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The developer behind iOS hit CSR Racing has defended the implementation of microtransactions within the title. The game limits the time players can spend racing in a single session by rationing ‘gas’. Once gas has expired players can either leave it and return later when it will have recharged or …
Read More »Former Epic vets working on UE3-powered iOS title
New studio BitMonster working on 'triple-A' adventure RPG Lili
Read More »Battlefield 4 beta access not tied to Medal of Honor
Gamers won’t necessarily have to buy a copy of Medal of Honor to gain access to next year’s Battlefield 4 beta. Speaking on Reddit, the company assured fans that there will be other ways to get into the beta aside from MoH Warfighter – at this time, however, it is …
Read More »Blizzard introducing new Diablo III limits
Diablo III players will soon have fresh limits imposed on them by developer Blizzard. At some stage in the near future” Blizzard will limit how many games a player can create within a specific, as of yet unspecified timeframe. We’ve further tuned and tested the conditions that trigger this limit …
Read More »Sony puts hold on PS3 DVR release
New PS3 DVR hardware Nasne has missed its proposed release in Japan today after Sony suddenly put a hold on the product”. Andriasang reports that Japanese retailer Famicom Plaza broke the news, speculating that the last-minute decision was perhaps due to a discovery of a bug in the device’s software. …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Blacklist will make gamers question right and wrong
Ubisoft wants to push the morality of the battlefield in next year’s Splinter Cell: Blacklist. Speaking to Game Informer, the title’s creative director Maxime Beland said Sam Fisher will be faced with morally ambiguous choices in how he deals with his enemies and the men he interrogates. Blacklist pits Fisher …
Read More »Sam Raimi quits World of Warcraft movie
Fresh whispers of a feature film based on World of Warcraft reveal that Sam Raimi is no longer at the helm. The Spider-Man director and WoW fan was announced as director for the Blizzard film way back in 2009. However, he left the project to make Disney’s upcoming fantasy flick …
Read More »GMA 2012: Sega backs Games Writer of the Year
Sega is sponsoring the Games Writer of the Year category of this year’s Games Media Awards. The Games Writer of the Year Award has been introduced for 2012 to reward excellence in games journalism. All games journalists – specialist, non-specialist, print and online – can enter this category. Journalists simply …
Read More »Nintendo UK on the hunt for new PR agency
Ahead of the release of Wii U later this year, Nintendo’s UK office has ditched its current PR agency Good Relations. PR Week reports that the company has put its entire UK consumer and corporate PR business out to pitch. Current holder Chime has declined the chance to repitch. The …
Read More »THQ landed with second uDraw lawsuit
The commercial failure of uDraw has seen a second lawsuit levelled at THQ. Levi and Korsinsky has filed a lawsuit with the Californian District Court. It alleges that THQ issued false or misleading statements concerning the company”. It adds: Specifically, it is alleged that defendants misrepresented or failed to disclose …
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