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Publisher EA has confirmed that next year’s iteration of its Need for Speed IP will not be a sequel to either Shift or Nitro but will instead be the still mysterious Criterion developed instalment. Speaking after EA’s recent financial report, EA Games label president Frank Gibeau confirmed: In recent years, …
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Read More »3m MW2 shipped in to satisfy UK demand
If you thought that the launch of Modern Warfare 2 today meant excitement behind the game will die down, think again. MCV understands that Activision has shipped some 3m copies of the game into the UK to satisfy the huge level of demand for the game. It’s an unprecedented first-day …
Read More »2,000 midnight MW2 launches
Over 2,000 UK stores held a midnight launch for Activision Blizzard’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last night. The game’s debut saw more midnight openings than any title before it. GAME and Gamestation arranged for six hundred stores nationwide to open their doors as the launch day began, while …
Read More »MW2 kicks off with Leicester Square premiere
The industry was out in force for the launch of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, as Activision celebrated the game’s release with a Leicester Square premiere. The highly anticipated shooter took over the Vue cinema in London’s movie hotspot, with a camouflage carpet and costumed soldiers on hand to …
Read More »EA falls out of love with new IP
Rapidly changing publisher EA has revealed that as well as shedding a huge 1,500 jobs, the company has also ditched a dozen announced projects to focus on its established and successful franchises. The admission flies in the face of statements made by CEO John Riccitiello earlier this year where the …
Read More »Losses up 26% at EA
Publisher EA has suffered another disappointing financial period with news that it suffered a $391m loss in its second quarter – a 26 per cent increase compared to the 310m loss in the same period a hear before. GAAP revenue was also down 12 per cent at $788m. In the …
Read More »Morrisons goes low on MW2
As predicted yesterday, UK national supermarket Morrisons is this morning the cheapest place to pick up a new copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, with both the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of the game costing just 25.99. This undercuts closest rival Sainsbury’s by 1p. However, despite reports …
Read More »Could MW2 price drop further still?
It’s already the most competitive price war the UK games industry has ever seen, but the most dramatic could yet be to follow as the High Street prepares for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to be released at midnight tonight. Sainsbury’s is currently leading the price charge by chopping …
Read More »MW2 tops all-time Amazon pre-order chart
Amazon.co.uk has confirmed that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has become the most pre-ordered game in the company’s history, racking up double the amount of interest of former title holder Grand Theft Auto IV. The level of interest in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been unprecedented,” Amazon.co.uk’s …
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