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EA has registered Plants vs Zombies Adventure” under multiple domains. Superannuation spotted the registrations, which were all made by the publisher earlier this month. The term likely has nothing to do with Popcap’s upcoming sequel to its hit casual game, as its to bear the name Plants vs Zombies: Garden …
Read More »Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert departs Double Fine
Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator Rob Gilbert has left Double Fine. Gilbert announced his exit on his blog, stating that his work with Double Fine had concluded with the recent launch of their adventure game collaboration The Cave. Now that The Cave is done and unleashed on an unsuspecting …
Read More »ESA launches parental control and ratings awareness campaign
The ESA has announced a new national public awareness campaign to educate American parents further regarding the tools and info available to help manage their families’ entertainment choices. The effort will encourage retailers to display more info on game ratings and parental controls on their websites and storefronts. The campaign …
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us preorder DLC exclusive to Flipkart, Games the Shop
Preorder bonuses for NetherRealm Studios’ superhero brawler Injustice: Gods Amongst Us will be exclusive to one offline and one online retailer in India. The preorder bonus is the Arkham City DLC skin pack, which includes character skins for Batman, Joker and Catwoman as seen in Batman: Artkham City. This DLC …
Read More »Happy Wars breaks 2m downloads
First free-to-play Xbox title gets 800k new users in four months
Read More »Codemasters owners buys Asian mobile firms
Codemasters parent company Reliance Big Entertainment has acquired new studios in Korea and Japan with a view to increase its footprint in the two markets. Mumbai outfit Reliance has scooped mobile game development and publishing company Funnel Japan in Japan, and secured a majority 51 per cent share of mobile …
Read More »Xi3 Piston priced at $1000
Steam-powered microcomputer joins PS4 in holiday 2013 release window
Read More »BioShock Infinite will be ‘talked about for a long time to come’, says 2K
2K Games proudly claims that BioShock Infinite will live long in the memory of gamers and the industry. The publisher has faith in the quality of its new shooter and it’s backing the title with a monster marketing campaign. BioShock Infinite is like no other shooter out there,” Simon Turner, …
Read More »Ubisoft: Assassin’s Creed IV gives pirates the ‘HBO treatment’
Ubisoft wants to ‘redefine piracy in modern entertainment’ with Assassin’s Creed IV. The new title features a new pirate assassin, but this is a far more serious take on the pirate story than Treasure Island and Pirates of the Carribean – something that’s new to video games and Ubisoft hopes …
Read More »Australian games fund guidelines finalised
Trade body adjusts requirements to suit team sizes and solo developers
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