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What can only be described as the ultimate Doom SKU is heading to Xbox 360 and PS3 later this year. Called Doom 3 BFG Edition, the pack will include Doom, Doom 2, Doom 3 and Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil. As you’d expect, graphics and controls have been fully revamped …
Read More »UPDATED: Sony cuts French PlayStation Vita price… temporarily
The price of the PlayStation Vita will be cut by €50 from June 1st in France, Sony has confirmed. The platform holder is offering to rebate €50 (39.87) on any purchase of a PlayStation Vita between June 1st to July 15th. Crucially, it is a limited time offer that will …
Read More »Nottinghamshire to host first Angry Birds theme park
The UK’s very first Angry Birds theme park will open at the end of summer in Retford, Nottinghamshire. It will open in Sundown Adventureland, and feature animal spring riders, swings, sandpits, climbing towers, slides and even a giant dummy catapult all based on Rovio’s hit mobile game. Sundown Adventureland has …
Read More »VIDEO: New Hitman trailer is hard to forget
With plenty of hype ahead of its release, the new trailer for Hitman: Absolution had a lot to live up to. And it certainly delivers! Be warned, if you’re below the age of 18 please steer clear – there’s plenty of gore here. And let’s not even begin on the …
Read More »Sony close to agreeing cloud gaming acquisition
In a move that will rock the next generation of console gaming, Sony is close to agreeing an acquisition of a high profile cloud gaming firm, MCV understands. It was reported earlier this week that Sony was to reveal a partnership with a cloud gaming firm – specifically either OnLive …
Read More »ISFE unveils new European games data resource
A new survey of gamers in Europe claims to have the first clear view of the continent’s games market, including boxed and digital stats. The Interactive Software Federation of Europe this morning unveiled its new GameTrack survey, backed by Activision, Disney, EA, Microsoft, Namco Bandai Games, Sony, Take-Two and Ubisoft. …
Read More »21m UK people play games, says ISFE
37 per cent of the UK population has played a game in the last 12 months. That’s according to Ian Bramley, senior director of Ipsos Media, who today shared some key insights into the reports his firm is now compiling for the Interactive Software Federation of Europe. This morning, the …
Read More »WWE 13 takes fans back to the Attitude era
THQ today announced the latest installment in its WWE franchise – WWE ’13, with CM Punk revealed as the game’s cover star. The single-player campaign will be based on the WWE’s popular ‘Attitude’ era. The campaign will focus on eight WWE stars from the ‘Monday Night Wars’ era, including Stone …
Read More »Edinburgh Interactive takes on Dragons’ Den
Edinburgh Interactive will be bringing an event based on the popular BBC 2 show Dragons’ Den to the Edinburgh Interactive Festival on the 9th August. The event, titled ‘Thare Be Dragons’, will take place at The Radisson Blu Hotel on the Royal Mile and see budding games entrepreneurs present their …
Read More »Wii U version of Metro: Last Light is pulled
THQ has confirmed that the Wii U version of Metro: Last Light is no longer in development”. The game was one of many to appear in Nintendo’s E3 2011 show reel intended to demonstrate the wide third party support for Wii U. It’s not in development [at the moment],” THQ’s …
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