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GAME Australia has, presumably mistakenly, released details of what appears to be the next DLC release for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Called ‘The Escalation Pack’, it apparently contains five maps – Seize the Zoo, Take the Hotel, Secure the Convoy, Raid the Stockpile and Survive the Call of the …
Read More »ME2 free to Dragon Age II buyers
Developer BioWare has announced a fantastic freebie as celebration of Dragon Age II’s sales success. The fantasy RPG has passed the 1m unit sales barrier in less than two weeks on the market – making it faster off the mark than predecessor Dragon Age: Origins. And as a reward anyone …
Read More »Rumor: Silverlight to run on Xbox 360
Will a new Microsoft app framework update open compatibility with the companyâ??s console?
Read More »Anonymous gets personal with Sony
An online campaign has been unleashed against Sony as hacker community ‘Anonymous’ vows to avenge what they see as the rough treatment of PS3 hacker Geohotz. Earlier this week Anonymous stated: "Congratulations, Sony. You have now received the undivided attention of Anonymous. Your recent legal action against our fellow hackers, …
Read More »Morrisons terminates MBL contract early
Supermarket chain Morrisons has ended its relationship with MBL Group five months early. The contract termination has happened immediately and by mutual consent. The partnership was originally scheduled to end on September 14th. MBL announced it was up for sale following the loss of Morrisons. 78 per cent of the …
Read More »PopCap launches ‘experimental’ dev
Casual giant PopCap has opened the doors on a new ‘design centre’, offering its developers and designers a place to realise creations of a more lo-fi aesthetic than typical releases from the Plants vs Zombies outfit. "4th & Battery is a pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding," …
Read More »More Sony tablet rumours
The oft-rumoured but as yet unconfirmed Sony tablet device known as the S1 is now said to be a PlayStation Certified Android 3.0 device ready for shipping in the US by September 2011. According to sources at Engaget, the touchscreen device will cost around $599 (370) for a Wi-Fi only …
Read More »The Sun continues 3DS vendetta
UK newspaper The Sun has this morning stepped up what can by now only be described as a ‘vendetta’ against Nintendo’s 3DS handheld. Yesterday the paper incorrectly claimed that retailers were seeing "record return levels" and that many were offering refunds to customers returning their machines. This was fiercely denied …
Read More »MCM Expo sees record ticket sales
Advance ticket sales have topped a record 15,000 for the MCM Expo London Comic Con. The comic, movie, manga and games consumer event also expects to draw an all-time high of 60,000 visitors – 10,000 more than the October show. It runs from Friday, May 27th to Sunday, May 29th …
Read More »Rob Saunders to leave Nintendo
Nintendo UK’s popular head of communications, Robert Saunders, is leaving the company – but his next destination has not been announced. Saunders joined Nintendo seven years ago and has played a key role in the launches of the Wii and DS, as well as fostering the firm’s strong relationship with …
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