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Read More »Haze release date scuppered again
Following the announcement yesterday that Ubisoft’s PS3 FPS Haze is scheduled for a UK release on May 22nd, the publisher has this morning released a revised release schedule that seemingly back tracks on yesterday’s news. The release date has reverted back to simply ‘May’, and whist that means a 22nd …
Read More »Free Xbox Live points for GTA IV pre-orders at HMV.com
HMV.com is prompting pre-orders of Grand Theft Auto IV on Xbox 360 by offering 1000 free Xbox Live points and a voucher book that contains over 130 worth of savings, for free. The vouchers will be redeemable in HMV stores in UK and Ireland and features savings on video games …
Read More »Introversion heads to Xbox Live Arcade
Indie darling readying Darwinia+ for August release
Read More »GAME offers world first Mario Kart Wii play
Nintendo and GAME is to celebrate the launch of Mario Kart Wii on April 11th with a nation wide tournament. The tournament is set to take place in thirty GAME stores across the country, with prizes including a Mario Kart VW Beetle Convertible and 250 of ‘Experience Vouchers’ for activities …
Read More »Metanet: ‘The vast majority of XBLA games suck’
Developer of N+ remains candid about views on how the industry isn't balancing quantity and quality
Read More »Ubisoft snaps up Tom Clancy IP for 60m
Ubisoft will no longer have to pay royalties to Tom Clancy after the new deal goes through, with Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter estimating that Ubisoft will pay around €60 million over three years. Post acquisition, Ubisoft expects to have a net cash position of around €130m by the end …
Read More »PS3 manufacturer wins Xbox 360 contract
Business technology site Digitimes is reporting that Asustek owned manufacturing firms Pegatron and Unihan have struck a deal with Microsoft to produce around 500,000 Xbox 360 consoles a month from its bases in China. Both bases are also OEM producers of Sony’s PS3. The news comes after Microsoft blamed its …
Read More »Capcom to Plunder digital downloads
Publisher Capcom plans to increase its focus on the digital download market with the launch of new IP Plunder. The firm’s digital output began in 2006 with the release of Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting, and it released Rocketman: Axis of Evil only last week. However Capcom’s senior European marketing …
Read More »Nintendo set for explosive April
The release of Wii Fit on April 25th will see the next chapter in the platform holder’s wider mission to seduce non-gamers, says Nintendo UK marketing director Dawn Paine. And with Mario Kart arriving just a few weeks before on April 11th, Nintendo believes it will raise both mainstream and …
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