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Read More »Blackberry accuses Apple of lacking innovation
BlackBerry 10 is about to debut in Australia, and BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins – a man seemingly exhilarated from the Z10 release – has spoke to theAustralian Financial Reviewto explain that Apple’s time as a dominant force is over. Of course, his comments are ridiculously premature, given that BlackBerry has …
Read More »Gears of War: Judgment goes big on IAP
Friday release Gears of War: Judgment will offer an array of XP-boosting in-app-payment options for gamers. Videogamer reports that the entry-level purchase costs 80 Microsoft Points (around 70p) for which gamers receive double XP for ten games. 320 MSP (2.75) buys a 50-match long boost, 560 MSP (4.80) a 100-match …
Read More »24-year old cancer victim lives on in Creative Assembly’s Total War: War 2
Creative Assembly’s community manager Craig Paycock has paid tribute to a cancer victim who will now forever be remembered as a star of upcoming game Total War: Rome 2. Last summer a 24-year-old James visited the studio as part of a Special Day initiative organised by charity Willow Foundation, which …
Read More »Ghostlight wants to release Devil Survivor 2 but worries that DS market is too weak to support it
The publisher of Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor: Overclocked has expressed its desire to publish predecessor Devil Survivor 2. However, in a candid blog post Ghostlight has admitted that the weakness of the European DS market may prevent the release. That’s not to say it isn’t working on a plan, …
Read More »VIDEO: See BioShock Infinite’s TV ad
The final TV ad for 2K Games’ BioShock Infinite has been released online just a week ahead of the game’s long-awaited release. The action-packed short does a great job of showing off the unique gameworld as well as introducing protagonists Booker DeWitt and the mysterious Elizabeth, as well as some …
Read More »Facebook appoints new CTO
Mike Schroepfer promoted to role left vacant after Bret Taylor's departure last year
Read More »Take-Two continues to target Grand Theft Auto V beta scammers
Two more websites attempting to scam consumers with promises of access to a fake GTA V beta are being targeted by Take-Two. Fusible reports that the publisher has already taken action against and successfully shut down both getgtavbeta.com and betagtav.com. Now two other sites are also being targeted – gta5betacode.com …
Read More »Supermarkets now the cheapest place to buy games; Average game price climbs
The average selling price of video games last year was 26.45, a rise of 3.2 per cent year-on-year. Chart-Track data published by ERA shows another year of game price rises. Supermarkets are now the cheapest games retailer, with an average selling price of 25.50, an increase of two pence over …
Read More »Consumers spend on booze and holidays, not video games and books
Consumers are spending money – just not on video games. According to the Leisure Industries Research Centre in Sheffield, people spent 227.5bn on leisure activities in 2012. A rise of 3.7 per cent over 2011. The biggest risers were for holidays and tourism, which rose 4.1 per cent year-on-year. Meanwhile, …
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