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Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will hit store shelves tomorrow, the game’s Indian distributor as confirmed. The game was originally scheduled for release today, but World Wide CD ROMs had told MCV that there were some customs delays due to the fact that the release coincides with Diwali. WWC …
Read More »Crysis struggles to break even as dev ponders free-to-play switch
It’s one of the biggest triple-A franchises in gaming – so it might surprise you to learn that Crysis is struggling to break even. I’m not talking about being greedy and we want more sales. But effectively Crysis 1 and 2 and 3 are just about breaking even. If we …
Read More »Gem offers trio of new Xbox deals for indies
Gem is running another trio of deals this week for independent retailers. Indies can pick two titles from the Classic range, and the shooter Halo ODST, for 14. Classic titles includes Gears of War, Mass Effect, Fable II, Halo 4, Halo Wars, Gears of War 2 and more. Meanwhile, the …
Read More »Former Zynga vets join Rumble Entertainment
Brian Schneider and Steve Desilets assume senior roles at free-to-play studio
Read More »Future announces plans to close PSM3 and Xbox World
UK magazines PSM3 and Xbox World are to be closed by publisher Future. The final issues of both mags, which are renowned for sharing content between them, will go on sale in Wednesday December 12th. "After careful consideration, Future has made the decision to close Xbox World and PSM3 magazines …
Read More »Windows boss Steven Sinofsky leaves Microsoft as Surface launches with "modest" sales
Microsoft’s Windows boss Steven Sinofsky has, in a surprise move, suddenly left the company. No official reason has been given for the decision, but coming so soon after the launch of Microsoft’s iPad rival Surface it’s hard not to jump to conclusion – particularly when boss Steve Ballmer himself describes …
Read More »Ubisoft boss "can’t say he’s happy" with Wii U launch price
Yves Guillemot has admitted that he would have preferred Nintendo to launch with a lower price for the Wii U. The console arrives in North America this weekend and then in the UK on November 30th. Typical prices as of right now start at around 250 for the (hard to …
Read More »ME Awards 2012 recognises the surging mobile games space
Sister title, Mobile Entertainment, is holding its seventh annual ME Awards ceremony in little over a fortnight, recognising the achievements of those working in the mobile content industry. Gaming, of course, is a huge part of the mobile space and EA Mobile, Gameloft, Rovio are among Best Games Publisher nominees, …
Read More »REVIEW ROUNDUP: Call of Duty Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops II has been released. You might have noticed. Unusually last night’s midnight launches took place before the review embargo was lifted, leaving thousand waiting until this morning to discover whether the game now sitting in their consoles is any good. Fear not. It sounds fantastic. …
Read More »Games TM’s Ashley Day joins Nintendo PR team
Former games journalist Ashley Day has switched career paths to take a new PR role at Nintendo. Day joined the platform holder yesterday as junior PR manager, where he reports to Nintendo UK’s head of communications Jo Bartlett. He will work alongside fellow junior PR manager Emily Woolliscroft. He has …
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