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Originally Posted by wraggster

Epic's focus on Cliff Bleszinski's Gears of War series has starved the Unreal series of the attention it deserves.

So confessed Epic president Mike Capps, who told Industry Gamers he thinks the company should be spending more time with its existing franchises.

"We have a couple other major franchises that we've not been paying attention to," said Capps. "It's been a long time since we shipped an Unreal game, and it's an awfully loved franchise that we

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Originally Posted by wraggster

John Carmack first showed off Rage on a tiny little iPhone at QuakeCon last year to a good reception.

And according to Jaspm Kim, producer on the full-fat Rage due for release in October, that mobile adaptation was knocked up by Carmack single-handedly in a couple of weeks.

The mobile sector is a growing part of id Software, Kim told CVG, but the studio's direction is still undefined aside from a commitment to AAA games on console and PC.

"It's really

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Codemasters has released an iOS version of its successful console racer F1 2010.

Published in conjunction with Jump Games, the game includes all the same licences as the console version – teams, drivers and tracks, including the night race at Singapore.

Three modes are available – Time Trial, Endurance and Party Play. Notably, however, there are no actual competitive races in the game, with each mode basically a variant of single-player time trialling.

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Originally Posted by wraggster

Microsoft has confirmed that the September release of The Gunstringer will include a download code for Kinect Fruit Ninja.

Marionette action shooter The Gunstringer will hit UK shelves on September 16th. It’s the first Microsoft-published boxed shooter game for Xbox 360 Kinect and comes with an RRP of £29.99.

But not only will players be able to shoot enemies and explore the Wild West in The Gunstringer, they’ll also be able to chop virtual fruit in half. The SKU includes

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Originally Posted by wraggster

From PSN-only to the void, Puzzle Quest 2 for PSP has met with the ultimate skull chain combo. Steve Fawkner, CEO and president of Infinite Interactive, confirms on his Facebook account that the PSP version has been canceled.

"After Firemint's acquisition of Infinite, and EA's acquisition of Firemint, so many people have moved around, that I find myself without enough manpower to finish it," Fawkner writes. "I would also like to point out that it was nothing to do with

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