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FM 2013 is Sports Interactive’s most ambitious game yet. And if it can stay piracy-free for a few weeks, next year’s title will be even greater. MCV discusses the game’s future with studio boss Miles Jacobson. You’ve introduced a cut-down ‘classic mode’ to this year’s Football Manager. Why do that? …
Read More »LGC: Did you miss anything?
There was plenty to learn at last night’s London Games Conference, and MCV is at hand to make sure you don’t miss a beat. 300 people were in the room for the sold-out event which included talks and presentations form some of the industry’s leading figures. Here’s a roundup of …
Read More »‘We’ll never spend any money on advertising Hawken’
The publisher of upcoming free-to-play game Hawken has vowed never to spend any money on advertising. Instead, the firm is splashing out on movies, novels, a web series, graphic novels and other ‘transmedia’ products to generate hype for its new first person shooter. That was the subject of Mark Long’s …
Read More »Wii U will have 24 launch day games in the UK
A total of 24 games from 11 different publishers will be available alongside Nintendo’s Wii U when it’s released in the UK on November 30th. Here’s the full list of games: * Funky Barn (505 Games)* Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Skylanders Giants, Transformers Prime (Activision)* Epic Mickey 2: …
Read More »Sony reveals All-Stars film homage art
Ahead of the release of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, Sony has lifted the lid on an artistic promotional campaign for the game. It has teamed up with illustrator and life-long gamer” Aled Lewis to produce three pieces that combine key characters from the game and iconic scenes from three films. …
Read More »Steam amasses 50 million users
LGC12: Big Picture mode garners 500,000 subscribers while Steam Workshop attracts 106 million community contributions
Read More »Fitch downgrades Sony credit rating to double B minus, labels it "junk"
Credit ratings agency Fitch has downgraded Sony’s credit rating from triple B minus to double B minus – a three notch downgrade. Fitch’s ratings guide lists double B ratings as indicating that companies are vulnerable to defaulting on debt over time, but have sufficient flexibility for now to keep servicing …
Read More »Out now: Wonderbook: Book of Spells, Hitman: Absolution
The first game from Sony’s latest foray into augmented reality gaming – Wonderbook: Book of Spells, is in stores now for PS3. This week’s other big release – Hitman: Absolution, however, is witnessing a bit of a staggered release. Sony is betting big on the interactive story-telling space with Wonderbook …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 4 25th Anniversary Edition headed to India
The Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 25th Anniversary Edition will be in stores across India in early December, distributorOrigin Games has announced. If you already own a copy of the game, there’s some incentive to pick up the Anniversary Edition. Firstly, while the original game had a …
Read More »Kinect and Xbox Live star in new Gem deal for independent retailers
Gem is running another duo of deals this week for independent retailers. Indies who order a Kinect before November 30th will receive special pricing on the following games – Dance Central 2, Kinect Star Wars, The Gunstringer, Kinect Sports Season 2, Kinect Sports or Dance Central. Meanwhile, if stores order …
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