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Ubisoft has ditched the traditional ‘fire and forget’ model for its latest triple-A release – and reckons that a new Assassin’s Creed movie and book can help drive sales of the game sequel. Assassin’s Creed II was released last week, and shot straight to number two in the UK All …
Read More »4.5m sales and counting for FIFA 10
Publisher EA reckons that its own internal stats suggest that FIFA 10 has now sold over 4.5m copies worldwide – a 26 per cent hike on the number of units shifted by FIFA 09 at the same stage in its lifecycle. EA also claims that FIFA 10 currently stands as …
Read More »Left 4 Dead 2 hits 2m sales
Valve’s multiplayer online zombie shooter Left 4 Dead 2 has officially passed the 2m global sales mark after just two weeks on the market, the developer has revealed. Sales of the game are already double to the total sales of its predecessor, Left 4 Dead. Additionally, Valve has confirmed that …
Read More »Trilogy falls into administration
Trilogy Logistics has fallen into administration, MCV can reveal – with unconfirmed reports surfacing that Gem has already negotiated a double-quick buyout of the Northamptonshire firm’s assets. Trilogy has suffered from a difficult year, following the fall-cum-acquisition of exclusive publishing partner Midway. MCV revealed last week that Ubisoft had ended …
Read More »Nintendo ready to take Zelda mainstream
Nintendo believes it can draw new gamers to the Zelda series for the first time with upcoming DS release Spirit Tracks. The game, which hit shelves on December 11th, is being backed by Nintendo with a wide-scale TV campaign – as the firm aims to capture ‘occasional gamers’ who have …
Read More »Andy Murray addicted to MW2
Activision’s Modern Warfare 2 is being pegged as the reason behind the high-profile split of Scottish tennis star Andy Murray and former girlfriend Kim Sears. The Sun reports that Sears ended her four-year relationship with the sports pro after he spent seven hours playing Activision’s shooter on PS3. A source …
Read More »Activision targets families this Xmas
Activision Blizzard is currently touring Britain’s hottest retail locations to raise awareness of its family-orientated Christmas line-up. The publisher has been showcasing titles such as DJ Hero and Tony Hawk: Ride to a wider audience at major shopping centres every weekend since October 31st. The Activision Nationwide Shopping Tour aims …
Read More »JAPAN: PES-branded PSP nears
In conjunction with the release of Winning Eleven 2010 (the Japanese name for the Pro Evolution Soccer series) for the PSP next week, Sony has pictured a branded hardware bundle that will launch alongside the game. The machine, which is the UMD-ready PSP-3000 variant of the console as opposed to …
Read More »Yamaoka â??quits Konami after 16 yearsâ??
Rumour: The man at the centre of the Silent Hill series has departed
Read More »Brink delayed until autumn 2010
The release of upcoming sci-fi action adventure Brink has been delayed until autumn 2010. The slip was confirmed at the end of a new gameplay video released on G4. The footage ends with the tagline Revolution Comes: Fall 2010”. Brink was announced for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC at this …
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