Tagged: Video Games
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Review - hands-on with the PlayStation Vita (video) News
15.02.2012 The PlayStation Vita gaming console represents an interesting new opportunity for Sony to get to grips with the fast-growing mobile data world and potentially create a whole new... -
Despicable Me’s John Cohen to produce Angry Birds movie News
11.12.2012 Despicable Me producer John Cohen has been catapulted into the role of producer for the upcoming Angry Birds movie. -
Games to look forward to in 2013 News
01.01.2013 It's the start of a new year and with a new Wii console on the market and new XBox and PlayStation consoles being mooted for 2013, it is shaping up to be a promising year in the... -
The tech gift guide: Tech toys for whizz kids News
09.12.2012 Your digital native children are probably hoping Santa’s sack will be packed full of tech gifts with their names on the gift tags. We take a look at some of the top tech gifts...Categories: Computers, Games/EntertainmentTags: Christmas, Games Consoles, PlayStation, Xbox 360, Games, Video Games, Tablet, Tablet Computers -
Tech Jobs 2012 - Top 50 jobs announcements of 2012: Nos 45-41 News
10.12.2012 Today we continue our countdown of Ireland’s top jobs announcement stories of 2012. It was the year companies in sectors that are thriving despite the downturn – technology,...Categories: Software, Recruitment, Games/Entertainment, Economy, eCommerce, Careers and Employment, Business Software, Apps -
Call of Duty: Black Ops II grosses US$1bn in 15 days, outpaces Avatar News
06.12.2012 Black Ops II, the latest title in the Call of Duty franchise, has just reached US$1bn in retail sales just 15 days after launch. This means it has reached the US$1bn point... -
UK to provide ‘generous’ tax breaks for video games industry News
05.12.2012 UK corporation tax reliefs for the video game industry will be among the most generous in the world, the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said today.Categories: Digital Media, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Investments, Mobile, Mobility, Multimedia, Software & Web DevelopmentTags: Video Games, Investment, -
Tomb Raider and The Godfather games designer to speak at Science Gallery News
03.12.2012 Games designer Phil Campbell, who was the creative director on games such as Tomb Raider and James Bond while at Electronic Arts, will be in Dublin this week to give a talk at...Categories: Software, Multimedia, Media, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Apps, Application Design and Development -
Pong, the world’s first successful video game, turns 40 today News
29.11.2012 One of the world’s first successful video game titles – Pong – was released by Atari this day 40 years ago (on 29 November 1972), kickstarting a major multi-billion video games... -
Science Gallery gets its head in the GAME (video) News
20.11.2012 It’s fitting that in the same week that a report unveiled the huge growth and potential within the Irish games industry, the Science Gallery in Dublin opened its doors to a new... -
Dublin GameCraft II - bigger, longer, craftier News
19.11.2012 Thirty-three teams of games developers from all over Ireland and the UK descended on Engine Yard over the weekend with one aim - to build a fully functioning game in 12 hours...Categories: Software Development, Multimedia, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, Competitions -
Viral videos of the week – 18/11/2012 News
18.11.2012 We take a look at some of the most-viewed and most-shared videos on the web. This week, a popular meme gets it's own pop song, a flash mob that all started with a Big Bang!, we... -
SOSventures invests €500,000 in social gaming start-up Mavenhut News
16.11.2012 An online games start-up founded by a trio from Romania which will be headquartered in Ireland has just received a €500,000 investment from SOSventures. -
Call of Duty: Black Ops II reaches US$500m in sales in just 24 hours News
16.11.2012 Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II has reached sales in excess of US$500m within its first 24 hours, outpacing Microsoft’s Halo 4, which took in US$224m in its... -
PlayStation 3 consoles reach 70m sales worldwide – now level with Xbox News
16.11.2012 Sony has confirmed it has reached the milestone of 70m PlayStation 3 units sold so far, which brings it level with the number of Xbox 360 units Microsoft has seen sold worldwide.Categories: Wireless Communications, Internet, Hardware, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Ireland’s video games industry in 2012 (video) News
16.11.2012 Author of the Gamedevelopers.ie report on the current health of the Irish video games industry Jamie McCormick talks to Siliconrepublic.com’s Elaine Burke about the progression... -
Game on! Jobs in Ireland’s video games industry up 91pc in just three years News
15.11.2012 Employment in the Irish-based video games industry has increased 91pc since 2009 to a current estimated total of 3,344 workers and has generated revenues of €2bn since 2001, a... -
Halo 4 claims more than US$224m in global sales in first 24 hours News
13.11.2012 Halo 4 is on track to reach US$300m in global sales in its first week, eclipsing box-office records set by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and The Avengers. -
US Navy SEALs reprimanded for involvement with Medal of Honor News
09.11.2012 Seven US Navy SEALs said to have worked as consultants on the latest instalment of a video game franchise from Electronic Arts have been reprimanded for disclosing classified...Categories: Digital Media, Games/Entertainment