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Sony’s Next Generation Portable – or NGP – is looking like it could be renamed PS Vita. Alleged images of a pamphlet show the device with a ‘PS Vita’ logo at the bottom of the console, while branding on the leaflet also carries the new name, reports Games Pundit. The …
Read More »EA throws Alice tea party at rock festival
In true bonkers Alice in Wonderland style, EA is throwing a tea party at the Download Festival to create a buzz arround Alice: Madness Returns. Festival goers will be able to play the game at the event as well as win prizes and experience a ‘few other Wonderland surprises’. Invites …
Read More »Jurassic Park to go up against Q4 blockbusters
Prehistoric monsters will be competing with some of the biggest names in games this Q4. Telltale Games – which specialises in episodic digital downloads – confirmed to MCV that it is planning to release a retail version of its upcoming Jurassic Park title and Back To The Future: The Game. …
Read More »Ubisoft: 3DS will flourish this Xmas
All the pieces are in place for Nintendo’s 3DS to offer a strong High Street resurgence this Christmas, according to Ubisoft’s UK boss Rob Cooper. "Ubisoft has always been a big Nintendo supporter and we’ve always positioned ourselves early on their new formats," he told MCV in an exclusive interview. …
Read More »CVG and Edge redesigned in time for E3 2011
Future will reveal brand new designs for its CVG and Edge websites on June 1st. The sites arrive ahead of a revamped Edge magazine. The publication now boasts improved paper quality, a different page size and will be longer. The new look issue, which launches on June 7th, has 212 …
Read More »Fox praises GAME’s digital strategy
HMV CEO Simon Fox has hailed GAME’s digital plans, telling MCV that the specialist is absolutely doing the right things”. He said HMV is looking closely at GAME’s strategy, whilst also evolving its own 7digital music service to include games and film. What GAME is doing makes total sense and …
Read More »MW3 secures Champions League spot
A trailer for Modern Warfare 3 will be shown during tomorrow’s Champions League final on Sky Sports and ITV1. The ad will mark the culmination of what Activision described to MCV as the largest ever reveal campaign undertaken so far for the Call of Duty franchise in the UK”. The …
Read More »Trials HD tops 2m downloads
Publisher-developer RedLynx has revealed its XBLA motorcycle stunts game Trials HD has been downloaded 2m times. This figure includes purchases of the full game and its two pieces of DLC. Trials HD also hit shelves earlier this month in the form of Microsoft’s Xbox Live Hits Collection, which also included …
Read More »Sniper 2 set for big LA reveal
The sequel to the surprise smash hit of last summer is getting its full reveal at E3. Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 – which has been built using CryEngine 3, the same engine that powered recent No.1 Crysis 2 – is one of two video games to be revealed by City …
Read More »Sony cuts dev spend on PS4
Sony will spend less developing its next home console than it did with the PS3. The company invested heavily in its own semi conductor facilities for the PS3 but says this kind of spending won’t happen with its next console, reports Andriasang. Speaking at an investors briefing, CFO Masaru Kato …
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