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This Back to the Future GTA IV mod is *beyond* heavy

POSTED IN:  by Adam Doree, Aug 29, 2012 at 20:40 EST
*reaches for BTTF box set*

Thought last year’s BTTF Nike sneakers were cool? Hot for an almost-real hoverboard? Get outta town. It took one man months (maybe decades?) of being awesomene to put together this insane mod that all fans of Back to the Future will appreciate… especially if they also happen to be fans of Grand Theft Auto… More »

Say goodbye to your mouse and keyboard – is “Leap” the future of device control?

POSTED IN:  by Kikizo Staff, Aug 26, 2012 at 09:57 EST
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Leap, say its creators, represents an entirely new way to interact with your computers. It’s claimed to be more accurate than a mouse, as reliable as a keyboard and more sensitive than a touchscreen, allowing you to control a computer in three dimensions with your natural hand and finger movements.  More »

IGN Update: Gamers across Southeast Asia need better games information…

POSTED IN:  by Adam Doree, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:01 EST
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…so IGN has launched there to give it to them! While IGN Middle East is busy appearing on TV and running game events, just two weeks ago IGN launched its biggest new edition to date: IGN Asia Pacific. More »

Wall-E, one of the best actors who ever lived, comes to life [Video + Classic BR Review]

POSTED IN:  by Carl Johnson, Jul 2, 2012 at 00:00 EST
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With main characters that utter almost no dialogue, WALL-E is brilliant visual storytelling that drives this animated epic into classic territory, as Pixar Animation ventures into the future, into space, and into photo-realistic computer animation. More »

IGN Middle East explains why its region could be the next blockbuster market for gaming

POSTED IN:  by Adam Doree, May 30, 2012 at 21:10 EST
Links to the full episode on Studio One Dubai (IGN section begins at 13:20)

This TV show — broadcast from Dubai on UAE television a couple of days ago — brings with it a message that the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region could be the next big market for gaming – not just for the 340+ million audience in the region, but for game developers and the growing games industry itself. More »

Could anything be more depressing than the sight of Sega’s old HQ now occupied by Zynga?

POSTED IN:  by Adam Doree, May 15, 2012 at 07:42 EST
Sigh.

I just felt a little bit depressed when this month’s issue of Develop came through the door and I instantly recognised the building pictured in its cover feature as Sega of America’s old headquarters in Townsend Street, San Francisco. More »