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MySims Camera DS app launched
Augmented reality gaming 22 September 2009 12:35 GMT
EA has announced an application for the Nintendo DSi that takes advantage of the console's camera functionality to put your MySims characters into the real world.

The app - MySims Camera - allows you to take photos and then overlay 3D characters on top, which...
World of Goo founder creates "Egg Worm"
Kyle Gabler creates evolution fishtank 10 July 2009 10:35 GMT
Award-winning indie game developer Kyle Gabler, responsible for the smash hit "World of Goo", has posted an interesting bit of software on his website.

It's an evolution simulator called "Egg Worm" that generates random creatures and then animates them. The...
Logitech introduces Flight System G940
What's our vector, Victor? 2 June 2009 16:15 GMT
Logitech has just announced its Flight System G940 at E3. It's the company's first force-feedback flight sim controller device, apparently inspired by military and commercial planes and helicopters.

The three-component Logitech Flight System G940 features a...
The Sims 3 dated
June release for dollhouse creation 30 April 2009 20:35 GMT
Sims 3 fans can finally start saving for the new game as EA has announced when the latest version will land here in the UK.

EA has confirmed that The Sims 3 launches in the UK on 5 June 2009, and with it promises more creativity, more customisation and more...
Three new Spore titles unveiled
Coming to Wii in the autumn 26 January 2009 10:16 GMT
Earlier in the month we got news of a new Spore expansion pack in the works called Spore Galactic Adventures, and EA has now confirmed a further three new additions to the Spore franchise that are under development.

Alongside the announcement that 65 million...
Microsoft closes Flight Sim studio - report
All ACES staff jobs axed 23 January 2009 18:21 GMT
Despite hopes that the job cuts at Microsoft wouldn't affect its gaming division, it seems that nothing is safe from the effects of the economic downturn.

Microsoft has reportedly closed down ACES, one of its oldest studios which helped in the development of...
First Spore expansion pack "Galactic Adventures" coming in spring
Plus more in 2009? 9 January 2009 16:19 GMT
Evolution game Spore is set to get its first expansion pack this spring, in the form of Galactic Adventures.

Online retailers such as Amazon and Play have had the title listed for a week or so now, but EA made the official announcement today with an invite sent...
Nintendo apologises for Animal Crossing racial slur
But luckily version limited to 14 copies 4 December 2008 13:08 GMT
Nintendo has apologised for offensive language that cropped up in a number of copies of Animal Crossing: Wild World for the DS.

The games were sent to members of the press (of all people) to show off the character import feature of Animal Crossing: City Folk...
Google to close Lively in December
Abandons virtual world project to prioritise resources 20 November 2008 15:56 GMT
Google has announced it is to close down Lively, the company's social virtual world launched in July.

The news was confirmed in an official blog post, stating the project would be discontinued in December.

"We want to ensure that we prioritise our...
EA announces Spore patch with free limbs
Plus fixes a few glitches 18 November 2008 17:06 GMT
EA has announced a brand new Spore patch that will give away free limbs to gamers as well as fix a few small glitches.

A total of 24 free arms and legs will be available for players to take advantage of, and are being dished out to mark the US launch of the...
Nintendo's Cooking Mama targeted by PETA
Games are too heavy on "dishes made from dead animals" 17 November 2008 16:01 GMT
Nintendo's game for Wii and DS, Cooking Mama, has been targeted by animal rights group PETA in its latest campaign against animal cruelty.

The group have produced its own version of the game, Cooking Mama: Mama Kills Animals, in which you play the main character...
Wife divorces husband over Second Life
Catches husband sleeping with another woman... online 17 November 2008 11:38 GMT
A 28-year-old British woman is filing for divorce after finding out her husband was sleeping with another woman in online virtual world Second Life.

Amy Taylor cited "unreasonable behavior" in her filing for divorce, after deciding she just couldn't put the...
Tetris Party stacks up in the WiiWare update
Also Mega Man 9 DLC, Home Sweet Home and The Incredible Maze 24 October 2008 18:20 GMT
This week's WiiWare update gives you three new games to get your teeth into.

