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Ubisoft has confirmed its acquisition of THQ Montreal in an auction of THQ’s assets before it was dissolved. The publisher has announced that aside from the THQ Montreal team, which will be integrated into the Ubisoft Montreal studio, the acquisition also includes a new, unannounced IP that was in development …
Read More »Dragon’s Dogma expansion heading to the UK this April
The follow-up to Capcom’s well-received RPG Dragon’s Dogma will be released in a matter of months. The publisher confirmed that Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen will arrive in the UK and Europe on April 26th, according to VG247. That’s three days after the US release on April 23rd. It will be …
Read More »Ubisoft acquires new THQ Montreal IP 1666
But publisher refuses to be drawn on the future of studio's employees
Read More »1666 is part of Ubisoft’s THQ Montreal acquisition
Ubisoft has confirmed that new IP 1666 was part of the firm’s $2.5m acquisition of THQ Montreal. The mysterious new IP is predicted to be a historical story – perhaps based around the Great Fire of London – but little is known about the title. It was being headed-up by …
Read More »Are you an MCV Awards 2013 finalist?
Here we go. Today MCV can reveal the finalists duking it out for one of 25 prestigious games industry awards. You can see the full list of nominees for the MCV Awards 2013 below. Ubisoft leads the way with 12 nominations, followed by ten for EA, nine for Warner and …
Read More »Wii U backs two key MCV Awards for retail
The first Retail Concept prize at the MCV Awards will be sponsored by Nintendo Wii U. The new category was added this year to reward retailers that have explored new ways to showcase and promote video games. Nintendo Wii U is also sponsoring the 2013 award for Mainstream Retailer. This …
Read More »Vigil team faces worst after THQ auction
Darksiders developer not picked up as publisher assets sold off
Read More »Sony plans to fight PSN hack fine
SCEE has told MCV it "strongly disagrees" with the PSN hack the UK ICO hit it with today and will appeal. This morningthe UK Information Commissioners Office said April 2011’s PSN hack was a breach of the Data Protection Act, and fined Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, which runs PSN in …
Read More »Crysis 3 multiplayer beta begins 29th January
Crytek has announced that on open multiplayer beta for Crysis 3 will be available across all platforms starting 29th January. The beta will include two of the game’s 12 modes. While Crash Site is a variation of capture and hold, the heavily publicised Hunter mode sees two cloaked players stalk …
Read More »DeNA joins Entertainment Software Association
Mobile platform holder and developer becomes 36th company in trade body
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