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Amazon has posted multi-platform listings for an unannounced next-gen Transformers game. The online retailer has Rise of the Dark Spark set for PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U and 3DS. While Activision is still yet to formally announce the title, it was included in the publisher’s most recent …
Read More »What the Office of Fair Trading’s principles for online and app-based games mean
Last month, the Office of Fair Trading issued principles to protect consumers from the aggressive monetisation practices used in many free-to-play video games. Alan Moss, partner at London-based law firm Harbottle and Lewis, explains what this is going to mean for both publishers and developers. Last week the Office of …
Read More »Read our exclusive interview with Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick in the latest MCV
From the battle between GAME and CEX, to Evolve-maker Turtle Rock going it along without Valve, we’ve got it all covered in the latest MCV. We kick off the issue with a battle of the CEXes. The High Street’s two biggest games retailers are clashing head-to-head as GAME launches its …
Read More »Capcom not taking action against Samuragochi
Capcom has responded to allegations that it knew Japanese composer Mamoru Samuragochi was deaf. The publisher has said it has no plans to take legal action against the composer. In a statement toEurogamer, the publisher said: "We at Capcom were truly surprised by Samuragochi’s recent admission "However, as both soundtracks …
Read More »Gree profits down year-on-year as revenues slide
Net sales fall by £40m during Q2 compared to the year prior
Read More »Namco Bandai readies £1m Dark Souls II campaign
Namco Bandai is spending big to make Dark Souls II the next big RPG blockbuster. The publisher is splashing 1m on marketing the RPG, which is Namco’s biggest ever campaign. The title launches March 14th on PS3 and 360. Dark Souls II is the sequel to the 2011 cult hit, …
Read More »January PS4 sales nearly double Xbox One in US
Sony has taken an impressive lead over the Xbox One across the pond. Figures from NPD reveal the PS4 leads hardware sales in the US – a feat Sony says it has achieved despite "severely constrained" stock of the console. Despite trailing to its rival, the Xbox One is still …
Read More »Free-to-play Steel Diver surfaces on 3DS eShop
A free-to-play take on 3DS title Steel Diver is coming to Nintendo’s eShop today. Steel Diver: Sub Wars is free to download and comes with two subs and two missions, as well as four-on-four competitive multiplayer. Players can upgrade the game to a premium version which allows includes 18 submarines …
Read More »January retail games sales jump 24 per cent
UK games retailers enjoyed a bumper January, despite a severe lack of new games. According to UKIE/GfK Chart-Track figures, 2.2m physical games were sold in UK stores last month, which is 5.4 per cent up over January 2013. The combined revenue of these games topped 58.5m, a 23.9 per cent …
Read More »Halo 5 could miss 2014 release says Master Chief voice actor
Master Chief might not be gracing Xbox One this year after all. Speaking with Gamezone, Steve Downes, voice actor for the fabled Spartan commented that a Halo 5 launch in 2014 is unlikely. Instead, Downes says consumers can look forward to Halo 2 Anniversary edition. "I think you may be …
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