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You have to wonder why it bothered in the first place. Having once seemingly learnt its lesson regarding the DRM it implements on its PC games, for reasons unbeknown to anyone other than itself Ubisoft decided to re-enter the battleground by including always-on” DRM in recent release From Dust. And …
Read More »Deus Ex is every bit as good as fans had hoped
Critics have been getting to grips with Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution for over three weeks now. And at long last the embargo has lifted, allowing them to admit their admiration for what is clearly an excellent title. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game are currently …
Read More »Rugby World Cup releases early
Rugby World Cup 2011 is now being sold at all major retailers in Australia and New Zealand, before its official release date. Tuff Kat Entertainment, local distributors of the game, have confirmed to MCV that the official release date is still Thursday 25th August. Regardless, EB Games, GAME and JB …
Read More »Halfbrick was ‘teetering on the edge’ before Fruit Ninja
Speaking at Freeplay 2011, Luke Muscat, lead designer and executive producer at Halfbrick, talked about the lessons learned which led to Fruit Ninja’s creation. The team at Halfbrick looked at Rocket Racing, their previous and unsuccessful title, and other casual games achieving big success. Muscat comments: "Fruit Ninja was a …
Read More »‘Fewer and fewer are succeeding at triple-A’
Ubisoft studio manager says digital is now the place for start-ups to grow
Read More »Driver: SF gets full digital PSN release
Ubisoft has revealed that upcoming release Driver: San Francisco will receive a full digital release on the PlayStation Network. Though no firm release date for the PSN version was given, Ubisoft Reflections MD Garth Edmonson told a Gamescom panel last week that it would arrive in a few weeks”, suggesting …
Read More »Skyrim going hands-on at Eurogamer Expo
Eurogamer has announced that Bethesda’s much hyped RPG The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim will be playable at the Eurogamer Expo that kicks off on September 22nd. It’s the first chance that the general public will have to get their hands on the game, which will be released in the UK …
Read More »GameStop ‘understands’ publishers’ pre-owned misgivings
The pre-owned games sector is very beneficial to the health of the overall games sector, retailer GameStop has argued. Though they rarely express the opinion publicly, many publisher execs consider pre-owned games as unfairly robbing them of revenue that is instead reserved exclusively for retailers. But GameStop’s executive VP Mike …
Read More »Sony pledges better game analytics for devs
'We want to provide many more services to studios,' Yoshida says
Read More »INTERVIEW: Grainger Games
Grainger Games is subverting expectations and transforming itself into a serious games brand by hiring retail veterans. MCV speaks to the new-look senior management team to find out what comes next. You have secured some retail veterans from not just Gamestation and HMV, but also Holland & Barrett and Asda. …
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