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Read More »Unreal Engine 4 to go public at E3
Curtain will lift on new technology in June
Read More »Spec Ops sponsors war movie marathon
2K is running a special war movie marathon at a Leicester Square cinema in support of its upcoming shooter, Spec Ops: The Line. The firm has teamed up with Digital Spy to let users vote for their favourite war films (from Saving Private Ryan to Apocalypse Now). The top four …
Read More »NASSCOM Gaming Forum’s Delhi and Mumbai developer meet-ups in June
The NASSCOM Gaming Forum has announced that it will conduct developer meet-ups in Delhi and Mumbai in June. The third Delhi meet-up will take place at the International Youth Centre on June 16. Highlights include a talk on how developers should approach publishers, and a post-mortem of Pyrodactyl Games’ role-playing …
Read More »Two special editions for Borderlands 2
2K Games has unveiled two special edition SKUs for upcoming action RPG Borderlands 2. The Deluxe Vault Hunter’s Collector’s Edition includes a Marcus Kincaid bobblehead, a hardback art book, sticker set, digital comic download and some additional in-game DLC. It will retail for 64.99. The Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition, …
Read More »Max Payne 3 midnight launch at Games The Shop
Indian specialist games retailer Games The Shop will hold a midnight launch for Rockstar Games’ latest release, Max Payne 3, in Mumbai. The launch will take place at Games The Shop’s Oberoi Mall store located on the Western Express Highway in Goregaon East, Mumbai. All those who visit the store …
Read More »VIDEO: Smart As announced for Vita
Sony has announced a new title for Vita that it no doubt hopes will do for Vita what 2006 DS outing Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training did for Nintendo’s machine. Called Smart As, it is described by XDev Europe’s assistant producer Nick Accordino as a social brain-training experience”. Smart As is …
Read More »GameStop posts 12.5% like-for-like Q1 decline
That it outperformed the market” will likely not completely appease GameStop’s shareholders after the company reported a 12.5 per cent decline in like-for-like sales for its fiscal Q1. Total global sales fell $280k to 2bn. Net earnings for the quarter fell slightly to $72.5m. Pre-owned sales suffered a slight decline, …
Read More »One week left to register as Nordic Game looms
Speakers to include Gearbox president Randy Pitchford and EA DICE head of sound Carl Wikman
Read More »REPORT: Acti considered "fake fire drill" to hack Infinity Ward PCs
Bobby Kotick, the CEO of Activision, personally ordered the hacking of computers belonging to former Infinity Ward bosses Jason West and Jason Zampella, court documents allege. The operation was referred to internally as ‘Project Icebreaker’ and was designed to uncover any potential dirt that could be used as grounds to …
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