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Spectacular. Truly spectacular. And the picture of the first-gen Xbox Metro has used really rounds it off. Today’s copy of freesheet newspaper Metro takes alarmist mainstream video gaming reporting to a WHOLE new level. Check this headline: Xbox paedophile predators ‘move in on prey within two minutes of contact”. We …
Read More »Dead Space 3 listed on retail site
Dead Space 3 pre-orders are now being accepted through at least one retailer; in spite of the fact that EA has never actually had the chance to announce the title in any official sense. South African games website BT Games (via Shacknews) is currently taking pre-orders for the would be …
Read More »PS Vita receiving trio of free apps
Sony has announced a trio of new, free applications for Vita owners to dive into. Following up the Welcome Park application, Paint Park turns Vita’s touchscreen into a sketch pad where users can make and share drawings with friends. Next in line is another in the park series, Treasure Park. …
Read More »EverQuest usage, item sales up since going F2P
SOE has passed along statistics to illustrate the impact of moving their popular and long-standing MMO EverQuest over to the free-to-play model. The developer/publisher shared (via Blue’s News) concurrent usage is up 40 per cent, with unique log-ins having increased by 150 percent since going F2P. Overall EverQuest registrations have …
Read More »EA: ‘We are growing, looking to hire hundreds’
EA expects their company to grow substantially in employee count by the end of the year, despite reports earlier this week that the publisher was set to let go as many as 1,000 workers. EA is growing and looking to hire hundreds of people for our digital, console, mobile and …
Read More »Family Guy Online enters open beta
Players can become citizens of Quahog in new browser-based freemium game
Read More »Microsoft confirms November 6th release for Halo 4
Halo 4 will, as reported earlier today, be released worldwide on November 6th. The game is set four years after the events of Halo 3 and sees the iconic Master Chief return to confront his destiny and face an ancient evil that threatens the fate of the entire universe”. It …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Chris Early, Ubisoft
Publishers are honing their digital strategy as downloads become more popular.MCV speaks to Ubisoft’s digital VP Chris Early about what the worldsof retail and downloads can learn from each other… Does digital need traditional retail brands like Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty and FIFA to grow? Digital’s biggest challenge is …
Read More »Sony DADC ups B2C offering
Distributor Sony DADC will increase its business-to-consumer services when it opens its new warehouse. The firm already supplies retailers with games, and plans to offer ‘enhanced B2C services’ when its Enfield facility is built this summer. Sony DADC is extending its product and services capability portfolio to support the evolution …
Read More »New website for Digital Goals
Consultancy firm Digital Goals is raising awareness of its services with a shiny new website. DigitalGoals.co.uk gives lifestyle brands more information on how the company can help them enter the games and accessories market. The company has already united Gem with the Ministry of Sound and Hedkandi. It was set …
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