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The World Ends With You – Solo Remix has landed on App Store, with Square Enix once again slapping a large asking price for one of its iOS ports. An errant listing on the company’s site last week all but unveiled the DS title was heading to the platform, though …
Read More »Answers needed to solve UK games crisis
Just what is going wrong amongst UK games retailers? A number of senior trade execs have told MCV the market slump has left them perplexed – compounded by a seeming reluctance from some corners of retail to do anything about it. In the last few week’s MCV has reported on …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 19-25
Valve has announced Steam’s top selling titles for the week prior. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive stays on the offensive, holding off Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition for the top spot this time around. Pre-orders hit for War of the Roses this week, with Paradox’s upcoming title nabbing the sixth spot. …
Read More »XBLA’s first free-to-play game is Happy Wars
XBLA will be taking the full leap into free-to-play with Toylogic’s multiplayer action title Happy Wars. PlayXBLA reveals the game will launch this fall and will be available as a free download for Xbox Live Gold accounts. ‘Lavishly rendered’ character customization items will be offered for purchase. Rumours that the …
Read More »Xbox opens up to free-to-play
Happy Wars to be first microtransaction game on platform
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: Transformers Fall of Cybertron
The Transformers IP may have enjoyed a newfound popularity in recent years thanks to Michael Bay’s cinematic adaptations, but Fall of Cybertron is pure 1980s. From the outset, this game is squarely aimed at fans of the G1 animated series and the movie that it spawned – which, imaginatively, was …
Read More »IN BRIEF: What’s Happened Today (August 24th 2012)
It’s a three-day weekend, people. So now’s your last chance to catch up all that lovely news before you crack open the wine. So what’s been happening, then? Well, Steve Perlman is sticking around as CEO of OnLive, despite the firm racking up debts in the region of $40m under …
Read More »Naked Prince Harry not in new GTA V screens; No release date either
We’ve been honest about this from the off – we’re doing this only for the clicks. We started with the headline MCV posts Grand Theft Auto V screens to try and generate clicks”. Then we went with More GTA V screens for you… but still no release date”. But now …
Read More »PES 2013 gets Brazilian clubs and stadia; India pricing revealed
Konami has announced that it has secured the licenses of 20 Brazilian top division clubs, a first for the franchise. Brazilian star Neymar will grace the cover in certain marketsalongside Christiano Ronaldo. The Brazilian clubs to be featured in the game are: Atltico Goianiense Atltico Mieiro Bahia Botafogo Corinthians Coritiba …
Read More »Square Enix’s Final Fantasy Dimensions £19.99 iPhone challenge
It has never been shy of charging top dollar for its iOS games, but Square Enix is to try and push the boat out further still. The publisher has finally confirmed an August 31st Western release date for its episodic Final Fantasy mobile title Final Fantasy Dimensions, which was first …
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