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Read More »Codemasters extends F1 licensing agreement
A new multi-year agreement has been agreed between Codemasters and motorsport body F1. Codies released its first licensed F1 title in 2009 and has since gone on to ship 5.5m units, with F1 2010 still holding the record of being the fastest selling F1 game ever released. Codemasters has created …
Read More »Pre-purchase Guild Wars 2, get guaranteed beta access
NCsoft has announced that consumers who pre-purchase upcoming free-to-play MMO Guild Wars 2 will be guaranteed access to a range of beta events for the title. In addition, access to the full game – which is still waiting for its official release date – will be granted three days earlier …
Read More »MCV Nordic site now live
Intent Media has launched its second international venture, with MCV Nordic now live. The aim of MCV Nordic is simple: to become a trusted and prolific resource for news affecting all games industry sectors in the region. The new website will be supported by a range of editorial email services …
Read More »Yahoo sues Facebook claiming 10 patent breaches
Internet search and services firm Yahoo is suing social networking king Facebook, accusing it of ten patent breaches. "Yahoo’s patents relate to cutting edge innovations in online products, including in messaging, news feed generation, social commenting, advertising display, preventing click fraud and privacy controls," the lawsuit claims. "Facebook’s entire social …
Read More »Ninja Gaiden 3 and Warriors Orochi 3 also skip GAME
Just minutes after it was revealed that Capcom’s Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will not be stocked at GAME, two more upcoming releases have joined the pile. Tecmo Koei has confirmed in a statement that upcoming releases Ninja Gaiden 3 and Warriors Orochi 3 – released on March 23rd and …
Read More »INTERNATIONAL FACTFILE: Poland
Poland’s games market enjoyed impressive growth last year. Total software sales were up 12 per cent year-on-year between January and September, and up 27 per cent on consoles. Traditionally a region dominated by PC, now PS3 and Xbox 360 are two of the biggest-selling formats in Poland – equalling PC …
Read More »GAME not stocking Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Capcom’s upcoming release Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City will not be sold at GAME or Gamestation, MCV can confirm. The game is due for release in the UK on March 23rd. It follows in the footsteps of fellow Capcom releases Street Fighter X Tekken and Asura’s Wrath, which were also …
Read More »Gamerscore limit upped for XBLA games
Microsoft has confirmed that it has upped the cap for the number of Gamerpoints that downloadable Xbox Live titles can offer to gamers. Until now titles sold through the XBL arm of Xbox Live always offered 200 GP spread over a maximum of 20 Achievements. This has now been upped …
Read More »Hilco and OpCapita linked to GAME acquisition
As stated by MCV yesterday, the widespread belief that GameStop will swoop to acquire part or all of GAME could yet prove wide of the mark. Although GameStop can still confidently be regarded as the front-runner, The Financial Times has named two other would-be suitors – Hilco and OpCapita. Hilco …
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