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A new True Crime has been revealed during the Spike TV Vide Game Awards. The game looks to be set in Shanghai and is being developed by United Front Games. Players must take control of an undercover cop and attempt to take down the triad. Release date and platforms have …
Read More »Star Wars: Force Unleashed 2 announced
LucasArts has announced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II for 2010. The sequel to the 2008 smash hit was revealed by Samuel L. Jackson during the Spike TV Video game Awards . The trailer featured Starkiller, the protagonist from the original game. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released on …
Read More »Will Tiger’s time out hurt EA?
Tiger Woods has confirmed he is going on an ‘indefinite break’ from professional golf following various revelations about his infidelity – throwing doubt over his many licensing and endorsement deals. But games publisher Electronic Arts, which releases the hugely successful Tiger Woods branded PGA Tour golf game every summer, says …
Read More »Braid coming to PlayStation
Jonathan Blow’s celebrated indie game Braid will become available to download from PSN on December 17th. Publisher Hothead Games has announced that the title will cost just €9.99 (around 9) for PS3 owners. The game, ‘a puzzle platformer’, allows players to manipulate time and control protagonist Tim. Braid won plaudits …
Read More »AUS: AVP ban in public interest
Australia’s Attorney General has claimed the decision to ban Aliens Vs Predator from release was in the public interest”. Michael Atkinson defended the Office of Film and Literature Classification’s refusal of classification, claiming only a minority of consumers is upset by this ruling. Speaking to ABC News, he said: This …
Read More »MAG releasing on January 29th?
Sony’s highly anticipated MAG could appear on shelves as early as Janaury 2010. Several retailers – including Game, Amazon and HMV – are listing the release date for the massively multiplayer online first-person shooter as January 29th, both online and in stores. However, a Sony spokesperson told MCV: We still …
Read More »Games retailers confident about 2010
UK retailers believe they have cracked the formula to survive the next decade – after enduring a true annus horribilis on the High Street in 2009. In a year of financial troubles, company closures and an erratic release slate, a whopping 91 per cent of retailers claimed they were confident …
Read More »MCV Retail Survey 2009
Wondering what retailers grumble about behind the tills? And what they think is brilliant about our industry? Wonder no more, as MCV prints the results of its annual retail survey – featuring results from 93 UK outlets… What has been your highlight of the year for games retail? No real surprises here …
Read More »Zattikka targets iPhone for Christmas
Online and mobile gaming company Zattikka is bidding to rule iPhone this Christmas, with the release of three new gaming titles on December 14th – including the latest iteration of well-known browser game Finger Frenzy. Finger Frenzy World has already clocked up over 20 million plays online at Zattikka’s online …
Read More »Luzio joins Green Man Gaming
Retail veteran Gian Luzio has joined new digital distribution provider, Green Man Gaming, as chief operating officer. Luzio joins the firm following a brief but successful stint at The Hut, where he launched several new product categories and helped grow the retailer’s turnover three fold. Prior to that, he spent …
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