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Members of the 2K Games forum are up in arms this afternoon following accusations that recently released DLC for popular FPS BioShock 2 is in fact already sitting on the game disc. The claims come after users spotted that the total size of the download for the PC version is …
Read More »Help them, GamesMaster!
It almost seems like lightning has struck twice for Future. The firm has spent the last few weeks telling publishers that its impressive new First Play on-console PS3 show is one of its best launches ever. Now the swoop for the full licence to its distinguished (polite word for ‘old’, …
Read More »GDC: PS Move requires a mere 2MB of RAM
New motion controller will use minimal system space
Read More »Fable III aims for 5m sales
The creative director of Microsoft Game Studios Peter Molyneux has stated that the publisher’s forthcoming Xbox 360 RPG Fable III needs to sell 5m copies to meet internal expectations. That figure isn’t necessarily a financial target, IGN reports, but instead relates to goals relating to gameplay changes made to the …
Read More »Doctor Who Wii game IS real
MCV can confirm that the Doctor Who title for the Wii rumoured to be in the works by The Sun this morning is real. Furthermore, it will be released in the UK this October with Koch Media handling sales and marketing duties, though when asked by MCV the firm declined …
Read More »New Red Faction coming March 2011
The sequel to popular third person Red Faction: Guerrilla is scheduled for a March 2011 release, according to reports from GDC. THQ’s executive VP of core games Danny Bilson, who was interviewed by Joystiq, said: The new game is being taken to a whole new place and kind of goes …
Read More »US: DS breaks Feb records too
Hot on the heels of news that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 enjoyed its best ever February in the US last month, Nintendo has announced that its twin-screened portable has managed the same feat. The DS sold 613k units in the time period – its previous best February was in 2009 when …
Read More »Newell: DRM damages value of games
Valve co-founder Gabe Newell has made known his objections to digital rights management in games, claiming that copy-protection systems diminish the value of a product. Speaking last night at the Game Developers Choice awards – where he picked up the Pioneer Award – Newell cited what he saw as a …
Read More »GDC VIDEO: CryEngine 3 demonstration
Trailer reveals new tricks on Crytek's latest platform
Read More »GDC: DRM damages the value of games, says Newell
The Valve boss says DRM wraps negativity around products
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