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The president of Platinum Games may be pleased with the quality of the studio’s output, but he’s less than happy with its sales. "The team has been working really hard," Tatsuya Minami told Polygon. "They’ve held up their end of the bargain and done a really good job of putting …
Read More »Battlefield 4 trailer airing at MCV Awards
EA will air itslatest trailer for Battlefield 4 at tonight’s MCV Awards. The new Battlefield is due out later this year and promises to continue the success of 2011’s top-selling Battlefield 3. The 60 seconds trailer, also used for the game’s TV spot, features content from the 17-minute gameplay reveal …
Read More »First PS4 UK TV ads planned for Champions League final – report
Sony will use May’s Champions League final to kickstart its PS4 marketing drive. PS4 Daily reports that SCEE has booked a slot during the May 25th event, which will be aired on ITV. Sony is already an existing Champions League sponsor having penned a deal reportedly worth $40m. The Champions …
Read More »Nvidia exclusively using Unreal Engine 4 for demos
Tech and development firms join forces to demo Project Shield
Read More »Reliance to release Star Trek: The Video Game on 26th April
Star Trek: The Video Game, the upcoming co-op shooter featuring iconic characters Kirk and Spock, will be released in India this month by Reliance Home Video and Games. The cover-based shooter is being developed by Digital Extremes (The Darkness 2) and features an original story by BAFTA Award-winning writer Marianne …
Read More »Girl Scouts get video game badge
Women in Games teams up with youth organisation to encourage future female devs
Read More »Zelda: Link to the Past 2 leads string of Nintendo 3DS announcements
Nintendo continues to please its committed fans with a host of IP revivals for its 3DS handheld. Leading the line is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 2, which is set in the same game world as the 1992 SNES original. In it Link will be able …
Read More »InMobi debuts non-UDID iOS ads SDK
Mobile ad network releases 'SDK 370'
Read More »Platinum Games dissatisfied with sales
Bayonetta was Japanese studioâ??s biggest seller by the end of 2012
Read More »Valve refunds BioShock Infinite buyer over baptism objection
A player who objected to his forced participation in a baptism in an early scene in BioShock Infinite has been refunded by Valve. Players are made to undergo the ceremony to gain access to the game’s main setting Colombia. All that is required is the pressing of a button. However, …
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