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Ten years of MCV Awards and, yep, things have changed. Even the most leaden-footed industry will have evolved in that time. But there was a sense last night of more shifts than usual over these past 12 months – and not just to a new venue. As the curtain rose …
Read More »Trials Evolution ‘breaks 100k downloads day-one’
Microsoft servers fail to keep up with demand
Read More »Prototype 2 gets first 18+ UK live ad
Activision will on Sunday hold what it is describing as a live outdoor advertisement” for upcoming action title Prototype 2. Taking place at an iconic London location” at 9:00pm on Sunday 22nd April, the game will recreate a gruesome and bloody confrontation” between the game’s stars. The performance will last …
Read More »Trials Evolution downloaded 100k times on day one
Ubisoft owned developer RedLynx has said that its recent Xbox Live Arcade release Trials Evolution was downloaded over 100,000 times on day one. In fact, so high was the appetite for the game that publisher Microsoft has been forced to draft in additional servers. The game was released on Wednesday, …
Read More »VIDEO: PES 2013 teaser revealed
Konami has revealed its first teaser for PES 2013. The video itself reveals little, and contains no gameplay footage. What it does have, however, is none other than former Manchester United pretty boy and current Real Madrid frontman Cristiano Ronaldo. Ronaldo, of course, would under normal circumstances be known as …
Read More »MCV AWARDS: See the Medal of Honor video that wowed the crowd
Attendees of last night’s MCV Awards 2012 were treated to a big-screen look at EA’s upcoming shooter Medal of Honor: Warfighter. The trailer gives a taste of the high-octane action including in the game, including several major cities and LOTS of explosions. The new Medal of Honor is due out …
Read More »Contract dispute said to be cause of Prey 2 delay
Anonymous sources are claiming that a contract dispute is behind the delay of Prey 2. Bethesda yesterday dispelled rumours that the game had been canned, though did concede that it had been delayed to some point in 2013. Now ShackNews claims to have word from a secretive insider that the …
Read More »Newell: Apple CEO never visited Valve
But the studio's co-founder hopes for future partnerships
Read More »VIDEO: Grimlock struts his stuff in Transformers FOC
Activision has released a brand new trailer for upcoming action title Transformers: Fall of Cybertron. And this time the limelight is handed over to Dinobot leader and general Jurassic badass Grimlock. As well as some concept art, we also see him in-action via some alpha game footage. Watch out for …
Read More »VIDEO: Debut trailer released for Crysis 3
EA has released the first – it must be said, very short – trailer for recently announced 2013 shooter Crysis 3. In it we see the first footage of protagonist Prophet and the cover-adorning new crossbow. The game sees Prophet return to New York to find it encased in a …
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