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Read More »Namco Bandai welcomes Witcher 2’s Skyrim comparisons
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings arrives on Xbox 360 next week (April 17th) and Namco Bandai is brimming with confidence. Far from being concerned about vying to for consumer spend with big-hitting rivals such as Mass Effect 3 and Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, the publisher has welcomed the comparisons. …
Read More »Pandora’s Tower heralds Nintendo’s return to GAME
Nintendo has become the latest publisher to jump back into bed with retailer GAME, it would appear. Today’s new release Pandora’s Tower: Limited Edition for Wii heralds the return of Nintendo in GAME. Before the retailer went into administration Nintendo refused to sell it stock of either Wii RPG The …
Read More »Develop in Brighton registration opens
Enhanced early bird discount on offer until April 30th
Read More »The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings review roundup
The first UK reviews for Namco Bandai’s The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings have gone live, and critics are delighted with what the former PC-only title has to offer. While it runs on what would have been medium graphics on the PC version, this is a very small cross to …
Read More »Brand Map: Devil May Cry most played in Spain
The Devil May Cry franchise is played in Spain more than it is in any other country, according to new Brand Map data. The series is expanding in 2012 with the release of a new title – DmC: Devil May Cry, as well as an HD collection which has just …
Read More »Is Tesco the home of game advertising?
We compare last year’s TV marketing activity for games retailers including Tesco, GAME and Sainsbury’s. After GAME?entered administration, competition began in earnest to claim a portion of its market share.Perhaps boldest of the new ‘pretenders’ was Tesco, with its claim to be ‘The Home of Gaming’. But has its previous …
Read More »How easy is it to build your first Vita game?
According to a number of Ubisoft studios, it's a surprisingly welcoming process
Read More »Valve hiring for ‘hardware development’
Job posting suggests firm is pressing ahead with biometric tech
Read More »VIDEO: Studio Ghibli’s Ni No Kuni delayed until 2013
Ni No Kuni: The Wrath of the White Witch has been delayed until 2013. The news comes courtesy of the first English language trailer for the game, which can be seen below. Namco Bandai has also confirmed that the game will arrive in America and Europe simultaneously. The game is …
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