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Call of Duty: Future Warfare, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Space Warfare or Call of Duty: Secret Warfare – any of these could well be the name of the next instalment in the famed FPS series. Why? Because, as spotted by Superannuation, each of these names has …
Read More »DS homing in on PS2 record
It may be suffering a little cramp as it races down the closing straight, but Nintendo’s DS handheld now seems well on track to steal gaming’s most cherished sales record. Sony’s PlayStation 2 currently stands as the world’s most popular console, with total global sales estimated at around 135m units. …
Read More »The9 founder linked with Liverpool buyout
One of the most powerful men in the Asian video games market has reportedly held preliminary talks with Liverpool FC owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett about a possible buyout of the football club. The Independent reports that Zhu Jun, founder and chairman of Chinese online gaming giant The9, is …
Read More »Second Modern Warfare 2 DLC dated
Activision has announced the second set of new multiplayer maps for Modern Warfare 2. The new map pack features five multiplayer levels, and will launch over Xbox Live on Thursday, June 3rd. Details on pricing has yet to be announced, nor is it known if these are five completely new …
Read More »Wii Music 2 could happen
Despite failing to set the world alight upon its release in 2008, Nintendo could yet release a sequel to Wii Music, lead designer Shigeru Miyamoto has confessed. Earlier last year Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata confessed that Wii Music has not achieved its true potential” and that it is unfortunate that …
Read More »EA talks DLC codes
Outspoken EA boss John Riccitiello has sought to defend the firm’s recent efforts to reward customers who buy new copies of its games by bundling one-off DLC codes in the box. The likes of Battlefield: Bad Company 2, Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2 have already included such codes, …
Read More »PS Move â??offers huge change to the shooter genreâ??
New Sony peripheral devs seek to reinvent one of the most popular genres in gaming
Read More »PS3 ‘to end hardcore-only stigma’
Move developers seeking to bring in casual gamers from a Nintendo-dominated marketplace
Read More »Walmart confirms pre-owned plans
As claimed by MCV just last week, US retailer Walmart has confirmed that it is to have a second stab at cracking the pre-owned video games market. Walmart is always looking for new ways to help give customers more convenience and savings, and we continually test concepts with new products …
Read More »Expect 3DS to get a new name
Though the name 3DS seems to cover all the bases pretty thoroughly – it’s like the ‘DS’ and it’s ‘3D’ – it looks as if the next handheld to come from the Nintendo stable will get a new name before it arrives at retail. Speaking at a recent financial briefing …
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