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Read More »Ubisoft offers Brotherhood freebies on Facebook
Fans of the Assassin’s Creed series have been urged to visit the Facebook page of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood in order to unlock some free content on their console games. Publisher Ubisoft has said that once its Assassin’s Creed page hits 1m fans it will release a third free multiplayer map …
Read More »New Scotland-specific trade body proposed
Committee report calls for better 'regional representation'
Read More »Angry Birds flying to 3DS
Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to download a digital version of Angry Birds later this year. The million-selling iPhone App Store game will also be available on Wii. Finnish developer Rovio has not confirmed whether the game will be digital-only or available at retailers, but it did previously tell …
Read More »Codies dismisses 3D support for Dirt 3
Upcoming console and PC racing title Dirt 3 will not support stereoscopic 3D visuals because the developer says the technology wasn’t a natural fit for the game. "With it being quite a horizon based racer, 3D isn’t as helpful as it would be in a game like MotorStorm where the …
Read More »Nokia to embrace Windows Phone 7?
Rumours are pointing to a possible partnership between Finnish mobile giant Nokia and Microsoft that could see the latter’s mobile phone OS Windows Phone 7 installed on Nokia smartphones in the future. The New York Times reports that Nokia’s shares have grown for four straight days as the whispering continues …
Read More »Vaizey: I wasn’t necessarily behind tax breaks
Scottish Affairs Committee says industry needs to be 'properly represented in future'
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Read More »LG launches glasses-free 3D tablets
LG are to unveil two glasses-less 3D devices at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona next week – an Android 3.0 Honeycomb tablet likely to be known as the G-Slate, and a 3D display smart phone called the LG Optimus. They are not the first to introduce glasses-less 3D …
Read More »Simply Games withdraws Test Drive error
Internet retailer Simplygames.com has pulled Test Drive Unlimited 2 from sale, after mistakenly selling the game almost two weeks early. MCV was contacted by several retailers last week saying that Simply Games had broken Test Drive Unlimited 2’s street date, which is due for release this Friday (February 11th). The …
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