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Sega has announced it is currently working on the fifth instalment in its popular Yakuza series. The revelation was made during a Tokyo press conference to mark the imminent launch of Yakuza 4, according to Andiasang. The game was initially presented as Project K by the series director Toshihiro Nagoshi, …
Read More »ModNation Racers dated
Sony’s PS3 exclusive ModNation Racers has been given a firm release date of May 25th in the US. And the European PlayStation blog has added that – while not set in stone – an arrival in the UK is expected in the same week, meaning a May 28th release is …
Read More »GAME unveils PS Home Moonbase
UK High Street chain will this Thursday (March 18th) become the first retailer to launch an online presence in Sony’s PlayStation Home, MCV can reveal. The GAME Moonbase is designed to allow users to hang out, socialise and learn about forthcoming releases and activities across all PlayStation platforms”. The ground …
Read More »Insomniac Games going multiplatform?
Insomniac games, the studio behind PlayStation franchises Resistance and Ratchet & Clank, was overheard talking about becoming a multiplatform developer by an anonymous IGN source at GDC 2010. Insomniac is independent, but has remianed a producer of Playstation-only titles since it was founded in 1994. MCV’s sister site Develop has …
Read More »Bethesda to publish Hunted
Hunted: The Demon’s Forge, the latest game from the brains behind Baldur’s Gate and Fallout, InXile, will be published by Bethesda Softworks. Founder of developer InXile Entertainment, Brian Fargo, said: We are thrilled to be working with Bethesda Softworks on this upcoming release that takes us back to our roots.” …
Read More »OnLive offers MicroConsole assurance
With the PC and Mac versions of OnLive expected to arrive in the US on June 17th, the firm’s COO Mike McGarvey has reaffirmed the company’s intention to bring its external MicroConsole to the market. The ability to stream games directly to the living room via the MicroConsole TV adapter …
Read More »FOCUS: OnLive
Firstly, can we go over your GDC announcements? We have made several major announcements, including: Launch date: On Thursday, June 17th, 2010, OnLive will begin rolling out the PC and Mac versions of the OnLive Game Service to consumers throughout the 48 contiguous United States. We’re excited to get this …
Read More »PSP is a useless waste of space
In what surely amounts to something of a PR nightmare for all involved, Codemasters Studios’ VP Gavin Cheshire has labelled Sony’s PSP as a bollocking useless waste of space”. The blast comes despite the high-profile release of Codemasters’ licensed racing title F1 2009 on the PSP late last year. Well, …
Read More »Blockbuster UK up for sale?
The European arm of rental specialist Blockbuster is up for sale, according to newspaper reports. The Scotsman claims that 50m is the asking price for the chain’s entire European network. That deal would include all 650 UK stores and 5,000 UK staffers. US finance house Winchester Capital has reportedly been …
Read More »Argos trials trade-in at 27 stores
As predicted by MCV last week, Argos has begun to trial a pre-owned games service across select stores. The trial will run in 27 of its 735 stores, predominantly in the North-East of England at locations including Durham, Gateshead and Newcastle. Customers will be able to buy pre-owned titles from …
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