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Read More »PvZ: Garden Warfare strictly multiplayer, will carry mid-tier price
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will be a multiplayer only affair, a fact EA states will allow the publisher to sell it at a lower price online and at retail. Speaking with Shacknews, creative director Justin Wiebe confirmed that the FPS-take on PopCap’s tower defense franchise will be multiplayer only. …
Read More »Tilting Point gets new marketing boss
2K's Tom Bass is digital publisher's new VP of Marketing
Read More »Star Citizen crowdfunding campaign tops $17m
Chris Robert’s Start Citizen crowdfunding experiment has reached new heights, crossing the $17m mark in raised funding. Incredibly, only $2.1m of that total was brought in by the project’s run on Kickstarter, meaning nearly $15m has been raised by other avenues such as direct PayPal donations. The in-development space simulator …
Read More »Apple confirms September event, iPhone 5S and 5C reveals rumoured
Apple has sent out invitations for an event next week rumored to feature the debut of the iPhone 5S, as well as the iPhone 5C. The Verge reports on the official invite from the hardware maker, which reveals a press event taking place on September 10th at Apple’s campus in …
Read More »Sony pays £4,600 to game dev intern in wages row
Chris Jarvis claims for minimum wage after working full-time hours for three months
Read More »Optimism around PS Vita is growing, says Sony
Momentum behind PlayStation Vita is finally building, says Sony. The UK team has seen sales of Vita increase 100 per cent during the summer, partly thanks to the launch of its Mega Pack – which is a collection of ten Vita games, bundled onto an 8GB memory card, for 35. …
Read More »505 Games: Lack of boxed SKU is hurting Terraria sales
Publisher 505 Games is releasing digital hit Terraria in a box because it’s missing out on sales. The 2011 PC action construction game was launched on PSN and XBLA via 505 Games this year. It has sold over 2m copies, but now 505 is releasing the game in a box …
Read More »Xbox 360 closing day-and-date digital release gap
Simultaneous digital and physical launches on Xbox 360 are almost a reality. Payday 2 was available to buy on Xbox Live Arcade just a week after it was launched at retail. Microsoft had previously insisted on a three-month wait between the physical launch and its digital release. It’s still not …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Edition headed to India
The Gran Turismo series celebrates its 15th anniversary this year, and it now appears that the Gran Turismo 6 Anniversary Edition will be making its way to India after all. Retailer Game4u has listed the special edition for preorder on its website. Carrying an MRP of Rs 3,799, the Anniversary …
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