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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 …
Read More »Skyrim Creation Kit and high-res textures now live
Bethesda has released a content editor for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, along with a bonus texture pack that gives the Nord homeland even more detail. The high-res texture pack revamps the look of characters, buildings and the environment, making everything sharper. It requires Windows 7 or Vista, 4GB of …
Read More »D3P nabs DreamWorks games licence
D3Publisher has acquired the rights to publish games based on DreamWorks movie IPs, following THQ’s retreat from the sector. As part of the deal, D3P will develop and publish games based on upcoming DreamWorks films Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (due June), Rise of the Guardians (holiday 2012) and The …
Read More »Bungie co-founder Seropian leaves Disney as Interactive losses grow
Disney’s senior vice president and general manager of core games Alex Seropian has left the company after a year in charge of its Interactive division. Gamasutra reports that Seropian, who was a co-founder of Bungie, is a victim of Disney’s increasing distancing from the core games market. Former Blizzard executive …
Read More »Xbox Live has not been hacked. Oh, and Xbox Live has not been hacked
We think that’s the message Microsoft is trying to send in releasing an extensive statement that effectively reiterates what it has said many times before – Xbox Live has not, in fact, been hacked. Why is it having to repeat its stance? Because voices remain which insist that out there, …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet…. Kart Racing?
Canadian games retailer Future Shop has let slip the announcement of a new karting games based on Sony’s LittleBigPlanet IP. The reveal supposedly came at a North American retail event called PlayStation Destination yesterday. Nothing else is known of the game as of yet, though Future Shop also said that …
Read More »Amazon ‘in process’ of opening High Street store
Online retailer Amazon is preparing to open its very first bricks and mortar outlet in Seattle, reports suggest. ‘Amazon sources’ say the store could open in a matter of months, selling books, Kindle devices and Amazon exclusives. It’s part of an initiative to test whether opening a chain of stores …
Read More »April release date confirmed for Kinect Star Wars
Microsoft has confirmed news revealed by MCV last month that Kinect Star Wars will be released in April. The game will carry an RRP of 39.99 and land at UK retail on April 3rd. The Special Edition R2-D2 styled Xbox 360 console will land on the same day for 349.99. …
Read More »Lollipop Chainsaw gets censored edition in Japan
Looking for the full gory experience of Lollipop Chainsaw? You’ll have to buy the premium edition. Reports have emerged that the regular SKU of the next title from Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture will be censored in Japan. This will tone down the blood and violence, and be rated CERO D, …
Read More »My meeting with Zac Goldsmith
Icon Games' Richard Hill-Whittall says the Conservatives must stand up for the games industry
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