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Read More »Lanning: Nintendo will be here in 100 years. Microsoft probably won’t
The founder of Oddworld Inhabitants has heaped praise on Nintendo saying that its legacy will outlast many of its rivals. When I look at the history of Nintendo, I say, ‘Nintendo is gonna be here in 100 years.’ I have no doubt,” Lorne Lanning told VentureBeat. I doubt Microsoft will …
Read More »Disney kills off licensed games with Infinity
Entertainment behemoth Disney has taken yet another step away from the licensed video games market. The firm will instead promote upcoming films with content for toy/game hybrid Disney Infinity, which is due on August 23rd. Disney has not released games based on its major blockbusters Monsters University or The Lone …
Read More »Battlefield 4 could also allow for cross-gen stats transfer
Players of Battlefield 4 may be offered the chance to carry over their stats and progress from the current-gen to the next. EA announced last week that those who buy FIFA 14 on PS3 or Xbox 360 – which is released in September – will be able to transfer much …
Read More »Ashes Cricket 2013 delayed to November; "it’s not good enough"
505 Games and developer Trickstar Games have delayed Ashes Cricket 2013 once again, this time to November. That means that the game will not launch during the on-going Ashes series, something 505 Games had been gunning for after pushing back its initial 21st June release date. Put simply, the game …
Read More »Rumour: Microsoft to allow self-published games on Xbox 360
Self-publishing games on Xbox 360 –and subsequently XBLA – will soon be a reality, at least according to one developer who claims to have heard the info directly from Microsoft. Posting on The Pinball Arcade’s official Steam community page, developer FarSight Studios states that Microsoft has confirmed its intentions to …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Ubi hires Cutland, top vacancies
In MCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Xbox’s former PR returns to video games and we look at the best positions available. Cutland returns to games as Ubi UK PRLydia Cutland has joined the publisher as senior UK PR manager. She joins a reorganised …
Read More »New Moshi Monsters game Katsuma Unleashed coming to retail this October
Mind Candy has announced another boxed outing for its worldwide kids hit, Moshi Monsters. Following the success of DS and 3DS titles Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Zoo and Moshi Monsters: Moshlings Theme Park, the firm is once again targeting handheld gamers with Katsuma Unleashed. The new game will once again be …
Read More »Shadow of the Eternals returns to Kickstarter
Precursor Games aiming for $750,000 on crowdfunding platform
Read More »F1 2013 dated for October
Codemasters has announced the release date for this year’s Formula One video game. F1 2013 will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 4th in the UK, a little later than the series’ usual September launch. As previously reported, Codemasters is releasing two versions of this year’s …
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