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Assassin’s Creed Anthology will be released in the UK on November 30th, publisher Ubisoft has announced. The SKU will cost a massive 120 and will be available for Xbox 360 and the PS3 in the UK only through Amazon. The bundle includes Assassin’s Creed, ACII, AC Brotherhood, AC Revelations and …
Read More »Today’s Shortlist features "world’s first playable gaming cover"
Free UK magazine ShortList is celebrating a gaming first this morning. Today’s issue features what editor Martin Robinson describes as the world’s first playable gaming cover”. Using augmented reality app Blippar, the cover can be turned – or ‘blipped’ – into a playable version of ‘80s title Chuckie Egg. There’s …
Read More »Is free-to-play the future of gaming or just a cheap fad?
People don’t want to pay for games. That’s what MCV was told repeatedly at E3. And indeed many of this year’s high-growth or most controversial games – World of Tanks, League of Legends, CSR Racing amongst others – were absolutely free. Of course anyone that has followed this market as …
Read More »Comet staff offered Xmas lifeline by Dixons Retail
Sebastian James, group CEO of Dixons Retail, has told Radio 5 Live this morning that the firm hopes to offer Comet staff around 2,000 jobs over Christmas. Comet,which went into administration last week,is currently still trading, but its 7,000 employees all risk losing their jobs before the holidays. James commented:"Comet …
Read More »Xbox Smartglass now available on iOS
The iOS version of Microsoft’s Smartglass is now available to download on the Apple App Store. The Android version was released last week. The App allows you to use your smartphone or tablet as an additional input device for the Xbox 360. In some cases it will allow you to …
Read More »Steam now accepting Brazilian currency, Linux beta underway
Valve has announced a partnership with UOL BoaCompra to allow Steam users to pay for products with Brazilian currency. To start only Boleto (billing slip) will be accepted as payment, though other local methods are planned in the coming months including deposits, account transfers, and local credit cards. The addition …
Read More »Ubisoft reports six month loss of $41m, but expecting big Q3
Ubisoft has reported its earnings for the first half of its fiscal 2012. During the period running from April 1st through September 30th of this year, the company saw gross profits of around $247m – a 21 per cent increase from the same six months in 2011. That said, with …
Read More »Official US PlayStation magazine closing this year
Publisher Future US has revealed it will be shutting down Playstation: The Official Magazine. The end will be swift for the publication, with its Holiday 2012 special scheduled as the final issue. "Future US can confirm it will end production of PlayStation: The Official Magazine with the last issue slated …
Read More »SmartGlass goes live on iOS
Microsoft's Xbox app arrives on Apple devices
Read More »Microsoft developing Xbox Surface tablet – report
A gaming-focused Xbox Surface tablet could be on the way from Microsoft. The Verge reports that the firm is finalizing designs for a 7-inch device that will run a custom version of Windows, which would confirm the validity of the specs sheet leaked earlier this year. The tablet will pack …
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