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You know that awful summer drought games fans have to endure every year? Guess what – it’s over! With New Super Mario Bros 2 and Sleeping Dogs last week, and now Darksiders 2 and Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition this week, we can now officially say that the build …
Read More »IN BRIEF: What’s Happened Today? (August 21st 2012)
August 21st 2012 is unlikely to live long in most people’s memories. That’s unless you’re an Apple shareholder, of course. For it was revealed today that Apple has now officially become not just the richest company in the world, but also the richest company the world has ever known, overtaking …
Read More »Namco to restock Tales titles as eBay auctions hit £100
Namco is restocking niche RPG titles that were selling at double its RRP on eBay after stock ran out. Senior product manager Lauren Bradley told MCV that the publisher is promising a steadier supply of stock for future Tales titles. Tales of Vesperia was regularly reaching 80 to 100 on …
Read More »Sony calls on the High Street to boost PlayStation Plus
The High Street has been called in to help Sony ramp up subscribers to its PlayStation Plus service. The platform holder has today (August 17th) launched new one-year (39.99) and 90-day (11.99) subscription cards into specialists stores, and is set to embark on a ‘really big’ marketing and PR push …
Read More »Apple becomes the richest company ever… while Facebook hits new low
Perhaps this puts a true perspective on the global importance of the smartphone and tablet market. Having more or less singlehandedly revolutionised not only the smartphone market but also the tablet sector, Apple has grown to become the most valuable company that has ever existed. At the end of trading …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs – from the scrap heap to the top of the charts
18 months ago the code behind Sleeping Dogs lay abandoned. A year and a half later, the game has been hailed as a triumph and sits proudly atop of the UK charts. Sleeping Dogs began life in 2003 when Activision released the Luxoflux developed True Crime: Streets of LA. That …
Read More »Facebook drawing EA ad money away from TV and print
EA has admitted that it is to distance itself from TV and print advertising in favour of a social networking focused marketing strategy. The decision comes following the results of its Battlefield 3 Facebook campaign – the performance of which significantly exceeded EA’s expectations. ClickZ reports that the company invested …
Read More »BT prepared to write off OnLive investment
UK telephone and internet provider BT has said that it believes its 2.6 per cent stake in troubled cloud gaming firm OnLive will probably be written off. OnLive folded at the weekend only to instantly emerge again under a new owner, using the same assets, technology and IP. However, over …
Read More »Update – Report: PopCap staff struck by layoffs
Employees have been quietly let go for the past several months, claims source
Read More »Sony kicks off Wonderbook campaign at HMV this weekend
UK consumers will be able to go hands-on with Wonderbook and J.K. Rowling’s Book of Spells at HMV Oxford Street this weekend. Between Saturday, August 25th and Monday, August 27th, Sony will be taking to the stage at the back of the ground floor, with a dedicated sampling area and …
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