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Assassin’s Creed and Just Dance publisher Ubisoft triumphed at last night’s Xbox 360 MCV Quiz. Each member of the team took home a 4GB Xbox 360 console and Kinect controller, as well as a special Olympic-style medal. Formidable regulars Ubisoft won two consecutive quizzes last year, and only narrowly pipped …
Read More »No Doubt and Activision settle Band Hero suit
Activision and No Doubt have settled out of court over the band’s lawsuit against the publisher. The dispute began back in 2009 when the band first filed the lawsuit claiming their likenesses were only to be used in Band Hero with their own in-game tracks – as opposed to the …
Read More »MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up: EB EXPO Edition
With half the industry unavailable this week due to EB EXPO mayhem, MCV Pacific takes a look at a primarily EXPO-led week of news. Day one is now drawing to a close, and MCV’s first impressions of the show(which doubles the size of last year’s effort, which was then the …
Read More »Resistance Collection bundles PS3 trilogy together this winter
Sony has announced the Resistance franchise will be the next in line to receive the Playstation collection treatment. Over on the US Playstation blog Sony’s Derek Osgood revealed the bundle would run $40 and pack all three PS3 titles, along with ‘the best’ DLC from the second and third games. …
Read More »Microsoft Surface receiving midnight launch treatment on October 26th
Microsoft will throw its Surface tablet a midnight launch event to coincide with the release of the company’s latest OS Windows 8. The Verge reports Microsoft has begun sending out invites for a special ‘Surface Reception’ shindig on October 25th that will lead up to the tablet’s launch at midnight …
Read More »New World of Warcraft expansion shifts 2.7m copies
Mists of Pandaria – the latest expansion pack in the World of Warcraft series has sold 2.7m copies worldwide. The PC add-on has also boosted the game’s subscriber numbers, up over 10m users worldwide, the firm says. World of Warcraft has seen a steep drop in subscribers over the last …
Read More »PR veteran sets up Dead Good agency
The former director of international PR at PopCap Games has formed a new PR, marketing and media firm. Stu Taylor founded Dead Good Media after the Irish branch of PopCap suffered a number of redundancies. The firm will provide PR, marketing and media production solutions to its clients, as well …
Read More »Crowdstar promotes co-founder Jeffrey Tseng to CEO
Incumbent Peter Relan steps back to executive chairman of the board
Read More »YouTube Sponsors Joystick Awards
Video site YouTube has backed the Golden Joystick Awards and is even putting its name to a new category. The YouTube gamer award recognises the best gaming creators on YouTube.Nominees include channels Yogscast, The Syndicate Project, Total Biscuit, AtheneWins, Matroix and InTheLittleWood. Voting for The YouTube Gamer Award is now …
Read More »Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed 3 season pass; now on PSN Store
In a trend that is becoming increasingly common across games with multiplayer components, Ubisoft today unveiled the season pass for its upcoming epic Assassin’s Creed 3. The season pass provides access to all forthcoming Assassin’s Creed 3 downloadable content at a discounted bulk price. The pass is now available on …
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