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PC gamers looking to grab Assassin’s Creed III alongside the game’s console launch appear to be in for a rude surprise. Originally expected to arrive alongside its Xbox 360 and PS3 counterparts on October 30th US/October 31st PAL, a leaked image snagged by Eurogamer has the PC version arriving on …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 ‘Extended Cut’ DLC arrives next week
Mass Effect 3’s promised ending-altering DLC will arrive next week, BioWare has announced. Dubbed ‘Extended Cut’, the free downloadable content update will hit next Tuesday, June 26th for Xbox 360 and PC along with PS3 in North America. PS3 users in Europe will receive the update on Wednesday July 4th. …
Read More »Kathy Vrabeck joins GameStop’s board of directors
GameStop has appointed industry veteran Kathy Vrabeck to its board of directors. Vrabeck carries with her over two decades of experience, including more than 10 years in the video game and digital entertainment industry. Her resume includes top positions at EA and Activision, as well as several other notable stops. …
Read More »UPDATED: Stranger’s Wrath dev has "given up on Microsoft"
Just Add Water boss Stewart Gilray has nearly abandoned hope of digital release Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath on Xbox 360. The retro remake was released on PSN for PS3 last year. However, while code for the Xbox 360 code has long been completed, Microsoft has seemingly left the project in the …
Read More »EA VP joins Marmalade
Harvey Elliott joins engine outfit as MD and COO
Read More »Retail at odds over 3DS XL pricing
Nintendo won’t issue RRPs in the UK, so retail is this afternoon having its best guess regarding the price of the upcoming hardware. And the early guesses suggest no-one really knows First off, Play.com has gone with an RRP and sale price of 179.99. ShopTo is selling the device for …
Read More »EA sells Need for Speed film rights to Dreamworks
Dreamworks has acquired the rights to a Need for Speed film from publisher EA. And it seems as if all the pieces are already in place. Brothers George and John Gatins have developed an original story and screenplay which is based on the entirety of the IP rather than a …
Read More »Frag-Nation to conduct League of Legends Razer Cup
Competitive gaming company Frag-Nation is organising India’s first League of Legends tournament. The tournament will be conducted online via the game’s EU-West server and will only be open to players from India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. For this tournament, use of Runes and Masteries has been disallowed in the interest …
Read More »699 games kick started by Kickstarter
A total of 699 games projects have been successfully bankrolled by creative funding project Kickstarter. The site allows creative types to pitch ideas to the public who are then able to make a monetary donation. Of these, three potential games have raised in excess of $1m. 31 have raised between …
Read More »UPDATED: White 320GB PS3 is exclusive to GAME
GAME has secured the exclusive rights to the White 320Gb PS3 in the UK. The SKU will include a white console, two white DualShock controllers and a 90 day subscription to PlayStation Plus, which normally retails for 12.99. Also in the box is an AC power cable, one AV cable …
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