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Cult studio Treasure has been revealed as the co-developer of Capcom’s upcoming 3DS title Gaist Crusher. Siliconera, which unearthed the news, describes the title as a major IP for 3DS”. Treasure is the surprisingly little-known name behind a host of cult titles released over the last 20 years including Gunstar …
Read More »Marvel Heroes attracts 1.5m registered players
Gazillion’s free-to-play Marvel MMO has racked up 1.5m registered users since its launch on June 4th. We are honoured by this incredible one and a half million registered user milestone and thank everyone who has played Marvel Heroes,” Gazillion CEO said David Brevik said. As the Marvel Heroes community continues …
Read More »Activision announces another new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game
Another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game has been announced by partners Activision and Nickelodeon. Called simply Teenage Mutant Ninja Turltes, the title is due for a boxed release on Xbox 360, Wii and 3DS on October 25th in Europe. It features four-player drop-in local co-op (on the console versions). "We’re …
Read More »Hackers attempt Apple dev site breach
Apple’s developer centre is currently offline and a message warns visitors that an attempt was made to access secure personal information of registered developers. A Turkish security researcher now claims that he was responsible for the violation, which he claims has exposed flaws in Apple’s system. Last Thursday [July 18th], …
Read More »Xbox One highlights digital rights confusion
The reaction to the Xbox One reveal and its original digital-led vision proves how little consumers understand about what they’re entitled to when buying download games, says a leading expert. Microsoft’s forthcoming console was met by gamer backlash over plans to licence digital titles to users, meaning that they would …
Read More »New report says British video games workforce has halved – but it’s wrong
A damaging new report claims that the UK games industry employs just over 5,000 people – but it is massively inaccurate, MCV research has concluded. The new Skillset creative sector census was published earlier this month and it says that the number of games business employees in Britain is down …
Read More »Online retailers unite to fend off sales tax
A number of online retailers have signed a letter addressed to chancellor George Osborne calling for an end to the argument for an online sales tax. Online retailers have hit out against calls from some physical stores for a new online tax to level the playing field. The letter was …
Read More »PlayMob invites industry to Play Nice event
Developers and publishers welcomed to better understand using games for social change
Read More »Get Grand Theft Auto V for free with Amazon trade-in offer
Amazon is using the prospect of a free copy of Grand Theft Auto V to market a new trade-in offer online. The site is until Friday July 26th offering increased trade-in prices on a number of titles meaning that gamers could in theory grab a free copy of Rockstar’s release …
Read More »Six No.1’s and counting for The Last of Us
A 22 per cent week-on-week drop in sales isn’t enough to stop PS3 title The Last of Us claiming is sixth UK No.1 this week. Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition climbs three places to claim No.2 in this week’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Tecmo Koei’s Dynasty Warriors 8 …
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