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Sea of Thieves will be first title to benefit from potentially large extra audience
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John Cena in negotiations to star in Duke Nukem movie
Former professional wrestler John Cena, who is now pursuing an acting career, is allegedly in talks to star in a film adaptation of cult games franchise Duke Nukem. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cena is currently in negotiations for a film set up by Paramount and produced by Platinum Dunes, …
Read More »Minecraft sets new record with 74m monthly active users
New head of Minecraft at Microsoft Helen Chiang revealed that the sandbox hit has reached a new milestone last December, with now 74m players returning to the game every month, which is more than half of all the players who own a copy of the title. Minecraft has sold 144m …
Read More »CFO Mark Gifford to leave GAME in March
GAME chief financial officer Mark Gifford resigned earlier today, the High Street retailer announced. Gifford will leave the company at the end of March 2018 to “ensure a smooth transition,” the official announcement said. It added that Gifford was leaving to “focus on his other business and personal interests” and …
Read More »PlayStation to release Totaku figures range, featuring Crash Bandicoot, God of War and LittleBigPlanet
PlayStation has announced the launch of a new range of collectibles based on its best-selling franchises. Called Totaku, the range will include seven figures at launch: Bloodbourne’s The Hunter, Crash Bandicoot, God of War’s Kratos, Parappa the Rapper, WipeOut’s Feisar FX350 ship, Tekken’s Heihachi and LittleBigPlanet’s Sackboy. Officially licensed, these …
Read More »80s cover art legend Bob Wakelin has passed away
We were sad to hear this morning that Bob Wakelin passed away yesterday. Not everyone will recognise the name, but Wakelin was responsible for some of the most famous game cover art of the Eighties and early Nineties. That art included Daley Thompson’s Decathlon, Wizball, Batman, Operation Wolf, Head over …
Read More »God of War follows Horizon Zero Dawn with no season pass
The upcoming God of War will not be sold with a season pass, according to Cory Barlog, creative director Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Santa Monica studio. The creative lead on the project made this clear via Twitter late last week. That means the game will likely follow in the footsteps of …
Read More »Call of Duty: WWII takes a 10th No.1 in the UK charts
It was another quiet week at retail, with the usual triple-A titles taking the top spots in the UK charts. Call of Duty: WWII charted at No.1 for the tenth time since launch in November, despite sales being down 17 per cent week-on-week. If Activision’s title makes it to the …
Read More »Sony DADC announced as Red Carpet sponsor for the MCV Awards 2018
The MCV Awards 2018 will be taking place on March 8th at The Brewery, with revamped categories this year, and we’re happy to announce that Sony DADC will be sponsoring the event as the exclusive Red Carpet partner. Having historically been a physical and digital supply chain company and a …
Read More »Alpha Republic of Esport signs up for Gfinity Elite Series season 3
The Alpha Republic of Esport, better known as Ares, has signed up to Gfinity’s Elite Series for Season 3. Ares are replacing esports organisation Endpoint in the new, bigger, Gfinity Elite Series which has increased the number of slots in the contest to 10. The new look Elite Series will …
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