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Things don’t look to be improving for struggling publisher THQ, with more financial bad news appearing this morning. THQ has revealed that it has defaulted on a $50 million credit facility with lender Wells Fargo, stating that "loan availability on the Credit Facility was less than 12.5 per cent of …
Read More »Next iteration of DirectX is exclusive to Windows 8
Microsoft has confirmed that DirectX 11.1 will be exclusive to Windows 8. DirectX 11.1 is the next release of the 3D graphics API and adds, amongst other things, native stereoscopic 3D support, meaning games developed for it will have to include 3D compatibility. DirectX 11.1 is part of Windows 8, …
Read More »Asda selling Black Ops II at midnight in 250 stores
Supermarket chain Asda has announced its midnight opening plans for Call of Duty: Black Ops II tonight. 250 stores will sell the game from midnight tonight. In total 479 of its outlets will be carrying the game, as well as 114 of its local Supermarket stores making it very accessible …
Read More »Simply Games slams "inaccurate" reporting over Black Ops II sales… but ships game regardless
Online retailer Simply Games has criticised the media for its coverage of its decision to sell Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 early. On Friday the retailer received stock of the game and told its customers that if they ordered before 4:30pm they were likely” to receive it the following …
Read More »Master Chief conquers UK as Halo 4 tops All Formats charts
Microsoft proves the Spartan super soldier still has what it takes as Halo 4 debuts at No.1 in the UK charts. The return of Master Chief narrowly outsold the previous chart-topper, Assassin’s Creed, which settles for second place. The Ubisoft title saw its sales drop 73 per cent when compared …
Read More »OPINION: Should we be criticising Peter Molyneux more?
I am a huge admirer of Peter Molyneux. He’s ferociously intelligent, inspiringly ambitious and, perhaps most importantly, a really lovely guy who is great to spend time with. There are two reasons for opening this piece with that statement. One, for the sake of transparency. And two, because if it …
Read More »GAME boss Gibbs backs owner OpCapita; Chain on track to make £20m this FY
Martyn Gibbs has publicly backed Game Retail owners OpCapita following the collapse of Comet. The electricals retailer – also owned by OpCapita – fell into administration at the start of the month, leading to some asking fresh questions of its stewardship of GAME. But CEO Gibbs has in an interview …
Read More »UPDATED: Call of Duty: Black Ops II – where’s cheapest?
It’s a good bet to be the biggest launch of 2012, and that typically leads to some fierce price wars on the High Street. However, there’s no sign yet of any bargain-basement offers, but there are still lots of retailers yet to show their hand. Tesco is selling the game …
Read More »Disney partners with Smilegate for Marvel MOBA title – report
Disney Interactive has reportedly partnered with Korean developer Smilegate for a Marvel-themed multiplayer online battle arena game. MMO Culture reports the League of Legends-style title is codenamed Project PK, and will be targeted for launch in 2014 as an effort exclusive to Asia (initially, at least). Smilegate previously developed free-to-player …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: November 4-10
Valve has revealed the past week’s top sellers on Steam, with Football Manager 2013 finishing on top for the second week in a row. The sports sim fended off some tough competition including pre-orders Black Ops 2 and Assassin’s Creed III – which finished second and fourth respectively. Greenlight pick …
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