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Read More »Capcom downplays Resident Evil 6 on-disc DLC complaints
Modders have unearthed a host of hidden files on the Resident Evil 6 game disc that demonstrate the presence of future DLC on existing copies of the game. They show that the game will at some point offer a new difficulty mode – No Hope – as well as additional …
Read More »Microsoft Points not compulsory in Windows 8
Credit card payments usurp virtual currency as default transaction method
Read More »Rayman Legends slips to 2013
The Wii U has lost one of its most promising launch titles. Ubisoft has confirmed that Rayman Legends will now miss its previous November 30th release date and instead arrive in the New Year. Rayman Legends will launch worldwide in the first quarter of 2013,” a Ubisoft spokesperson told MCV. …
Read More »Eric Marlow joins Jump Games as global studios VP
Eric Marlow has joined mobile games developer Jump Games as vice president of its global studios, parent company Reliance Entertainment Digital announced today. The announcement comes days after Reliance’s Manish Agarwal revealed to MCV that the company was planning to set up its first studio outside India in either Singapore …
Read More »Game4u FIFA 13 preorder contest winner
FIFA 13 witnessed a historic launch at Game4u’s midnight launch events its Mumbai and Gurgaon stores. We tied up with Game4u to give its online preordered customers the opportunity to win a free copy of the game. After a couple of weeks of entries, we’ve picked one winner via lucky …
Read More »Review Roundup – One day, two great games as XCOM gets big scores
Having recovered from their Dishonored love-in early this morning, critics are currently heaping praise on another of today’s releases – 2K Games’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Firaxis have proved, along with the similarly excellent Civlization Revolution, that games like this can work on consoles as well as PC,” CVG said in …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2’s Favela map pulled after Muslims claim offense
Activision has confirmed the removal of one of Modern Warfare 2’s multiplayer maps. The move was taken after an unspecified number of Muslim gamers complained about the discovery of a picture frame in one of the level’s bathrooms that has decorative Islamic script written around its edge. It is against …
Read More »Are Microsoft Points being phased out?
A recent change to Windows 8 suggests that Microsoft may be preparing to phase out its Points payment system. The Verge reports that Microsoft Points are no longer the default payment system in Windows 8, with real money payments replacing them. Up until this point the Windows 8 beta has …
Read More »DayZ creator has no desire to bring game to retail
The standalone version of popular zombie mod DayZ will not be coming to retail, it seems. The game’s creator, Dean Hall, is currently working with Arma II developer Bohemia Interactive on a standalone version of the Arma II mod that has taken the indie PC games scene by storm. But …
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