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The Kickstarter campaign for a new Shadowrun title has ended with more than $1.8m generated in pledges. Shadowrun Returns will be developed for PC and tablet, with Jordan Weisman at the helm. Weisman is one of the creators of the original pen-and-paper RPG Shadowrun. The Kickstarter campaign started in early …
Read More »Iwata admits mass-market focus cost Nintendo
Nintendo’s early success in appealing to the mass market and new gamers has eventually lead to the company’s current struggles, president Satoru Iwata has admitted. "The Wii was able to reach a large number of new consumers who had never played games before by bringing hands-on experiences with its Wii …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: Russia
Russia is the largest country in the world, and as a result, there’s plenty of room for a variety of retailers. In fact, no single group of outlets dominates the High Street. Independents still account for a significant chunk of sales, holding their own against electronics chains and specialist gaming …
Read More »Pirate Bay vows to fight UK ban
The owners of The Pirate Bay have accused British authorities of hypocrisy following its decision to force ISPs to block access to the site. The Western countries of the world all complaints about the censorship in Iran, China, Saudi Arabia and so on,” a statement reads. But they are really …
Read More »GAME offers immediate Black Ops II pre-order bonus
Retailer GAME is offering a Modern Warfare 3 bonus for all those who pre-order the freshly announced Black Ops II through the retailer. Commit to buying the new title and you’ll get a Prestige Token which can be redeemed in Modern Warfare 3’s multiplayer mode against either a free weapon, …
Read More »Nintendo UK boss thanks Freddie Flintoff for race rescue
Nintendo UK chief David Yarnton has thanked England cricket legend Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff following his accident during an epic charity bike ride. Yarntonwas taking part in ‘Cycle Slam,’ a charity event which involved a number of iconic sports stars including Flintoff and Rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio. The popular games exec …
Read More »Black Ops II – near future setting, branching plotlines, zombie mode
Call of Duty: Black Ops II is real, and at last MCV can discuss some of the juicier elements of the game. Firstly, as we all know by now, the game adopts a Tom Clancy style near-future setting – 2025, to be exact. This means very high-tech gadgetry based on …
Read More »Diablo III real-money auction house detailed by Blizzard
Blizzard has unwrapped Diablo III’s auction system, revealing both in-game gold and real-money auction houses. Players will be able to switch between the two houses as they wish, which are separated into three regions independent of one another: The Americas, Europe, and Asia. The full corresponding countries for these regions …
Read More »UTV Indiagames racks up 100 million downloads on Nokia Store
Indian game developer/publisher UTV Indiagames has become the first publisher to reach the 100 million downloads mark on the Nokia Store. The company had surpassed 50 million downloads three months ago. UTV Indiagames currently boasts of a catalogue of over 300 games and holds licenses to well-known film, sports and …
Read More »Activision trademarks ‘The Blast Furnace’
Activision has been making moves regarding an apparent new game entitled The Blast Furnace. Fusible reports (via Shacknews) the company filed a trademark application for the title on April 18th. The application covers ‘computer game software’ and an ‘on-line computer game.’ Additionally, DomainNameSales reported a sale of theblastfurnace.com just a …
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