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Sackboy’s latest outing will be released for PlayStation Vita next month. Sony will release LittleBigPlanet Vita in Europe on September 19th, arriving in the US a few days later on September 25th, according to VG247. The game will make full use of Vita’s control systems, from the front and rear …
Read More »Games industry cyclists to bike back from Gamescom for charity
After a week in Cologne, most of us prefer the shortest journey home possible, but ten games industry execs will take a more scenic route. Representatives of NCsoft, Indigo Pearl, Get Games, PlayStation Network, Future Publishing, Steel Series and Kalypso Media will cycle home from Cologne to Brighton straight after …
Read More »EA boss Gibeau to deliver Gamescom keynote
The man in charge of EA’s labels will open Gamescom with a talk that will discuss the ‘change in the landscape of the video game industry.’ Frank Gibeau will apparently tell the world why the games we will play four years from now will be unrecognisable to us today. Which …
Read More »IGN promotes Keen and Kilby
International growth for IGN has led to promotions for two long-serving employees. Rich Keen has been promoted from marketing director to international publishing director.Meanwhile, Dan Kilby is now project manager of publishing. Their promotions follow IGN’s recent launches in foreign markets, including the creation of IGN Asia Pacific and IGN …
Read More »Minecon 2012 will be at Disneyland Paris
Minecraft creators Mojang announced today that its 2012 Minecon event would be held at Disneyland Paris. Ticket prices and hotel registration will be detailed in the next few weeks. Tickets for Minecraft 2011 cost $99. The 2012 convention will run for two days from November 24th. Last year’s Minecon was …
Read More »FIFA 13 priced Rs 2,999 on Xbox 360, lower than PS3 version
Redington, distributor for EA’s Xbox 360 games in India, has just sent word to retailers that FIFA 13 will be priced at Rs 2,999. That’s Rs 500 less than the PS3 version. A few days ago, EA’s Playstation and PC distributor Milestone Interactive revealed hiked prices for FIFA 13 – …
Read More »Discover the 20 games that will save Christmas in this week’s MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features the 20 games that UK retailers believe will make their Christmas. This week’s edition also explores Ian Livingstone’s new book Blood of the Zombies and features an interview with Ubisoft’s European boss Alain Corre That’s on top of …
Read More »Final Modern Warfare 3 DLC dated
Activision has released details on the last batches of extra content for last year’s best-selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Two more Content Collections will be released in August and September. Each will be made available on Xbox 360 first, with PS3 and PC versions following a few weeks …
Read More »Sony: ‘Vita’s killer games are still to come’
SCE UK chief Fergal Gara admits he’d love to see Vita selling better, but believes its best months are still to come. The MD told MCV that with Call of Duty, FIFA, Assassin’s Creed and LittleBigPlanet on the way this Christmas, there’s every reason to believe the machine’s performance will …
Read More »Interview: SCE UK MD Fergal Gara
MCV sat down with PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara shortly after E3 to discuss Vita, Wonderbook, the challenges at UK retail and how PSN can grow the market for all. Vita has had a difficult start in terms of sales. Has it been a total disappointment?We would love it to …
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