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Read More »iPad sales pass 1m
Apple says it has sold a million iPads in its first month on sale. Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, "One million iPads in 28 days, that’s less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone. Demand continues to exceed supply, and we’re working hard …
Read More »Hocking quits Ubi
Ubisoft creative director Clint Hocking has quit the company. Hocking has been with Ubi’s Montreal office for nine years. In a post on his personal blog, he said he just wanted to try something new. The split appears to be amicable. During his tenure Hocking has been responsible for the …
Read More »Why ‘one studio, one project’ is best for Bungie
Studio plans to solely work on new IP once Halo Reach work for Microsoft is done
Read More »Gem launches Xbox indie portal
Gem has launched a brand new Xbox microsite for independent retail, MCV can reveal. The website is constantly updated and features release information, trailers, reviews, online exclusive promotions and more. The site has been set up so Xbox and Gem can give more support to its independent accounts. Those who …
Read More »Free DLC in new copies of Alan Wake
Customers who buy Alan Wake new will receive a code to access DLC that will be released later in the year. The move follows similar actions from EA, who have been offering free DLC with new games to discourage pre-owned sales and piracy. Meanwhile the Alan Wake shop is now …
Read More »UK games market value falls sharply
The UK games market’s weekly value has fallen to its lowest point in years, according to GfK Chart-Track. Last week the games market was worth 13.5 million, a 24 per cent drop compared to the week before. Unit sales also fell heavily, down 21 per cent to 650,382 games sold. …
Read More »GTAIV â??would likely qualify as culturally Britishâ??
Rockstarâ??s tale of a Serb-Croatâ??s American Dream could have qualified for UK tax breaks
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops announced
Activision has announced that its next Call of Duty game will hit shelves November 9th, 2010. The new title is called Call of Duty: Black Ops, and a teaser website has gone live here. The new game is being developed by Call of Duty: World at War developer, Treyarch. No …
Read More »Activision: Treyarch is taking CoD to the next level
Activision Publishing’s chief operating officer Thomas Tippl has promised that developer Treyarch will push the next Call of Duty’s quality beyond that seen in previous iterations of the series. The statement comes in the build up to this evening’s official unveiling of details of the game’s content and setting. Tomorrow …
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