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Read More »Konami to remove controversial mechanic
Company says the removal of 'kompu gacha' will have little effect on virtual good sales
Read More »Dishonored gets UK release date
Bethesda has put a firm UK release date on original looking action stealth adventure Dishonored. The game will be released in the UK on October 12th. It will hit North American retail a few days earlier on October 9th and Australian gamers will be able to buy it on October …
Read More »Nintendo cuts DSi and DSI XL price in US
The age of the 3DS is upon us, so it seems only right that Nintendo moves now to slash the price of its last generation handheld. The DSi will be cut to $99 and its bigger brother, the DSi XL, is to drop to $129. That’s represents a saving of …
Read More »Kid Icarus sequel looks unlikely
A sequel to recent 3DS release Kid Icarus: Uprising looks incredibly unlikely. The 3DS game itself is 25 years in the making, with the original release of the NES game dating back to December 1986. However, after a prolonged development period for Uprising – which was initially presumed to be …
Read More »CA mobile boss: iOS dev effort to hit ‘console complexity’
Increasing intricacy could rapidly see making mobile games mimic the triple-A console space, predicts Total War Battles lead
Read More »OPINION: Smart Square’s shooter surprise
Hitman’s hybrid marketing-development tricks like this won’t happen often, but is sure to raise some eyebrows, says Michael French Do game announcements still wow you? I’m probably not alone in feeling a bit lackadaisical about the announcement of Game X or Sequel Y, sometimes a year or more before anyone …
Read More »Hitman pre-order incentive is Sniper Challenge game, out next week
Gamers will get to play the new Hitman: Absolution as soon as next week thanks to a digital spin-off available to those who pre-order the game. Called Hitman: Sniper Challenge, the digital bonus has been built from scratch by developer IO Interactive. The download gives sets players the challenge of …
Read More »Hitman: Absolution release date confirmed for November 20th
Retail is in for a busy November, with Square Enix confirming its Hitman: Absolution will arrive in the midst of the Q4 boom time for games. The latest game in the acclaimed series is due on November 20th. It is yet another game due on a Tuesday. Already this year …
Read More »Hitman targets Top 5 with surprise pre-order attack
Square Enix thinks its new Hitman: Absolution pre-order deal can help the game become one of 2012’s top five game releases Today the publisher unveiled Sniper Challenge, a download available from Tuesday to those who pre order the game, which launches on November 20th. The clever digital game trick is …
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