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Read More »Japanese PS2 production halted – the first step toward PS4?
Sony has stopped manufacturing the amazingly successful PS2 in Japan. The games console first went on sale in March 2000 in Japan and has since sold then more than 150 million units worldwide, and still holds the record for the best-selling home console of all time. Approximately 11,000 games are …
Read More »IGDA names Kate Edwards as executive director
Microsoft veteran and localisation specialist takes reigns from Dustin Clingman
Read More »TERA goes free-to-play in the Far East
Japanese and South Korean players get free access to fantasy MMO
Read More »VIDEO: First gameplay footage of Activision’s Walking Dead game
Activision has released the first gameplay footage of its own take on The Walking Dead. Developed by Terminal Reality (Star Wars Kinect, Def Jam Rapstar, Ghostbusters, Bloodrayne), the game offers a different take on the IP that has already enjoyed video game success at the hands of Telltale and its …
Read More »First Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 DLC pack details leaked
Details of the first DLC pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 – titled Revolution – has been leaked online. Promotional images for the upcoming DLC have made their way to CharlieIntel.com, and reveal that the pack features five new maps. The maps are titled Hydro, Grind, Downhill, Mirage, …
Read More »Ian Livingstone made CBE in New Year Honours
Industry luminary honoured for a second time
Read More »Rumour: Black Ops II ‘Revolution’ DLC hits later this month
A leaked promo image for new Call of Duty: Black Ops II add-on content has surfaced. An image posted on Reddit reveals the game’s apparent ‘Revolution’ DLC, which is supposed to arrive on January 29th. Five locations are featured: Mirage, Downhill, Hydro, Grind, and Die Rise – with what would …
Read More »Ian Livingstone receives CBE in New Years honours
Eidos life president Ian Livingstone was made a Commander of the British Empire in the New Years Honors list. Livingstone first made a name for himself in the 1970s by launching Games Workshop and White Dwarf. He edited White Dwarf – a dedicated magazine to Warhammer – for almost 75 …
Read More »Black Ops II is the UK’s Christmas No.1 game
Call of Duty Black Ops II is the UK’s video games Christmas No.1, giving Activision a run of six consecutive weeks at the top. Sales of the game were fractionally up by one per cent in the busy pre-Christmas trading week (ending Dec 22nd for this listing). It’s the first …
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