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Read More »Transformers MMO in the works
A brand new MMO based on the still lucrative Transformers IP is apparently in development at Chinese studio NetDragon. Kotaku reports that the title has been officially sanctioned by Hasbro and in pencilled in for an initial release in China, key Asian territories, Russia, the Middle East and North Africa. …
Read More »Iwata: Wii successor is being kept under wraps
Company president explains the need for secrecy in building the next Nintendo console
Read More »Fable III delayed on PC
Microsoft has confirmed that it has delayed the PC version of upcoming RPG sequel Fable III on PC. Speaking to IGN, the platform holder stated: The console and PC versions are now on different schedules as we’re focusing on building experiences optimized for each platform. We aren’t announcing a ship …
Read More »Physical still dwarfing digital sales
A new study entitled ‘The D2 Report: Discs & Digital – The Business of Home Entertainment Retailing’ from the Entertainment Merchants Association claims that traditional boxed product still accounts for the vast bulk of sales in the video games market. It claims that combined DVD and Blu-ray sales totalled $17.9bn …
Read More »Kotick loses court appeal
After what the LA Times describes as a brawl” between Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick and Californian lawyer Patricia Glaser, the outspoken games executive has emerged on the losing side of a three-year court battle. In 2007 a flight attendant named Cynthia Madvig filed a lawsuit in the LA County …
Read More »iTunes success for GAME app
GAME’s iPhone app is one of the most downloaded of its type. The app is one of the Top 20 Free Utilities on iTunes. This week the retailer issued an update to the app that adds the ability to find the nearest GAME via GPS and then get directions through …
Read More »Call of Duty map pack sales hit 20m
Life-to-date sales of Call of Duty map packs have surpassed 20 million units. The numbers take into account all packs released for the franchise on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, including the two Modern Warfare 2 DLC released this year. "The Call of Duty franchise is unique in the world …
Read More »Ubisoft games ‘will drive new hardware’
Ubisoft’s leftfield range of games for Kinect, 3DS and more will help give consumers a reason to buy new games hardware. The publisher broke the mould at E3 with a number of surprise unveilings for the likes of Your Shape, Michael Jackson and Child of Eden. It was also the …
Read More »Fable III Villager Maker goes live
Microsoft is offering those who have pre-ordered Xbox 360 RPG release Fable III the chance to design an in-game character who will appear in their quest when the game arrives on October 29th. The Fable III Villager Maker, which is accessible via browsers, allows those who have pre-ordered the game …
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