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Platform holder Nintendo has stated that its highly anticipated fitness sequel Wii Fit Plus will be released in North America on October 4th. In addition, the hardware manufacturer is also brining some new colour options to both its handheld and home console range. All the details are over on CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »God of War remake coming to PS3
Sony has announced plans to release retooled versions of its God of War PS2 games for the PS3 – and has signed up US independent studio Bluepoint to help with the conversion. The games were originally developed by SCEA’s Santa Monica Studio. The new versions of God of War 1 …
Read More »Disney to re-evaluate Marvel game deals
Future Marvel video games may be produced in-house at Disney, the firm revealed during an investors conference call. The news follows Disney’s $4 billion buy-out of Marvel, which would give the media giant access to Marvel’s 5,000 characters. Currently THQ, Activision, Sega and MMO firm Gazillion Entertainment publish games based …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Batman swoops to No.1
Batman: Arkham Asylum is this week’s UK number one. According to GfK-ChartTrack data for the week ending August 29th, the Eidos-published and Rocksteady-developed game has toppled Wii Sports Resort from its throne. Batman was the only significant release of last week – the new Wii Sports had to make do …
Read More »Langdell quit to save IGDA from ‘negative press’
Scrutinised board member says a 'vocal minority' caused 'substantial drain' on association
Read More »Jade Raymond gets Ubi Toronto job
Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed producer Jade Raymond will take up the post of studio head. Reporting to Ubisoft Toronto and Montreal CEO Yannis Mallat, Raymond will oversee day-to-day operations of the outfit. I’m excited to have Jade managing our Toronto studio,” said Mallat. The full story is on Develop.
Read More »Raymond takes charge at Ubisoft Toronto
Assassin's Creed producer to lead new studio in Canadian city
Read More »Chair breaks Xbox Live sales records
Epic-owned studio's Shadow Complex sells over 200,000 in its first week
Read More »Disney’s surprise $4bn Marvel swoop
Two giants of entertainment are set to merge following Disney’s move today to buy Marvel Entertainment for $4bn. The surprise acquisition would see the company famous for Mickey Mouse and the Pixar movies grow to include properties like of Spider-Man and the X-Men. In a statement, Disney said the move …
Read More »Disney makes surprise $4bn Marvel swoop
House of Mouse now set to acquire over 5,000 iconic comic book characters
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