Opinion: The dangers of gamer entitlement
Outcry over Where's My Water's 69p level bundle and Half-Life 3 highlight the problems of players loving games a little too much, says Alex Wiltshire.
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Disney to acquire UTV
Disney has announced plans to acquire a controlling stake in UTV, an Indian media company whose UTV Ignition division developed El Shaddai: Ascension Of The Metatron and published Denki's Quarrel. The deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, gives Disney access to UTV's 247 million consumers and instantly makes it India's leading film studio. UTV CEO Ronnie Screwvala has been appointed managing director of The Walt Disney Company India. More >
Square Enix announces Kingdom Hearts for 3DS
Kingdom Hearts 3: Dream Drop Distance is to release in 2012 exclusively on 3DS, with a storyline that will chart the beginning of the end of Kingdom Hearts' current storyline. More >
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Disney's Donkey Kong-alike, Breakout obsession and Media Molecule's fridge.
1Siggraph speakers reveal powerful facial scanning technology
Microsoft, Disney and university researchers hint at the future of expressive game characters.
Disney demonstrates groundbreaking tactile gaming technology
Split/Second used to demonstrate chair that delivers "spine tingling" sensations.
Report: Disney to fully acquire Ignition parent
The Walt Disney Corporation already owns 50.4 per cent of Ignition parent UTV Software, but is reportedly offering $454 million to take 100 per cent control of it. The move seems curious initially with Disney shifting focus to mobile and social games, and Ignition withdrawing from game development entirely, but Disney is reportedly interested in UTV's Bollywood business.
Playdom Settles With FTC For $3 Million
Acclaim titles which breached child protection laws shut down in addition.