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Nvidia has today released the long-rumoured GTX 770 PC graphics card. It will retail for just 329 and is based on the company’s Keplar architecture, which also powers the likes of the GTX 650, 660, 670, 680 and 690. It comes with either 2GB or 4GB or DDR5 RAM that …
Read More »HMV exodus continues as PR, marketing and games execs leave
Retail giant HMV is losing a number of high profile employees this week, including its games buyer and marketing boss. Games category buyer Richard Thompson (pictured) is leaving the business this week to move to Australia, he has worked at HMV for 11 years. His departure follows the redundancy of …
Read More »Localisation firm Synthesis opens Brazil office
Translation firm Synthesis has opened a Brazilian office. The firm claims it is the first localisation firm to do so, and is in response to the growing Brazilian games market, which grew 11 per cent to $3bn last year. The new office is placed in Rio de Janeiro, and features …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto 5 preorder bonuses for India announced
Preorders of Grand Theft Auto 5 through ‘selected retailers’ in India will be eligible to receive bonus DLC as well as double-sided poster, distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced. Preorders will include the Atomic Blimp DLC, which will allow players to pilot the blimp (pictured above) over Los Santos and Blaine …
Read More »Microsoft Studios: Indies important to Xbox One’s diversity
Phil Spencer suggests independent development will be a part of the forthcoming console's make-up
Read More »The UK’s Top Online-Only Indies: Gameseek
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues to look at the UK’s online-only indies with Gameseek. MCV learns how Gameseek is experiencing the most rapid growth in its history from MD Stephen Staley. How has the site developed since it started?It would be impossible to list the number …
Read More »Retail rallies behind Xbox One. Pre-orders ‘extremely high’
Critics attacked the reveal of Xbox One last week for a lack of games, too much TV content, and mixed messages on pre-owned. But despite the backlash, UK retailers have rallied behind the new device. Buyers told MCV this week that they believe Microsoft will prove its gaming credentials at …
Read More »No Skylanders movie or cartoon, says Activision
Publisher Activision has ended hopes of a Skylanders cartoon or movie. Speaking to MCV, the firm says that the video game ‘is the entertainment’ and that the regular release of new toys is the best way to keep kids engaged. Kids, when they see the new toys, it is a …
Read More »Mirror’s Edge 2 appears on EA website
A sequel to Mirror’s Edge looks set to debut at E3 this year. Rumours about a sequel to the DICE first person adventure has long been touted. It was a great game and garnered a cult following, but it didn’t sell particularly well back in 2008. It’s cropped up on …
Read More »Dead Island TV ad banned
The Dead Island: Riptide ad has been pulled in Australia. The ad received a number of complaints over the depiction of suicide, says the Australian Advertising Standards Board. The ad shows a couple in a crashed boat, surrounded by zombies, who then blow up the boat with them inside. (You …
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