First is Tetris Party, an updated version of the old favourite featuring never-before-seen single-player and multiplayer variations of Tetris, including Field Climber, Stage Racer,...
Ubisoft announces Planet Rescue game range
Something for the kids 21 October 2008 17:39 GMT
Now here's a little something for the kids. Ubisoft has announced a new range of games for the DS and Wii called Planet Rescue, which aim to help children learn about the environment and endangered animals.

Aimed at both boys and girls aged 6-12, there are four...
Multidrive RS Racing Simultor brings the open road indoors
For the bargain price of £2,695 13 October 2008 15:02 GMT
If you've had one too many speeding tickets, this may just be the solution to living out your driving thrills without the risk of seeing flashing blue lights in your rear view.

The Multidrive RS racing simulator may not quite compare to the real thing, but it...
EA unveils first Spore expansion pack
Expect "Creepy & Cute" things from it... 13 October 2008 12:27 GMT
EA is set to release the first expansion pack for Spore next month, calling it the Creepy & Cute Parts Pack.

Appearing on EA's American online store, the game add-on has a release date of 18th November and a price of $20.

As yet, the UK store shows...
Golfotron simulator for golfers with cash to splash
Practise your swing without getting your shoes dirty 7 October 2008 12:14 GMT
Just imagine a simulator that would allow you to play golf all day and night if you wanted, even if thunder storms were blasting in the heavens, or your garden was being washed away by rain.

The Golfotron Golf Simulator allows you to do just this. You just have...
Wii Speak to get its own Wii Channel
But not much else is known 3 October 2008 14:16 GMT
The Wii Speak microphone peripheral announced at this year's E3 and bundled with the new Animal Crossing game, is to get its own Wii Channel.

Each microphone will come with a coupon to download the channel, which will let up to four friends talk over the internet...
Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City gets Europe release date
Surprise surprise, it's out in time for Christmas 25 September 2008 17:53 GMT
The new Animal Crossing installment for Nintendo Wii will be launched across Europe in December 2008.

The game has seen a slight name change from Animal Crossing: City Folk to Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City, but will still be compatible with the new Wii...
Spore sells one million copies in two weeks
And 25 million creations have been made by gamers 25 September 2008 16:15 GMT
Despite the fact some analysts predicted Spore would sell two million units in September, over one million sales in just over two weeks is certainly nothing to sniff at.

EA announced these figures from the Will Wright's evolution-based game alongside the fact...
EA announces nine games in development for iPhone and iPod Touch
Alongside Spore Origins reminder 5 September 2008 17:06 GMT
As the day that finally sees Will Wright's Spore hit our shelves has arrived, EA has taken the opportunity to remind us that Spore Origins for the iPhone and iPod touch will be available "later this month" as well as announce the development of nine new games for the platform.
More Spore for iPhone, suggests Wright
Taking it further than the cell stage 4 September 2008 13:12 GMT
More Spore news the day before it is released to its awaiting PC-playing public.

For those looking forward to Spore Origins - the mobile game version for iPhone confirmed for release two days later than the full game - then Will Wright has suggested there may...
Two new titles in the Sims 2 franchise
Expansion pack for PC and new title for DS 2 September 2008 19:19 GMT
EA has announced the release of two new additions in the Sims 2 franchise.

Firstly, The Sims 2 Apartment Life expansion pack for PC sees you leaving suburbia behind for the excitement of living in the city, with all the fun that comes from moving into a brand...
"Spore"-nography doesn't bother Will Wright
Explicit creatures are all part of the fun 29 August 2008 13:03 GMT
It was bound to happen. Give the public the chance to create their own creatures, and some were going to be pornographic. But Spore's creator, Will Wright, isn't fussed by gamers' graphic creations, adding that he thinks some are rather impressive.

"When you...
Spore now available for PC download
But you can't play it yet 29 August 2008 10:53 GMT
The release of Spore in around a week's time has been one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year, and if you really can't wait to get your hands on it, it's available to download now from the EA Store.

No, no. You can't actually play it yet. But...