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Ubisoft’s post-apocalyptic survival horror title I Am Alive is heading to PSN next month following a short period of Xbox 360 exclusivity. UPDATED: PSN+ discount revealed. The publisher has announced that the game will be available for PS3 on April 3rd in the US, and April 4th in Europe. It …
Read More »First Modern Warfare 3 ‘Content Collection’ hits Xbox 360
The first Modern Warfare 3 DLC collection is out for all, including those who opted against subscribing to the premium level of the Call of Duty Elite program. ‘Content Collection #1′ was dated and detailed earlier this month, with Call of Duty elite subs gaining access to the content last …
Read More »Indie dev ports to PC, XBLIG sales quadruple
Indie Royale helps Xbox sales, says Going Loud Studios founder
Read More »UPDATED: Gamestation may be sacrificed for new look GAME chain
One way or another, GAME as we know it has GONE, and may be replaced by something entirely different on Monday. MCV has learnt today that GAME management has presented suppliers with four possible outcomes for the company. The conclusion follows a period of consultation between a hired financial specialist …
Read More »GAME holds crunch talks with suppliers
A takeover at GAME still looks some way off, with the retailer having recently held talks with publishers in an effort to raise funds needed to pay store rents this weekend. GAME still hopes a takeover can be agreed, but it will not be completed in time to fund the …
Read More »Epic Mickey 2 for 3DS rumoured
A new 3DS outing for Disney’s Epic Mickey franchise is on the brink of being announced, according to rumours. Eurogamer reports that the French Official Nintendo magazine has word that Epic Mickey 2: Power of Illusion will be officially revealed next week. It’s unclear whether or not the game will …
Read More »Edinburgh Interactive confirms 10th anniversary speakers
The first round of speakers for this year’s Edinburgh interactive festival have been revealed. Speaking at the event will be GREE’s European business development and developer relations boss Kyoto Matsushita, Flurry’s European MD Richard Firminger, CloudMade’s VP of community Christopher Peterson and Tapjoy’s European MD Paul Bowen. Industry stalwart Ian …
Read More »Microsoft partners with charity Right to Play
International children’s sport and play charity Right To Play has secured a sponsorship programme from Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft for 2012. Right To Play works to improve the quality of life for children in some of the most impoverished places around the world. The deal sees MS handing over …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: Italy
The Italian video games market was worth $1.09bn in 2011, and more than half of this was generated by software sales. Italy has suffered slight declines in sales of hardware, software and accessories since 2010 but the nation is still home to a healthy retail landscape. Italy is the fourth …
Read More »ANALYSIS: How Alan Wake survived
It was E3 2005 when Alan Wake was first unveiled. The ambitious story-driven thriller was from Remedy, the studio behind Max Payne. A series it had just sold to Rockstar for $45m. After Max Payne, we could have sat on a beach sipping cocktails for quite some time,” Remedy’s head …
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