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Gears Of War 2 will come with a bonus disc, featuring a documentary about the making of the game and character profiles. That’s according to a new posting on the BBFC site, in which Microsoft is granted an 18 rating for the extra content. According to the body, ‘the linear …
Read More »Batman and Beyond
Why so excited by LEGO Batman? JS: It’s the best LEGO game we’ve ever made. We’re all fans of the DC Universe and a LEGO Gotham City is the perfect playground for LEGO game fun. It’s full of great action, vehicles and characters – all of which are of the …
Read More »COMPETITION: Win copies of Mushroom Men
MCV has teamed up with a very generous Gamecock to giveaway copies of the publishers’ upcoming Mushroom Men games. Two lucky readers will get their hands on a copy of Mushroom Men: Rise Of The Funghi on DS or Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars On Wii – as well as …
Read More »Price cut madness at GAME
GAME has slashed prices on last generation software in the run up to the Bank Holiday weekend. Previously-owned Xbox, GameCube and selected PS2 titles can be bought in packs of three for just 10, with one GAME store manager telling MCV that they’re clearing shelf space in time for the …
Read More »‘Can Sony and Microsoft resist more hardware tweaks?’
The attitude of both platform holders towards their hardware this generation has been changeable, to say the least – the trade has barely seen more than six months go by without a tweak to either PS3 and Xbox 360’s price or specification, causing logistical troubles for retailers with potentially ‘dead’ …
Read More »Game Outlet becomes publisher
Game Outlet Europe, perhaps best known for its pallet-based distribution business, has revealed plans to diversify its business with a brand new publishing arm, Nordic Games. With a launch plan targeting the budget and mid-priced market, the publisher will evolve beyond that as part of a longer-term strategy, according to …
Read More »80GB PS3 arrives early in UK
Sony has told MCV that the introduction of its new 80GB PS3 will rapidly push up demand for the console – as it brings the launch date forward a week to this Friday (August 22nd). Following its flurry of announcements at the Leipzig Game Convention last night, SCE UK boss …
Read More »Neutron now iPhone compatible
Exit Games' multiplayer and social tech adds support for Apple's blossoming platform
Read More »GameStop: Digital downloads an insignificant threat
GameStop vice chairman and COO Daniel DeMatteo has dismissed the number of full games being made available for digital downloads as ‘insignificant’. Speaking in an earnings call following the company’s stellar Q2 results yesterday, DeMatteo also expressed doubts over whether the new 160GB PS3 will be used for much more …
Read More »No PS3 price cut this year
SCEE president David Reeves has rued out any move to drop the price of PlayStation 3 hardware this year. There is no price cut,” he told VG247. When press on specifically on whether or not there would be a PS3 price cut in 2008, Reeves reiterated, No,” adding, We’re not …
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