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Administrator Deloitte has confirmed to MCV that there will be further closures at Blockbuser stores UK. MCV contacted the firm after rumours suggested that all of the rental chain’s outlets would be closed by the end of March, but Deloitte stated that this was not the case. Instead, planned stores …
Read More »Cliff Bleszinski defends EA and microtranscactions
Developer lets loose on gamers' 'double standards'
Read More »GAME grows PC download plan with Tomb Raider promotion
UK retail giant GAME believes it is making significant strides in the PC download space with exclusive content deals. The firm has a reputation for securing exclusive DLC for its boxed titles. The latest promotion sees GAME offer the ‘Explorer Edition’ of Tomb Raider. This is an exclusive version of …
Read More »PSN sales of Retro City Rampage outpace Steam and Xbox Live
Brian Provinciano’s indie hit Retro City Rampage has enjoyed more success on PSN than any other digital platform. Of course, there’s no reason why it should not – but in an age where we’re constantly told of the brilliance of Steam and the financial success of Xbox Live, the news …
Read More »Ubisoft boosted Watch Dogs team after E3 reveal
Ubisoft drastically increased the Watch Dogs project following its blockbuster E3 reveal last year. The new IP will cross generations, launching on current and next generation platforms. And Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the publisher gave its Montreal-based development team everything it needed so the game would live up to …
Read More »PS4 will offer "world’s first" 4K movie download service
Sony has revealed its first big non-gaming service for the PS4 – the world’s first 4K video service. 4K – also known as Ultra HD – is being lined up as the next standard in video fidelity, doubling today’s 1080p standard to 2160p. It carries an image resolution of 3,840 …
Read More »Tomb Raider is ‘paving the road’ for more gaming heroines
Tomb Raider creators Crystal Dynamics is delighted by the trend of female lead characters in video games. The title leads a slew of new titles with women in the lead roles, including The Last of Us, Beyond and Remember Me. "The reboot isn’t really about appealing to a specific gender, …
Read More »Sister brand ME to host debut quiz on March 27th
Mobile games companies and more already signed up to show off their smarts
Read More »Capcom: Resident Evil and Street Fighter would restrict us on PS4
Capcom is building a new IP for PS4 because it will allow it to full understand what the console is capable of. Deep Down is the working title of Capcom’s dungeons and dragons-style RPG, which was unveiled on stage at Sony’s New York press conference last week. It is being …
Read More »Cliffy B: "It’s bullshit that EA has ‘scumbag’ memes and that Good Guy Valve can Do No Wrong"
Former Epic developer Cliff Blezsinski has called for a halt to the endless stream of vitriol aimed at the free to play market. Instead of spending so much time shouting loudly at the internet, he argues, all gamers need to do is vote with their wallets. All publishers are businesses …
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