3 version of Battlefield 3 has finally arrived today. Developer DICE has taken a staggering 104 days to get the voice chat working properly, and it is a welcome, if somewhat …
European Playstation Network store broken following maintenance (updated)
Following scheduled maintenance last week, the Playstation Network store in Europe, Australia and New Zealand is no longer working for many users. The problem, reported widely across the European Playstation forums, is that no content can be downloaded from the …
GFACE unveils its new cloud based social gaming network
Crytek, the developer behind Crysis and Far Cry, is backing a new social gaming network called GFACE. Created by a “small team with big ideas”, GFACE promises to deliver high quality free to play multiplayer games directly to your browser, …
