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The latest reinvention of the SimCity franchise has been given a release date on PC and Mac. SimCity, as EA is calling it, will be released on March 8th. The game is powered by GlassBox which EA describes as the most complex simulation engine in its class”. SimCity will engage …
Read More »How games helped rejuvenate LEGO
Toy manufacturer LEGO says that video games have helped the firm beat the economic downturn. Traveller’s Tales’ games – which have included LEGO Star Wars, LEGO Indiana Jones, LEGO Harry Potter, LEGO Batman and LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean – have been regular best sellers since 2005. LEGO’s VP and …
Read More »Disney: It’s the perfect time for a game movie
Wreck-It Ralph should clean up at the Box Office as games become increasingly mainstream, says Disney. The movie tells of a villain from a fictional 8-bit arcade game trying to find a new role as a good guy in more modern games such as sci-fi FPS Hero’s Duty and Mario …
Read More »Pokemon to be a major player for Nintendo this Christmas
Pokmon is playing a huge part in Nintendo’s Christmas campaign for 3DS XL. And it has already boosted the platform this week with latest game Pokmon Black/White 2 charting highly. But that is just one of five Pokmon games promoted this Christmas which will attract both parents and kids. Pokmon …
Read More »Nintendo reports $350m loss as finances improve
Sales of Nintendo 3DS hardware and software weaker than expected in overseas markets
Read More »EE admits that 500MB 4G data plan has little use for customers
The cheapest 4G tariff offered by Everything Everywhere is little use for anything beyond checking email and surfing the net. An infograph released by the telco, which you can see below, suggests that those who sign up for the 36 per month entry-level tariff will be unable to use their …
Read More »VIDEO: The Assassin’s Creed 3 launch trailer
With a week left until its release, Ubisoft has gone live with the official launch trailer for Assassin’s Creed III. The video has already been running on UK TV channels but can also be viewed right here. Assassin’s Creed III will be released in the UK on Wednesday October 31st. …
Read More »Isometric iOS title Borderlands Legends out next week
Gearbox’s iOS Borderlands spin-off has at last been detailed and given a release date of October 31st. Borderlands Legends, as it is to be called, is an isometric top-down action RPG that stars the same characters who starred in the first Borderlands. Entertainment Weekly reports that unlike the console/PC game, …
Read More »Game4u launches digital downloads service for PC, Mac
Specialist games retailer Game4u has launched its own digital downloads service for PC and Mac games; the first of its kind in India. The service is currently in beta and includes around 250 games. Of the major publishers, only EA titles are currently available, as are several lesser known games …
Read More »And the next Angry Birds commercial partner is… McDonalds
Angry Birds: Star Wars. Angry Birds: Rio. Angry Birds: Green Day. Angry Birds: Heikki. And Nasa. Now we can add McDonalds to that list. Psfk reports that Rovio has teamed up with McDonalds in Japan to release specific location-based levels for Angry Birds available only in the fast food restaurants. …
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