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Read More »Xbox 360 $99 as Microsoft tests contract deals
Buyers must commit to a 24-month Xbox Live Gold subscription
Read More »UK CHARTS: Sniper Elite V2 guns down Prototype 2
505 Games is back at the top this week with Sniper Elite V2 debuting at No.1 on the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. The game, developed by UK super-studio Rebellion, is the publisher’s first No.1 since is hugely successful Zumba Fitness dominated the listings last year. …
Read More »EA sets aside $20m for layoffs
But company will increase staff headcount by 500 by March 2013, claims publishing giant
Read More »Legal concerns decimate DeNA and Gree share price
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency has announced an investigation into how social games firms sell their microtransactions in Japan, causing shares in the country’s two major players to nosedive. Nikkei.com reports that shares in both DeNA and Gree – the two major players in Japan’s social gaming scene – plunged to …
Read More »Japan getting Crystal White Vita
A Crystal White version of the PlayStation Vita will be released in japan on June 28th, Sony has confirmed. The arrival of new colour SKUs is no surprise considering the handheld’s ongoing struggle to gain traction, both in Sony’s homeland and overseas. The new model will retail for the same …
Read More »Subscription based $99 Xbox 360 is real, on sale now
US gamers have become the first to be offered a cut-price console on the condition that they sign up for a two-year contract. And it’s a model that an increasing number of industry members believe will become the dominant delivery method for the next generation of consoles. Microsoft has gone …
Read More »Google Play reaches 15 billion downloads
Google’s Android marketplace has surpassed 15bn app downloads since its launch in October of 2008. A company spokesperson told TechCrunch that the figure was passed for the newly-branded Google Play Store ‘a few weeks ago.’ TechCrunch proposed that Google tabs around 1bn app downloads per month, while Apple still leads …
Read More »Rumour: Retailer leaks Wii U third-party titles
Images snapped supposedly from Blockbuster UK have surfaced showing what appears to be a third-party title list for Nintendo’s upcoming Wii U console. Go Nintendo (via Shacknews) reports the list includes several games currently slated for PS3 and Xbox 360, such as Metro: Last Light and Aliens: Colonial Marines. It’s …
Read More »EA investing $80 million in next-gen development over next year
Another intriguing piece of news to come out of today’s fiscal report from EA is its interest in spending on next-gen development over the next year. The company is putting up $80m for development of ‘Gen4 console systems’ games during their fiscal 2013. The publishing giant’s investment could indicate next-generation …
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