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Read More »Future’s digital magazine sales pass £5m in 11 months
Publishing giant Future is seemingly making good on its plans to successfully transition into the new digital world. The company reports that it has sold over 5m worth of digital magazines for Apple devices in the last 11 months, or since the launch of Apple Newsstand. T3 is the current …
Read More »Bungie saw Halo Wars as ‘whoring out the franchise’
Microsoft forced Ensemble into turning RTS title into Halo game, says studio founder
Read More »PS3 Essentials out this week; India pricing confirmed
The first-party line-up of PS3 Essentials will be in stores across India by this weekend, Sony has confirmed. The Essentials is a budget line-up that consists of older, popular PS3 games re-released at lower prices and with a distinctive cover art. Sony has confirmed that the line-up will be priced …
Read More »Skylanders gets the Mega Bloks treatment
Mega Brands will bring the popular blind format to the world of jigsaws when it launches its new Skylanders Giants Blind Pack puzzles this October. In the Mega Puzzles line an assortment of six jigsaws are available and each one features a mystery character for kids to discover. The brand …
Read More »Nexon and NCsoft in Valve buyout talks – report
Valve, the company that does not want to be sold, is being linked to another buyout. This time the allegations say that two of Korea’s gaming powerhouses, NCsoft and Nexon, are in active talks to acquire the Half-Life developer and PC gaming powerhouse. The reports stem from Joonang News, which …
Read More »Steam publishes first Greenlight game McPixel
First of ten games to pass through community voting service is now available
Read More »GAME enlists Premiership footballers for FIFA 13 launch
Newcastle and West Ham fans are in for a treat. The UK’s leading video games retailer GAME has revealed that both clubs will be lending one of their top stars for the launch of FIFA 13, which finally arrives in the UK tomorrow. Newcastle’s Metre Centre GAME store will from …
Read More »Jump Games to set up studio in Canada or Singapore
Mobile game developer Jump Games is looking to set up a studio in Canada or Singapore before the end of the year, Manish Agarwal, CEO of parent company Reliance Entertainment Digital, has told MCV. We’re clear that we need to have a studio outside India. We’re looking at exploring the …
Read More »Wii U US launch backed by 23 day-one releases
Nintendo has specified which Wii U titles in its previously announced launch window will actually be available upon release of the hardware. The full launch day lineup brings 23 titles such as New Super Mario Bros. U, Nintendo Land , Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and Epic Mickey 2 …
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