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Konami has detailed a slew of Metal Gear Solid digital releases heading to XBLA and PSN during the last couple weeks of August. The first notable date is August 21st, when the Metal Gear Solid HD Collection arrives for Vita, PS3, and Xbox 360 in North America. (A Europe date …
Read More »God of War, Infamous collections hitting PS3 this month
Sony has announced that franchise bundles for God of War and Infamous will arrive alongside the previously unveiled Ratchet & Clank Collection later this month. The US Playstation Blog reveals the packs will run $29.99 each, and include bonuses on top of the series catalog. From the feature lists: God …
Read More »Trip Hawkins to deliver keynote at NGDC 2012
Industry veteran Trip Hawkins will deliver a keynote speech at NASSCOM Game Developer Conference 2012 in Pune later this year, NASSCOM has announced. Hawkins, an inductee in the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences’ Hall of Fame, founded EA and the now defunct console maker and game publisher 3DO, before …
Read More »Four secret projects underway at THQ
Jason Rubin hoping new content will help turn around publisher's fortunes
Read More »CM Storm Quick Fire Pro gaming keyboard in stores now
Cooler Master today announced the launch of the Quick Fire Pro, a mechanical keyboard from its CM Storm gaming range. Using Cherry Black and Red mechanical keys, the new keyboard is a step up from the company’s older Quick Fire Rapid keyboard. The Quick Fire Pro features laser-marked key caps …
Read More »EA thanks gamers for Zynga lawsuit support
Industry punch bag EA is experiencing somewhat of a role reversal at the moment – it’s actually being praised by fans. As arguably the biggest player in the game, EA is accustomed to being hated on by the online games community, but news that it is to sue rival Zynga …
Read More »Gamer makes $10,000 from Diablo III Auction House
Blizzard’s inclusion of the Real Money Auction House in Diablo III may have been controversial, but for one gamer it has proved extremely lucrative. PCGamesN reports that Reddit user WishboneTheDog has made a total of $10,000 by selling virtual items either found or crafted in-game and then sold via the …
Read More »Frag-Nation and Blur announce FragFest
Frag-Nation and Blur have come together to set up FragFest, a quarterly multi-platform competitive gaming property aiming to bring together the best gaming talent from across India. Blur will host the first FragFest event in Chennai from 24th to 25th August, and it will feature seven games Call of Duty …
Read More »Megaupload’s Kim Dotcom makes police brutality claim
The controversial figure behind file-sharing site Megaupload has claimed that he was assaulted by police when he was arrested in January. Kim Dotcom is currently fighting extradition from New Zealand to the US on piracy related charges. "And then they were all over me,” he said of the moment when …
Read More »Day Z officially goes standalone, backed by Bohemia
Indie PC hit Day Z is officially being developed into a standalone tite. Arma II creators Bohemia Interactive are funding the venture, though Day Z creator Dean Hall has been hired as project lead. This is thefairy-tale outcome for a mod that many would have said impossible four months ago,” …
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