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Like the UK, the Irish games retail market took a hit with the fall of GAME. In fact, the impact was more severe, as all RoI GAME stores closed after the retailer went into administration. Famously, some former GAME staff orchestrated a sit-in in protest against the lack of an …
Read More »Activision and West/Zampella could be settled out of court
The court case between Activision and former Infinity Ward owners Jason West and Vince Zampella has been delayed amidst rumours of an out-of-court settlement. LA Times reports that, as on Tuesday, the commencement of legal proceedings were delayed yesterday as both parties spent most of the morning talking behind closed …
Read More »Final Fantasy Versus XIII renamed Final Fantasy XV?
A video claiming to be from a pre-E3 Square Enix press briefing suggests that Final Fantasy XV will be announced in LA next week. The surprise is that it isn’t a brand new game, however, but is in fact a rebranding of Final Fantasy Verses XIII. If true, the game …
Read More »Epic wins Unreal lawsuit against Silicon Knights
Unreal developer Epic Games has been awarded damages of $4.45m as it defeated a lawsuit from Silicon Knights. The latter studio claimed Epic has supplied a botched version of Unreal Engine 3, which was used to develop 2008 Xbox 360 RPG Too Human. Silicon Knights claimed as far back as …
Read More »Mac version confirmed as The Witcher 2 nears 2m sales
Cult RPG hit The Witcher 2 has sold more than 1.7m copies worldwide in its first year. The game debuted on PC in May 2011, and was more recently released on Xbox 360 back in April. Developer CD Projekt Red has confirmed that a Mac version is now in the …
Read More »Future’s Binns on his new publishing company Network N
Former Future publishing exec James Binns has announced his new new publishing company Network N. Here he writes about the launch of PCGamesN.com: what’s changed, what’s big and what gamers really want… The game has changed. We all know that. Audiences changed, playing fewer games for longer, demanding more. Games …
Read More »Nordic Games Holding acquires GAME Scandinavia
The future of GAME’s Norwegian and Swedish stores has been saved following its acquisition at the hands of Nordic Games Holding. The deal secures the future of GAME’s 44 Swedish stores and 11 Norwegian outlets, as well as the associated online shops in both regions. 270 jobs have been saved …
Read More »Gaikai emerges as Sony acquisition frontrunner
The signs are pointing to an acquisition of Gaikai at the hands of Sony. Yesterday MCV exclusively revealed that Sony was on the cusp of purchasing a high profile cloud gaming firm, thought to be either Gaikai or OnLive. Now this morning Gaikai has sent out invitations to journalists for …
Read More »"Fun-sized" Ratchet & Clank game headed to PS3 this autumn
Insomniac Games has announced that a new fun-sized” Ratchet & Clank game for PS3, titled Ratchet & Clank: QForce, is scheduled for release this Autumn to celebrate the franchise’s ten-year anniversary. In the US, the game will be called Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault and will be available digitally …
Read More »Sega reveals E3 line-up
Sega has announced its E3 2012 line-up, revealing what titles will be on display by the publisher during the conference next week. The games roster includes Aliens: Colonial Marines, Jet Set Radio, The Cave, Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, and more. The company …
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