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All Bungie-developed Halo games will have their online data handed over to Microsoft’s 343 studio on March 31st. 343 Industries will be responsible for game stats, player service records, hosting user-generated content and operating the in-game ‘Pro Service’ moving forwards. This also means things like Halo Reach’s daily challenges and …
Read More »Amazon warns of potential loss this quarter
Online retailer Amazon has warned that it may well post a loss for its current financial quarter. This is despite a 35 per cent leap in revenues for the quarter ending December 31st, which hit $17.43bn. Despite this net income, fell 70 per cent from $416m in 2010 to $117m. …
Read More »Hacker defaces EA forums
EA was forced to shut down its forums yesterday due to a hacker attack. The intruder defaced” the forum’s front page, though it is not believed that any personal data was accessed or lost. EA thinks it has identified and repaired the vulnerability that permitted the actions and the forums …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 demo included with Dragon’s Dogma
Capcom’s Dragon’s Dogma has suddenly become a lot more interesting to a number of consumers – it will include access to the first playable demo for Resident Evil 6. All copies of the game, which itself is made by the creators of Resident Evil 4 and Devil may Cry 4, …
Read More »Kaz Hirai officially becomes Sony president and CEO on April 1st
Sony has at long last confirmed the rumours of Kaz Hirai’s appointment as president and CEO of the company. The change will take effect as of April 1st 2012. Current chairman, CEO and president Sir Howard Stringer will assume the role of chairman of the board of directors in June. …
Read More »Digital Vita games also cheaper in the US
US retail has, as expected, confirmed that buying a game digitally for the PlayStation Vita will be cheaper than buying a physical version of the same title. This price disparity is already established in Japan and will, in all likelihood, also be the case when the handheld arrives in the …
Read More »MCV Awards: Last week for lobbying
The deadline for sending in your nominations for this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards is this week. That means you only have until Friday to highlight the work done by your colleagues, suppliers, customers, or even a rival, for their biggest achievements of the past year. And don’t forget to …
Read More »Wii U and digital distribution: Your definitive guide
Develop compiles assurances made by Nintendo over the past seven months
Read More »FEATURE: Does gaming need 3D?
3D technology in the home has yet to achieve mass penetration in any sector.Sales of compatible TVs may be increasing, but they have yet to claim a majority of households. Similarly, the number of 3D filmsin cinemas is on the rise, but has yet to become the standard. And for …
Read More »Jurassic Park extinct on Xbox 360
Jurassic Park will not be coming to retail on Xbox 360. Publisher Kalypso Media told MCV that the movie tie-in will only arrive as a boxed PC release. It was previously due to hit shelves on Xbox 360 as well as PC on February 24th. Jurassic Park: The Game first …
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