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Future Publishing has confirmed to staff which titles are to be sold or closed as part of the recent job losses revealed by MCV last week – and the company’s video games teams have survived unscathed. The Guardian reports, however, that eight titles are less fortunate, with DVD & Blu-Ray …
Read More »Grasshopper – new game detailed, producer leaves
Cult Japanese games developer Grasshopper Manufacture’s next game is called Lollipop Chainsaw, according to Japanese games paper Famitsu. The name alone conjures up images that are very much fitting with the studio’s characteristically leftfield output which has to date included Michigan: Report from Hell, Killer 7, Contact, No More Heroes …
Read More »Apple drops September hint for iPhone 5
You could run an entire website based on nothing more than Apple launch rumours, but here’s an interesting one that comes directly from Apple itself. As part of its Q3 financial statement, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said: We have a future product transition that we’re not going to talk about …
Read More »PEGI releases Windows Phone 7 app
European games rating body PEGI has released a Windows Phone 7 version of its smartphone app. The download allows users to access the 16k+ strong database of game ratings for PAL titles. It supports 11 languages and, as well as consumer advice, review content syndicated from Eurogamer. The PEGI app …
Read More »Activision reloads GoldenEye 007
James Bond will return – and sooner than people think, thanks to Activision’s upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter GoldenEye 007: Reloaded. Developed by Eurocom, this is an enhanced version of last year’s acclaimed Wii title and a reimagining of the much-lauded Nintendo 64 original. The game features a new …
Read More »Hulk Hogan lends voice to Saints Row: The Third
"Train, say your prayers, take your vitamins and believe in yourself." Whether or not that will be one of the lines the Hulkster delivers in THQ’s upcoming open-world romp Saints Row: The Third remains to be seen, but either way the iconic WWE wrestler has been confirmed amongst the game’s …
Read More »Analyst: Nintendo trumps Microsofts first party offerings
One US analyst had rubbished Microsoft’s belief that its first party Xbox 360 titles are superior” to the catalogues offered by either Nintendo or Sony. In fact, Michael Pachter thinks that Nintendo is the clear leader when it comes to the quality and success of first party console software. I …
Read More »Dead Island: Building a new IP
Deep Silver’s upcoming horror title Dead Island took the internet by storm with its February reveal, but what is the company doing to ensure the game will be a hit? MCV asks sales and marketing boss Paul Nicholls… Any new IP must do something special to grab the attentions of …
Read More »Team Meat: We don’t f**king care about piracy
PC and Xbox 360 download hit Super Meat Boy may have been heavily pirated but the game’s developers say it isn’t a problem. Speaking on a DarkZero podcast, as reported by Rock, Paper, Shotgun, Team Meat founders Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes said piracy could translate into sales. Our game …
Read More »Sega delays two 3DS titles
Japanese publisher Sega has announced the delay of two upcoming 3DS releases. Retro IP Shinobi was due out in September, but will not hit UK retail until November 15th. In addition, Crush3d – another former September release – now won’t arrive until early 2012. Though the delay might be disappointing, …
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