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As has been rumoured, publisher Ubisoft has officially announced a brand new Tom Clancy title – Rainbow 6: Patriots. The title is being developed by Ubisoft Montreal, though it is also being supported by Ubisoft Toronto and Ubisoft Red Storm. It will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC …
Read More »Developers must embrace HTML5, says Zynga exec
Browser gaming will not move on if people are afraid to abandon pre-IE9 user base
Read More »Joe Danger speeding onto Xbox Live
So Microsoft won’t allow any games on Xbox Live that have previously been exclusive to other digital platforms? Apparently not. Not only has developer Hello Games confirmed that former PSN-exclusive Joe Danger is on the way to Xbox Live Arcade, but Microsoft has been named as the publisher. Joystiq reports …
Read More »Software Sales Monitor: Market jumps 36%
It was a big week for the UK games market, with the total value up by 36 per cent to 39.1m, and unit sales up by 31 per cent to 1,300,858. The reason for the sales surge? Battlefield 3. The game is now the tenth fastest-selling game in Chart-Track history, …
Read More »Brand Map: Super Mario Bros
This week we look at playing habits for one of the biggest game franchises of all time. In the past five years, Super Mario Bros has enjoyed a new life on the Nintendo DS and Wii.With the 3DS now available we haven’t had to wait long for news of a …
Read More »COUNTDOWN TO LONDON GAMES CONFERENCE: Should UKIE & Tiga unite?
The unification of trade bodies Tiga and UKIE would be approved by four times as many industry professionals as those who oppose, new data suggests. The results of a new survey, show that 58.1 per cent of industry respondents favour a merger of both groups, while only 14.9 per cent …
Read More »Fallout: New Vegas Ultimate Edition announced
Publisher Bethesda has announced a brand new Ultimate Edition SKU for its popular post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout: New Vegas. As well as the full original game, the release will also contain all the DLC that he subsequently been released – Dead Money, Honest Hearts, Old World Blues, Lonesome Road, Courier’s Stash …
Read More »Sticking with Battlefield or moving to Modern Warfare?
Battlefield 3 may already be sitting on the shelves of some 5m gamers, but EA knows that’s not the end of the challenge. With Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 being released worldwide on Tuesday November 8th, it’s safe to assume that at least a proportion of this user …
Read More »MCV/Xbox Xmas Quiz – just two places left!
Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft and Gem are among the companies already signed up to this year’s MCV/Xbox Xmas Quiz, taking place on December 1st at London’s Sway Bar. Others who have entered teams include Lygo,Turner Media Innovations, Future, GameSpot, Videogamer.com, Amazon, Comet and Tesco – and time’s running out if you …
Read More »Games industry Fight Club opens
Namco Bandai and Capcom are breaking the first and second rules of Fight Club by not only talking about it, but inviting the rest of you to join in. The rival publishers have teamed up for a special charity event on December 2nd at the Namco Station in London. It …
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