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As was rumoured back in July, developer Crytek is to finally bring PC classic shooter Crysis to both PS3 and Xbox 360 – and the release date is right upon us. The four year-old title will be getting a few tweaks, too. The PC original was a graphical powerhouse and …
Read More »GAME TV begins to air Battle of the Clans
The GAME and Turtle Beach Battle of the Clans competition is underway, and coverage of the events is now rolling out on GAME TV. The heats have been held at the Beresford in Sydney, and are the grand final is set to take place in Homebush later in September. Weekly …
Read More »Insert Coin(s) launches and promises ‘bigger and better’ follow ups
The debut Insert Coin(s) event took place in Sydney last night, and co-creator Pat Kolan has confirmed to MCV his plans to expand the concept for future events. The event was held at the Oxford Art Factory, and hundreds people came through the door to enjoy live music and art …
Read More »Reward schemes ‘very important’ to the future of Xbox Live
With the Xbox Live rewards scheme now up and running in Australia and New Zealand, MCV talks to Andrew Jenkins, Group Xbox Live Program Manager. Other service-based industries (which the games industry is rapidly becoming) have had reward programs for some time. Why do you think it has taken so …
Read More »Criterion: Fighting crunch saved us $700,000
Advanced build technology can help maximise project efficiency, studio says
Read More »More hot water for Dead Island
Tomorrow’s release Dead Island has got its developer Techland in trouble for the second time in a week, this time because of a hidden anti-feminist slur. On Tuesday it was discovered that the version of the game released for PC on Steam was actually a port of the Xbox code, …
Read More »THQ: Transition from boxed to digital is underway
Cloud gaming will prove a positive development for consumers, publishers and developers, THQ CEO Brian Farrell has told an audience at the Cloud Gaming USA conference in San Jose. "The box, ship and done model is transitioning to: observe, measure, and modify," he said, as reported by GamesIndustry. "Games [are …
Read More »Brand Map: Gears of War
It’s only a few weeks now until Gears of War 3 is released.Over the three years since the previous game in the series, the term ‘Added Value’ is the tag that developers have been focusing on. We already know about Call of Duty Elite and the EA Sports Season Ticket, …
Read More »UK Software Sales Monitor: Market makes £13.7m
The UK games market slipped slightly this week, down six per cent in value to 13.7m and five per cent in units to 619,538. It may only be a slight dip, but retail would have been hoping for better – particularly with the release of Driver: San Francisco (debuting at …
Read More »GAME rolls out digital Xbox games nationwide
As of today every GAME and Gamestation store in the UK has a range of Xbox Live digital titles on their shelves. In February this year the range was trailed in 44 stores, with customers receiving a code to download the content either on a paper receipt, email or SMS …
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