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Read More »Games For Windows Live 3.0 arrives
Microsoft has released the newest edition of its online PC service, Games for Windows Live. The most significant addition to Microsoft’s new platform is how users can access the Marketplace in the middle of a game. The Xbox 360 manufacturer says that when players buy an item from the …
Read More »RECOMMENDED EXTRA: WET
MCV’s Recommended Extra dedicated to Bethesda’s Wet – and the rest of its Christmas line-up – is now available to read online. You can click through the pages or download the whole thing as a PDF (you boys can sort out the different links). As well as everything you need …
Read More »Activision: ‘Music genre down significantly
Activision-Blizzard has joined sector rival EA and industry analysts in admitting yesterday that the music game genre is facing tough times. Last night during its earnings call Activision Blizzard admitted that the music game genre is down significantly”. One explanation for the rapid decline in music game revenues might be …
Read More »PS3 HD porn service on the way
A company called DDM.tv has in one fell swoop both answered a million prayers and made real a million nightmares by confirming an HD porn download service for owners of the PS3 – though it will only be available in Japan. Kotaku reports that DDM promises to bring Blu-ray quality …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey
Click here to find the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find MCV’s definitive guide to some of the key releases approaching retail in the near future. This week, 505 Games’ IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds Of Prey takes us to the skies as players are invited to recreate some of the …
Read More »Batman: Arkham Asylum to use PhysX
Developer Rocksteady uses Nvidia's physics tech
Read More »Langdell petition gets critical numbers
But will IGDA board call official members vote?
Read More »High Street cheaper than 360 Games-On-Demand
Though we’re yet to hear the specific price of each title heading to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Games On Demand service next week, Joystiq is claiming that all titles will be priced between 1,600 MS Points (13.50) and 2,400 MS Points (20). This is good news for bricks and mortar retail …
Read More »Kotick could raise prices even further
With retail and consumers alike still getting to grips with the prospect of shelling out 54.99 for November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has admitted that he would like to push prices even higher. When asked about the controversial subject as part of Activision’s post-financial …
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