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Catherine is making advances on the High Street, thanks to publisher Deep Silver’s seductivePOS campaign. The Koch Media publishing label is working closely with retailers to ensure the adult action puzzle game recreates the success it saw in Japan. The PS3 version debuted at No.1 in that territory. Catherine is …
Read More »Club Penguin mag revealed
Disney’s smash hit online community is getting its own monthly magazine. Club Penguin is a kids’ virtual world phenomenon and has already been turned into a variety of toys, films and video games. Panini is handling the Disney Club Penguin Magazine. It follows in the footsteps of the official Moshi …
Read More »Focus sets up Premier comeback
Angry Birds PC publisher Focus Multimedia is set to bring another major IP to games retail. Premier Manager 2012 will arrive on February 24th, with an SRP of 10.20.The news follows a record breaking Christmas for Focus, which holds almost a third of the PC budget market. The publisher saw …
Read More »FEATURE: Rising Star and stripes
The UK publisher has kicked off 2012 with the formation of a US office and a new digital label.James Batchelor asks MD Martin Defries what this means for Rising Star Why have you ventured into North America?The reality is there are challenges in the European market where we’ve been publishing …
Read More »Sleeping Dogs officially announced
Square Enix has formally lifted the lid on the rescued True Crime: Hong Kong, now named Sleeping Dogs. The game’s new title was leaked this morning by Canadian retailer Future Shop, along with accompanying artwork and a logo. The company also claimed it would be released on in August – …
Read More »WipEout 2048 free in Vodafone Vita deal
Consumers that pick up the 3G model of Sony’s upcoming PlayStation Vita will receive a free copy of WipEout 2048. The offer is part of Sony’s partnership with Vodafone, which is the exclusive 3G provider for Vita in the UK. It will only be available to those who buy a …
Read More »True Crime renamed Sleeping Dogs
UPDATE: New name for True Crime: Hong Kong now confirmed Reports suggest that canned Activision action title True Crime: Hong Kong will be released as Sleeping Dogs by Square Enix. Tweets from Canadian games retailer Future Shop showed off the game’s new artwork – prompting many to speculate that this …
Read More »No UMD Passport for US
Sony has revealed that Vita owners in North America will not be able to download PSP games they already own on UMD. In Japan, the platform holder set up a UMD Passport program that allows PSP owners to register their games to their PSN accounts and re-download them on Vita …
Read More »US PS Store now has Vita games
Sony’s launch titles are now available on the US PS Store, one week ahead of the handheld’s launch. TheSixthAxis reports that five games are now listed and, as reported earlier this month, most are slightly cheaper than their boxed equivalents. Prices range from $9.99 for Super Stardust Delta to $35.99 …
Read More »Date set for new MW3 DLC
Premium Call of Duty Elite users will be able to download the fresh multiplayer map Overwatch on February 21st. This piece of downloadable content will be available to Xbox 360 owners first, and will arrive on PS3 shortly afterwards. It will be available as a paid-for extra to non-Call of …
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