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Dead Space 3’s Awakened DLC is set to arrive next week across all platforms, EA has announced. The previously announced content pack will arrive on Tuesday, March 12th. The add-on will go for $9.99/800 MS Points, and release on Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. What’s described by Visceral as the …
Read More »Apple patents methods for selling used digital goods
Apple has patented a bundle of strategies to create and maintain a used/borrowed market for digital goods such as games, movies, books, and software. Eurogamer reports on the patent, which implies users could sell or loan out purchased content to other users. During an exchange, the store the piece of …
Read More »Take-Two eyes mobile push, has extensive pipeline of unannounced games
Take-Two will look to bring its core gaming franchises to smartphones and tablets; claiming it has a long line of unannounced games as well. Speaking at the Wedbush Transformational Technologies Management Access Conference, COO Karl Slatoff touched on the publisher’s mobile strategy going forward. "As long as technology continues to …
Read More »Former Epic president Mike Capps officially leaves company
Retired Epic Games president Mike Capps has left his advisory role with the company. Epic’s former president retired in December 2012, stating he would stay on with the Gears of War and Unreal developer on the board of directors. The move was apparently short-lived, as Capps has now departed the …
Read More »Amazon posts SimCity warning
Server issues lead retailer to temporarily halt digital sales
Read More »SimCity: EA adding more servers, disabling gameplay features following gamer outrage
SimCity is set to hit stores in India today, and if you do happen to pick up a copy of the game, don’t expect it to be a smooth ride. The game requires you to always be online, with no offline mode available. While that sounds harsh enough in itself, …
Read More »VIDEO: See the Gears of War Judgment cinematic trailer
With its release nearly upon us, Microsoft has unleashed its cinematic trailer for Gears of War: Judgment. Featuring licensed track Shooting the Moon from UK band Mona, the video features… well, big dudes, guns and chainsaws. Judgment is a tribute to the die-hard Gears fans who have been with us …
Read More »Maxis: Our team won’t stop until SimCity is fixed
The team at SimCity developer Maxis has pledged that they won’t rest until the game is working correctly. At the time of writing connection problems are still blighting players in North America and Australia, and with the UK release just hours away gamers are rightly concerned about their chances of …
Read More »One week to go until the PCR Awards 2013
There’s only a week left until this key night in the trade calendar. The PCR Awards 2013 take place on Thursday March 14th, at The Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington but there are only a few tickets left, so contactCarly.Bailey@intentmedia.co.ukif you need one – or more. Comedian Terry Alderton will host …
Read More »EA hosts event about LGBT issues in games
In the wake of an anti-same-sex marriage act in the US, publisher takes on hate in games
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