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Modern Warfare 4 will be Call of Duty’s next offering, according to alleged voiceover leaks from the game. Siliconera has word from anonymous sources that voice acting work is already underway in Los Angeles for a Call of Duty title that’s said to carry on the Modern Warfare arc. Given …
Read More »PlayStation Plus coming to Vita with four free games
PS3 users have been enjoying the many benefits of PlayStation Plus for a while, but starting 21st November, Sony will welcome PlayStation Vita users into the fold. The subscription-based service gives users automatic game and firmware updates, cloud game saves, discounts on PlayStation Store purchases, full game trials, beta access, …
Read More »The Walking Dead season finale hits next week
The fifth and final chapter of Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season One will release next week for consoles, PC, and iOS. ‘Episode Five – No Time Left’ will arrive first on Tuesday, November 20th on the North American Playstation Network, and November 21st on the European Playstation Network, Xbox Live, …
Read More »Black Ops II moves over 1m units at Gamestop to set launch day record
GameStop has announced it sold over 1m copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops II yesterday. President Tony Bartel told Business Week that the figure is on pace to set the retail chain’s largest launch of all time. ‘Black Ops II’ is shaping up to be our biggest game launch …
Read More »Have your Minecraft world made into a real-life model
Minecraft fans now have the chance to have their most impressive digital creations recreated in the real-world. Owned by former Microsoft exec Ed Fries, FigurePrints specialises in making models based on in-game creations. It already offers a World of Warcraft and Xbox Live avatar service (although the latter is being …
Read More »Don’t worry, that’s not a demo disc in your copy of LEGO Lord of the Rings
Warner has confirmed that an error has led to a small number” of Xbox 360 copies of LEGO Lord of the Rings being labelled as demos. Reports spread around the internet this morning as consumers claimed that had found a demo and not the full game in the box. Fortunately …
Read More »‘Memory’ trademark dispute leaves iOS devs in name dilemma
A request from German company Ravensburger could lead to the renaming of dozens of apps on the Apple App Store. The company claims to hold the trademark for the word in a number of European countries, and having pressed Apple on the issue the iPhone platform holder has sent out …
Read More »Reports emerge of Origin account hijacks
A number of EA Origin users have reportedly had their accounts compromised. One Eurogamer writer claims to have received an email from EA saying that his account’s password or email address or both have successfully been changed – a request that was never made. There are also reports that consumers …
Read More »SEE IT HERE: The second Grand Theft Auto V trailer
MCV is trying to recall the last time we posted a story containing a direct feed of a trailer that hasn’t been released yet. Such is the power of Grand Theft Auto. Rockstar is going live with only the second trailer for game tonight. It’s possible we may catch some …
Read More »Rockstar explains current-gen choice for Grand Theft Auto V
Dan Houser has said that the end of the current console cycle is exactly the right time to release Grand Theft Auto V. Before its release date was revealed last month, Rockstar’s enduring silence about the game had led many to speculate that the studio was holding off for a …
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