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Read More »Resident Evil: Revelaitons typo to be corrected
Publisher Capcom has said it will offer replacements to US customers who received a copy of Resident Evil: Revelations containing a typo on the front cover. Last month early copies of the game hit US retail with ‘Resident Evil: Revelaitons’ printed on the 3DS case spine. As you may well …
Read More »Microsoft Flight lands on February 29th
PC owners will be able to download Microsoft Flight for free in a matter of weeks, with paid-for content available at launch. The flight simulator game is the first from Microsoft to adopt a free-to-play model, unlike previous boxed Flight Sim instalments. Consumers can fly around the ‘Big Islands of …
Read More »New Euro release date for Twisted Metal
Brutal PS3 racer Twisted Metal will be released in Europe on March 7th, co-creator David Jaffe has confirmed. The game had originally been scheduled for February 14th but was held up after publisher Sony asked for developer Eat Sleep Play to make a few content cuts in order to appease …
Read More »Torrent site BTJunkie voluntarily closes doors
Bit-torrent sharing site BTJunkie has made the decision to cease operations after seven years of activity. The site itself did not host content on its servers – which was very much the domain of the recently closed Megaupload – it has taken the precautionary step in light of increasing pressure …
Read More »SEGA Studios Australia downsizes, forges new digital strategy
News has come down that SEGA Studios Australia, the team behind London 2012, is undergoing staff redundancies. Based in Brisbane, the team, formerly known as The Creative Assembly, has been responsible for a significant portion of the highly successful RTS Total War series from SEGA. Now, as they transition from …
Read More »XBLIG isn’t growing, developer claims
Hypership out of Control Dev claims XBLIG has been buried by the new dashboard
Read More »Indie Gala 2 now live
Flexibly priced platform breaks $25,000 in nine hours
Read More »Next Xbox pre-owned block "would be fantastic"
A design director at developer Volition has claimed that any next-gen move to block the use of pre-owned software would be fantastic”. I think this would be a fantastic change for our business and even though the consumers would be up in arms about it at first they will grow …
Read More »Apple clamps down on clone apps
Apple appears to have deleted a range of App Store games that were found to be infringing on copyright law as well as unethically duplicating popular game designs. The US App Store has removed counterfeit apps such as Plant vs Zombie, Angry Ninja Birds and Temple Jump, according to news …
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