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Jagex is closing its MMO 8Realms after little more than a year since the game’s closed beta was released. Develop understands that as a result of the closure, a number of Jagex staff are to lose their jobs, while others will have their positions moved within the company. Jagex has …
Read More »VideoGamer.com hire Scammell
David Scammell has joined VideoGamer.com as staff writer. He leaves GamerZines where he was working as senior staff writer. Dave will be a great addition to the editorial team at VideoGamer.com, and we’re really excited about what he’ll bring to the site,” editor Tom Orry stated. During his time at …
Read More »VIDEO: New Tomb Raider teaser trailer
It may have been delayed until next year, but that doesn’t mean the hype train building behind the new Tomb Raider is going to die down. On the contrary, Square Enix has released a short teaser trailer for the game ahead of the release of a more detailed look at …
Read More »Analyst predicts launch sales of 14m for GTA V
Grand Theft Auto V will sell more during its launch week than predecessor GTA IV sold in its first year, if analyst firm Sterne Agee is correct. Arvind Bhatia predicts in a note to investors that at launch the game will sell a colossal 14m copies. To do so it …
Read More »New Star Wars game nears announcement
LucasArts will reveal a brand new game based in the Star Wars universe on May 31st, it has confirmed. The mystery title will be debuted on Spike TV’s pre-E3 episode, which airs on Thursday. Further details, including the first gameplay footage, will then be revealed at E3 itself. The most …
Read More »Gem Logistics extends Ubisoft distribution partnership
Gem Logistics has secured a three-year contact with Ubisoft as its primary distribution partner. The company has been working with Ubisoft for seven years already, and has supplied games such as Just Dance, Assassin’s Creed and Ghost Recon: Future Soldier to retail. A statement read: The key factors in securing …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Ghost Recon Future Soldier is No.1
There are three new entries in the Top Five this week, but it’s Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier that claims the UKIE GfK ChartTrack All Format’s Top 40. The game claims the best week one sales number in the entire Ghost Recon series, although it’s the first to …
Read More »On-disc DLC is "plain greed"
The practise of putting post-release DLC on disc and requiring customers to pay to unlock it is plain greed”, according to Michael Pachter. The subject hit the limelight earlier this month when Capcom admitted to including DLC for Street Fighter X Tekken on the disc. It’s just plain greed – …
Read More »Trip Hawkins quits Digital Chocolate
EA founder Trip Hawkins has resigned from his role of CEO at digital games developer Digital Chocolate. Trip described the move as transitioning into a consulting and advisory relationship with Digital Chocolate”, with the company now said to be narrowing its focus” and getting more streamlined”. The news comes on …
Read More »Report: Facebook to release smartphone by 2013
Facebook is making big strides towards creation of its own smartphone, if a report by The New York Times holds water. According to the report, Facebook employees, engineers, and others familiar with the matter say that the company has made major additions to the group already working on ‘Buffy’ (the …
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