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Ubisoft is splashing out over 4m in the UK to make Assassin’s Creed III one of the biggest Christmas games. It is the most expensive marketing spend in Ubisoft’s history and funds a campaign that spans more than three months, rivalling support for titles such as FIFA and Call of …
Read More »Football Manager 2013 has a release date
Sega has finally announced a concrete release date for anticipated PC and Mac release Football Manager 2013. The Sports Interactive game will be released in the UK on November 2nd. Furthermore, those who pre-order the title (either the digital or physical version) will be rewarded with early access to a …
Read More »FIFA 13 smashes series’ American sales records
As it goes on sale in the UK this morning, EA has announced a record-breaking debut for FIFA 13 in North America. The publisher estimates that the Xbox 360 and PS3 SKUs between them sold 353,000 – a 42 per cent year-on-year increase. The game was also released for Wii, …
Read More »PICTURES: Toon Army flock to GAME’s midnight FIFA 13 launch
Nearly 300 GAME stores opened their doors last night for what is likely to be the biggest game launch of 2012 to date. The release of FIFA 13 this week is likely to propel the market to its highest level of the year so far, so retail was naturally keen …
Read More »Day Z standalone alpha hits this year, ‘going to be cheap’
Day Z creator Dean Hall has a real sense of urgency when it comes to getting a standalone version of his popular ArmA II mod into players’ hands. Speaking duing a panel at Eurogamer Expo, Hall revealed that it isn’t a question of wanting to get the game into players …
Read More »EA cancels NBA Live 13
EA Sports has announced the cancellation of NBA Live 13. The decision marks the second time in the last few years that EA has canned its NBA sim in the eleventh hour. That said, the studio has plans for the franchise next year. "Having continued to look at the game …
Read More »Fake account sweep on Facebook causes fan decline for Zynga titles
Zynga has taken a hit in regards to the publisher’s community numbers thanks to Facebook implementing measures to remove fraudulent ‘Likes’ from its pages. Tech Crunch reports the firm, along with many other companies on the social network, saw drops in fan numbers after Facebook went about weeding out fake, …
Read More »GamesAid reveals successful 2012 charities
The games industry gave five charities supporting disadvantaged kids big donation cheques this evening. UK video games charity GamesAid this evening revealed the winners of its 2012 member vote. Action For Kids, Jigsaw4U, Small Steps, Special Effect and The Willow Foundation were the five charities that got the nod from …
Read More »Fergal Gara amongst six new UKIE board members
UK gaming trade body UKIE has revealed the names of the six people – four of whom are developer – who have been appointed to its board. The development heads are Noirin Carmody (owner and COO of Revolution Software), Miles Jacobson (studio director, Sports Interactive), Alice Taylor (CEO and founder, …
Read More »UPDATED: FIFA 13 price roundup – where’s cheapest
It’s one of the biggest video game retail highlights of the year. And today we should find out how far retailers are willing to go to secure their day one marketshare. Hundreds of retailers will be opening their doors at midnight tonight to welcome the arrival of the game and …
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