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New publishing label Marmalade Play has today released an Android racer carrying the Blur name. Blur, lest you forget, was a racer developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Activision on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. Critics were reasonably fond of it, although commercially it was considered a flop. …
Read More »UK retail: Watch Dogs loss won’t slow next-gen launch
The delays to Watch Dogs and DriveClub will not derail the launch of PS4 and Xbox One, UK High Street stores have said. Retailers told MCV that although these delays are disappointing, they have not seen mass cancellations of pre-orders. And they expect both next-gen consoles to be sold out …
Read More »BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea – Episode 1 dated
2K and Irrational Games has confirmed the release date of the first instalment of BioShock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLC. Episode 1 will be available to download on November 12th on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It’ll cost 9.99 on its own or is included with the game’s 15.99 Season …
Read More »30 Under 30 – 2013
They are the brightest minds and rising stars in games, retail, publishing, events, marketing PR and journalism. But who are they? MCV profiles the class of 2013, the UK games industry’s 30 under 30.. Ben PestellAge: 29Trade Marketing Manager, SCE UKBen Pestell joined the PlayStation UK team almost a year …
Read More »Gran Turismo partners with Ayrton Senna Institute
Sony has at the 2013 Brazil Game Show announced a partnership between the Gran Turismo brand and the Ayrton Senna Institute. As revealed by the F1 legend’s sister Viviane Senna, there will be a number of post-launch updates to Gran Turismo 6 that will enable players to trace the roots …
Read More »VIDEO: Steven Gerrard and Zachary Quinto star in Xbox One ad
Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard and Zachary ‘Spock’ Quinto are the stars of Microsoft’s global Xbox One TV ad campaign. The short is called ‘Invitation’ and sees Gerrard inviting a fan onto the pitch and Spock inviting a woman… well, we’re not sure, onto the Holodeck or something. Oh no, …
Read More »Warner Bros Montreal admits it worried it had ‘bitten off more that it could chew’ with Arkham Origins
Batman: Arkham Origins was released today, and one of its key developers has admitted that it was at one stage concerned with the project. Although the wider public remains completely oblivious, there has been plenty of noise on forums about the fact that it’s the first Arkham game not be …
Read More »VIDEO: New trailers for Dead Rising 3 and Fighter Within
Two of Xbox One’s launch titles have just received brand new trailers. The first is Capcom’s 30-second TV ad for Dead Rising 3, which uses popular tune Happy Together by The Turtles, which works very well when contrast with the zombie-carnage seen in the video. The second is for Ubisoft’s …
Read More »Zynga cuts losses to $68k even as revenues and users dwindle
Cutbacks are paying off at Social Giant as company approaches black
Read More »Microsoft reports record Q1 revenue
Microsoft has posted its first quarter financial results, reporting record revenue numbers for the period. The firm brought in $18.5bn in revenue for the three-month period ending on September 30th, a 16 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. Microsoft also saw overall net income of $5.24bn, …
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