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Mad Catz has extended its partnership with Epic Games to produce a range of official Gears of War 3 accessories. The new deal gives the firm global rights to develop and market Gears of War 3 controllers, headphones and other peripherals for Xbox 360. Mad Catz was responsible for previous …
Read More »EA and Apple attacked for iOS price cuts
Ray Sharma, founder of Canadian mobile developer XMG Studio, had some stern words of criticism for EA Mobile and Apple at the Mobile Games Forum in London today. "I think Electronic Arts really screwed the industry at Christmas time," said the former investment banker, speaking on a VC and research …
Read More »Back to the Future retail-bound
Game revamps of Back to the Future and Jurassic Park may be download-only for now, but retail will get a look in eventually. That’s the message from developer Telltale Games, the firm behind hit episodic games such as Sam and Max and Monkey Island. The company last year signed a …
Read More »Dance hit heads to Move and Kinect
Ubisoft is bringing one of its popular Wii dancing games to PlayStation Move and Kinect. Dance on Broadway will be released on PS3 on March 18th, with a Kinect version also in the works. The title was originally released on Wii last summer following the huge success of Just Dance, …
Read More »EA and Sony partner on Dead Space 2 campaign
EA has teamed-up with Sony to make Dead Space 2 the first ‘must have’ game of the year. A co-marketing campaign is already underway for the horror sci-fi sequel, with ads to appear across TV, national print, online and in outdoor poster locations. Dead Space 2 is the first real …
Read More »TERRITORY REPORT: Benelux & Nordic
BENELUX Population: 27,970,600Countries: Belgium, The Netherlands, LuxembourgCurrency: EuroLanguages: Dutch, French, German, Luxembourgish, Key retailers: 12Game.com, Bart Smit, Bol.com, Carrefour, Collishop.be, Colruyt, Cora, DelHaize, Dixons, Dreamland, Dynabyte, FNAC, Free Record Shop, Fun, Gamemania, Intertoys, Makro, Mediamarkt/Saturn, Music Store, Smartoys, Supra Center, Traffic, V&D, WehkampDistributors: ABC Soft, BEMs, Big Ben, CLD Distribution, …
Read More »GameStop resubmits Kongregate Android app
Workaround hoped will satisfy Google after â??intentional banâ??
Read More »Old Republic rumoured for September
Long-awaited MMO Star Wars: Old Republic will be released worldwide this September, development sources have told MCV. The date is later than many had predicted, with EA CEO John Riccitiello himself suggesting a year ago that a spring 2011 release was likely. The game has been in development for over …
Read More »Nintendo to distribute SSFIV 3D
Nintendo has confirmed that it will assume distribution, sales and marketing duties for Capcom’s upcoming 3DS fighting title Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition in Europe and Australia. Capcom remains the game’s publisher and will also retain distribution duties in the Middle East. The deal is very much the norm …
Read More »Nintendo: Piracy’s ‘heyday’ has passed
Despite a report from games trade body UKIE yesterday claiming that four games are pirated for every one sold, Nintendo has claimed that video games piracy is in decline. "I think perhaps there’s been a ‘heyday of piracy’ and we’ve now seen a lot of rules come in to stop …
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