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E3 '09: Ubisoft appears at Microsoft conference to announce news
Read More »Cooking Mama 3 announced
505 Games will publish Cooking Mama 3 on DS across Europe this Christmas. The game will boast over 80 recipes, 200 mini-games and a four-player multiplayer from one cart. Mama provides a truly unique gameplay experience which can’t be replicated and always delivers,” commented Ian Howe, Managing Director of 505 …
Read More »Microsoft strikes DLC deal for Modern Warfare 2
E3 '09 Xbox 360 version to receive two timed exclusive DLC packages
Read More »Rodriguez: Clone Wars is ‘a gigantic project’
Darrell Rodriguez, the president of LucasArts, has spoken to MCV’s sister publication Develop about the scale of the company’s plans for its Clone Wars brand. "It’s a phenominal brand and we are proud to be part of it," said Rodriguez. "It is a gigantic project for the entire Lucas family …
Read More »Twitter the E3 hype machine of choice
Few things get the hype juices flowing as readily as E3, but this year has seen many of gaming’s big names turn to communications revolution Twitter to crank up the excitement ahead of their big reveals. For instance, in the last few hours alone we’ve had the likes of: Sony …
Read More »LucasArts president Darrell Rodriguez: The First Interview
E3'09: Studio boss talks to Develop about games/movie cross overs, Star Wars... and Monkey Island
Read More »Trade holds breath for E3’s ‘make or break’ year
E3 2009 has to strike the delicate balance between showbiz and circumspection to secure its future as the global industry’s central showcase. After two years of publicly-acknowledged disappointment, the global publishing community has come together to demand a return to the ‘glamour’ of expos gone by. Following comments from EA …
Read More »Guantanamo Bay Xbox game on the way
The developer of a controversial new game that centres around detention camp Guantanamo Bay has told MCV that it will release the title over Xbox Live in October if it can’t find a publishing partner. Edinburgh-based T-Enterprise said that it didn’t want to be known as an ‘extreme’ studio due …
Read More »Update your diary with Develop’s events guide
Develop's guide to the industry's forthcoming conferences, shows and networking opportunities
Read More »Call of Duty sales pass 35m
The boss of Activision Publishing boss Mike Griffith has stated that total sales of the Call of Duty titles have now hit an eye-watering 35m units worldwide. Gamespot adds that 11m of those sales have come from the latest release, World at War. In addition, the exec also stated that …
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