Gaming
GT Academy 2010 winners make racing debut at Snetterton
PlayStation and Nissan’s quest to turn a virtual driver into a real one took another step forward this weekend, when Luca Lorenzini from Italy and Jordan Tresson from France took to the track at the Snetterton circuit in a pair of identical Nissan 370Z cars.
Final Fantasy XIII attracts record crowd to hmv Oxford Street
The official UK launch of Financial Fantasy XIII at hmv's Oxford Circus flagship store (9 March), which was attended by the games legendary producer Yoshinori Kitase and its art director Isamu Kamikokuryo, attracted the store's largest ever crowd for a product signing - forcing the store to close to other customers at one point.
Orange and HMV launch mobile games service
Orange has announced that it will launch a mobile gaming service with HMV. HMV mobile games, powered by Orange, will be available next week to customers across any network and on over 1,000 Java enabled handsets. It is the first service of its kind from a mobile operator.
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore for Nintendo DS
Global videogame publisher, 505 Games and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced that Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore for the Nintendo DS will be breaking out of the kennel this summer.
Football sweepstake game tests your strategic skills
LastFan.com launches a new online football prediction gaming site where you can pit your footie knowledge against other fans to compete for a cash prize.
Nissan and Playstation GT Academy 2010 is go!
Nissan and PlayStation’s quest to unearth real racing talent from the virtual world of the successful Gran Turismo race simulation games enters a crucial phase today.
505 to develop Grease game for Wii
505 Games have announced it has selected two developers to work on the eagerly anticipated Grease video game. Based on Paramount Pictures’ classic film, UK developer Zoe Mode will develop the Wii version and Big Head Games will develop the DS version.
Jordan, Herbert and Schmitz line up to judge GT Academy 2010
Former Formula One team boss Eddie Jordan will be reunited with one of his protégés, Le Mans 24 Hour and three-time-F1-winner Johnny Herbert, at Silverstone from 26 February until 2 March.
63,000 Facebook teams participate in Volvo's DRIVe Around the World game
63,000 teams from all over the world participated in the Volvo's DRIVe Around the World game making it the most installed branded application and seventeenth most installed application on Facebook in 2009.
Virtual to real race dream close to reality for two Brits
Sony Computer Entertainment UK and Nissan Motor (GB) Limited have announced 32-year-old John Moorby a programmer from Macclesfield and 22-year-old student Alex Ingram from Edinburgh as the UK qualifiers of the Nissan PlayStation GT Academy.
Alfa MultiAir launch is out of this world
Alfa Romeo is bringing the classic Space Invaders arcade game to life in an interactive UK first.
Lucky lady wins £90K on galabingo.com
A lucky lady from Dartford has had all her dreams come true after winning more than £90k from just a 5p stake on galabingo.com.
Bookies predict iPad will rewrite history books
Following the launch of the Apple iPad in San Francisco, bookies Paddy Power are already offering odds on the global sales for Apples ‘latest creation’.
MirrorMe wins IMA Outstanding Achievement Award
Middlesbrough based games studio, Ideonic, wins prestigious international award – beating companies around the world – for its Facebook application, MirrorMe.
Mad Catz Tatsunoko Vs. Capcom Arcade Fightstick for Wii
Mad Catz have announced the licensed Tatsunoko VS. Capcom Arcade FightStick for the Nintendo Wii expected to ship alongside the US launch of TASUNOKO VS. CAPCOM: ULTIMATE ALL-STARS in January 2010.