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Call of Duty Elite still needs to win over the customers it ‘pissed off’ last November, Activision says. The online service for the hit FPS IP was bombarded with traffic when it went live alongside Modern Warfare 3 last year, and subsequently failed to work. It took almost a month …
Read More »505 aims for success with Sniper
Hype surrounding 505 Games’ big summer shooter release Sniper Elite V2?is growing fast. The publisher has already reported strong demo download numbers and positive feedback from both press and consumers for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC game which arrives on May 4th. It’s a next-gen reboot of the 2005 …
Read More »Indie chain acquires distributor
Games retail might be tougher than ever but one independent retailer is flourishing. Mad 4 Gamez – which has stores in Hackney and Hornchurch – has just acquired supplier Universal Games Distribution and Portugal-based indie Extreme Gamer. I decided to buy Universal Games because all I think of is how …
Read More »Crytek exec backs next-gen ‘pre-owned block’
Restricting sales of second-hand games 'would be awesome from a business perspective'
Read More »Patent row could block Xbox 360 sales in US
Imports of Xbox 360 hardware to the US could be blocked following a legal victory for Motorola. The BBC reports that a US International Trade Commission judge has ruled in favour of the firm, ruling that Microsoft has infringed four patents owned by Motorola Mobility relating to video compression and …
Read More »UK creeps into new recession
Quarterly economic activity falls by 0.2%
Read More »Gamesaid raises £4,000 at MCV Awards
Guests and sponsors of this year’s MCV Awards have contributed over 4,000 to the games industry charity. The annual Gamesaid Tenner initiative saw monies raised via online and on the night from all corners of the business. Gamesaid is the industry charity, which shares out its funds at the end …
Read More »Epic Diaries: UE3 and Borderlands 2
Mark Rein looks at the use of Unreal Engine 3 in the upcoming sequel
Read More »The UK suffers double-dip recession
It has finally been confirmed that the UK has once again entered into recession. The Office of National Statistics has confirmed the double-dip recession this morning, delivering a blow to the austerity-led coalition government whose main task when entering Government was to stabilise the country’s economy. The economy officially shrank …
Read More »Lack of licenses sullies FIFA Euro 2012 launch
EA has confirmed that just 29 out of the 53 international squads featured in the Euro 2012 DLC for FIFA 12 are licensed. The publisher had never said anything to the contrary, of course, but nonetheless many consumers have been left surprised having become accustomed to EA’s licence-rich football series. …
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