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Namco Bandai and Capcom’s Xmas Industry Fight Club takes place tonight (December 2nd). But if you can’t attend the charity bash, then never fear, you can watch the whole night’s proceedings right here from 6pm. Alternatively you can visit here to watch the event. The industry Fight Club takes place …
Read More »Resident Evil stunt attracts half a million players
A specialist Resident Evil ‘alternative reality’ game has already drawn in half a million players as momentum builds for 2012 title Raccoon City. The marketing campaign kicked off on Wednesday, August 31st. Capcom hired creative agency SJS to design and implement the Inserted Evil alternative reality game. Players visited www.insertedevil.com …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £54.6m
The market value dipped ten per cent to 54.6m, down from last week’s 60.9m. That’s still a huge amount and should increase as Christmas approaches. Unit sales were down only slightly (two per cent). This was driven by a series of Black Friday promotions. It was one of the last …
Read More »EA acquires KlickNation for BioWare social gaming push
Age of Champions and Six Sun Galaxy developer KlickNation has been acquired and renamed by EA. It will now be known as BioWare Sacramento and will be the latest weapons in BioWare’s growing social gaming push. In combination with Dragon Age Legends and Mirror’s edge 2D developer BioWare San Francisco, …
Read More »Bethesda promises another Skyrim patch next week
Publisher Bethesda has said it will release another patch for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim next week. Yesterday MCV reported that the latest update for the game had introduced two major bugs – the loss of resistance character benefits and dragons that fly backwards. This week we released update 1.2 …
Read More »Ubi: Digital is home for new IP
Forget competing with big boxed blockbusters at retail – Ubisoft says the best way to release new IP is through digital platforms. The publisher has over ten download-only games in the works – and a number of them are new properties. They include action title Shoot Many Robots, strategy game …
Read More »BP: We could step in if games retail fails
An unlikely outlet says it can fill the void left by failing video game stores. BP – yes, the petrol station – says it is ‘uniquely placed’ to exploit any decline on the High Street. It follows the firm’s success with the Modern Warfare 3 launch, with over 300 BP …
Read More »International gamers finally have CEX
Second-hand specialist CEX is on the rise, opening new shops in the UK and across the world. The firm has opened three shops in India, bringing its international store count to 22, with stores in the US, Ireland and Spain. But the retailer hasn’t forgotten about the UK, in fact …
Read More »Downloads CAN go under the Xmas tree
Who says you can’t wrap up a download? GAME has come up with a solution to the biggest digital dilemma – how to make a download look good under a Christmas tree. From tomorrow (Saturday, December 3rd) all of GAME’s UK stores (and GAME.co.uk) will stock Xmas gift packs for …
Read More »LucasArts fee for Star Wars MMO put at 35%
Analyst Michael Pachter claims the arrangement is still favourable for EA
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