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Medal of Honor: Warfighter for Xbox 360 will arrive in India on 26th October as earlier planned and three days before the PlayStation and PC versions. A few days ago we reported that the PlayStation and PC versions of Warfighter as well as Need for Speed: Most Wanted would be …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale trailer
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is nearly with us, and Sony has released a smart new live-action trailer to bump up the hype a little. In the video we see famed Sony characters Kratos (God of War), Nathan Drake (Uncharted), Cole MacGrath (InFamous) and Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet) having a bit of a …
Read More »Argos to undergo brand overhaul; More store closures incoming
Popular catalogue retailer Argos is to revamp its UK operations in a new drive beginning next week. MyRetailMedia reports that central to the change is a renewed online effort, a rise in prices and, crucially, a dramatic increase to its store closure program with up to 100 outlets facing the …
Read More »EE reveals 4G pricing plans in the UK; Prices start at £36
The cost of being amongst the first UK consumers to get 4G coverage on their mobile phones has been revealed by Everything Everywhere. 4G will go live on EE’s network on October 30th and will be available to all T-Mobile and Orange customers with a 4G-ready handset, which includes the …
Read More »A man called Triforce is already queuing for the Wii U
Pre-ordering online is not sufficient, then? There are two main facts to consider here. The first is that there’s a man whose actual name, according to Kotaku, is Isaiah-Triforce Johnson. We presume this gentleman changed his name himself and was not given it by his parents. Though that is not …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Vitek Goyel, PixelTek and Phoenix Online
Vitek Goyel has been a busy man. He helms successful 3D game art outsourcing company PixelTek; he’s the vice president of a truly global game development studio in Phoenix Online; and he’s also the frontman for folk/punk rock band Slow Down Clown. Phoenix Online’s first commercial release – Cognition, is …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite release date confirmed in new trailer
Irrational Games and 2K Games had been very quiet on Bioshock Infinite over the last few months, leading many to speculate that the game would slip from its February 2013 release window. In a new trailer, however, a 26th February 2013 release date has been confirmed for the highly anticipated …
Read More »FIFA 13 on Wii U missing Ultimate Team, other gameplay features
EA has confirmed that the Wii U version of FIFA 13 will not include all of the features seen in the Xbox 360 and PS3 releases. Chief amongst the omitted features is the popular online mode FIFA Ultimate Team. "We don’t have Ultimate Team, purely and simply because Nintendo’s online …
Read More »Shattering records: Obsidian’s Kickstarter
CEO Feargus Urquhart on crowdfunding, publishers and failed projects
Read More »Assassin’s Creed film in development, is being fast tracked
Ubisoft has confirmed that production has begun on an Assassin’s Creed movie. The publisher’s Ubisoft Motion Pictures arm, which was created in 2011, has partnered with New Regency for the production and has struck an agreement that allows Ubisoft to maintain control of key elements of the movie’s creative direction”. …
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