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It’s one of the key annual highlights for PC gamers, and one internet poster claims to have revealed the complete line-up of this year’s Steam Summer Sale. The information comes from Reddit. It’s authenticity remains 100 per cent unverified. But if it’s true, this is what’s heading our way: Day …
Read More »Pigs to take starring role in next Angry Birds?
The next version of Angry Birds may well be from the pigs’ point of view, as they try to protect the eggs they have liberated from the fascist feathered attackers. Pocket-lint claimsto have seen screenshots of the new game, which is expected to be available before Christmas. Like the original …
Read More »Hamley’s reportedly close to £60m sale
Groupe Ludendo is hoping to buy Hamleys in a supposed deal worth 60 million. The toy retailer – which has stores in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Spain – could purchase Hamleys by the end of the month, claims The Sunday Times, as reported byFT.com. Hamleys was previously sold to Icelandic …
Read More »GAME signs up as Eurogamer Expo partner
Former expo rivals GAME and Eurogamer have seemingly put their differences aside. One of 2011’s most interesting face-offs was the conflict between Eurogamer’s successful Expo event and GAME’s debut consumer tradeshow GAMEfest, which was tagged on to its annual manager’s conference. However, after its torrid start to the year that …
Read More »Molyneux’s first iOS title Curiosity gets release date
The first release from Peter Molyneux’s new indie development studio 22 Cans will be released on August 22nd. Eurogamer reports that Curiosity will get a simultaneous release on iOS, Android and PC. A few more details about the game were also revealed. It will see up to 1m players collectively …
Read More »GTA V won’t be enough to save 2012 retail market
We still don’t know if Grand Theft Auto V will make it to retail in time for Christmas, but even Rockstar’s mammoth IP is unlikely to prevent a year of decline in the traditional markets. Venturebeat reports that analysts predict the release of the game could generate in the region …
Read More »UK CHARTS: LEGO Batman 2 makes it three in a row
It’s three weeks and counting at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 for Warner Interactive’s LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes. Hot on its heels, though, is Sega’s London 2012: The Official Video Game, which enjoys a sales jump of 81 per cent to climb …
Read More »Halo 2 Anniversary in development – report
Microsoft-owned developer 343 Industries is reportedly working on yet another HD-revamp of a past Halo title. The latest issue of OXM, as reported by CVG, claims that the studio is currently beavering away on Halo 2 Anniversary. With Halo 4 pencilled in for a November 6th release, a possible Halo …
Read More »The Walking Dead FPS announced by Activision
Activision has revealed a first-person shooter take on The Walking Dead is in the works. Developed by Terminal Reality, the game will be based on the AMC television series as opposed to the comic (which Telltale’s adventure series is centered around). Players control Daryl and Merle Dixon on a ‘haunting, …
Read More »DayZ dev mulls free-to-play standalone game as mod nears 500k players
DayZ creator Dean Hall has revealed new facts and figures regarding his ArmA II open world multiplayer modification that has taken PC gaming by storm. Hall, who works for ArmA developer Bohemia Interactive as a multiplayer designer, told Eurogamer that as of this past Friday 400,000 players were playing DayZ. …
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