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A console port for Capcom’s well received 3DS effort Resident Evil: Revelations appears to be in the works for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. Eurogamer reports PS3 and 360 versions of the game were recently listed on the Korean Ratings Board. Revelations launched earlier this year on 3DS, and if …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 18-24
Valve has revealed the top selling products on Steam for the past week, with the majority of the holiday weekend included in the period. Black Ops II held onto its top spot, despite major discounts to Borderlands 2, XCOM, and a slew of other solid titles for Steam’s Autumn Sale. …
Read More »UK retail reports Wii U sell-out
Wii U has already sold out, retailers have told MCV. Multiple games buyers have told us their launch allocation of the Wii U has been completely taken by pre-orders fromeager early adopters – one week ahead of the console’s November 30th launch. In fact, some retailers have told us their …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Future promotes Walker, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Future Publishing promotes Keith Walker and we look at the best job opportunities in games. Future names new digital entertainment boss The international media group has promoted Keith Walker to head of digital for the entertainment arm of …
Read More »Tiny Invaders developer Hogrocket closes doors
Ex-Bizarre Creations developers move on to new jobs
Read More »Thieves swipe Benelux’s entire supply of Assassin’s Creed III on PC
There’s bad news for gamers in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg who were hoping to buy Assassin’s Creed III on PC. Thanks to the tiny size of Belgium and Luxembourg, the shipment of the SKU for all three countries was able to fit onto a single truck. That was stolen. …
Read More »Axed Skullgirls team form new studio
Developers to continue work on 2D fighter under the new name Lab Zero Games
Read More »Japan finally bans the R4 DS piracy device
A case of closing the stable doors after the horse has bolted? Kotaku reports via a translation from a Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry that the country has finally banned the notorious R4 device, famed for its DS piracy uses. The R4 allows users to store and run …
Read More »Nude Prince Harry leads to UK block on iOS game Hotel Vegas
Tagplay’s latest iOS release Hotel Vegas won’t be available to consumers in the UK. And that’s because one of its many features is the inclusion of our very own Prince Harry. In the nude. Why, you might ask? Back in August the second in line to the British throne was …
Read More »Gree apologises for its handling of OpenFeint scrappage
Gree has said it is sorry for its handling of the closure of OpenFeint and for putting developers in what it admitted was a tough situation. Speaking toPocketGamer, SVP of marketing and developer relations Eros Resmini said the firm had originally planned to give developers a full year to mirgrate …
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