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Disney wants in on the consumer excitement that has propelled Activision’s Skylanders to become a $500m-grossing toy-game property in the US. Disney Infinity unites a range of iconic characters as a console, mobile and online game It is "not just a single game" the firm says, with Infinity tapping into …
Read More »Get Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance a week before its official release
250 gamers are being offered the chance to get their hands on Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Konami has teamed with marketing agency Come Round to offer a select few who have pre-ordered a copy of the title from ShopTo.net a place at a special Metal Gear party at which they …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox 720 to be announced in March – report
March, you reckon? Well it’s funny you should say that… A report in Game Informer magazine picked up by Videogamer claims that both Sony and Microsoft intend to reveal their respective next-gen consoles in "special Apple-style press conferences near the Game Developers Conference in late March". It adds: "E3 in …
Read More »Pinewood Studios opening ‘game school’
The home of James Bond movies to run courses covering areas such as game development, design and visual effects
Read More »Gearbox turned down Call of Duty dev offer
Randy Pitchford has claimed that his studio Gearbox turned down an offer to develop a Call of Duty title. The comments come via a translation of a German language interview on KGN. Saying that the project was not for him”, Pitchford added: I couldn’t see what there was to aim …
Read More »Video: Biden says games aren’t being singled out
'No silver bullet' for gun violence, says US Vice President
Read More »PC and living room divide is illusory, says Newell
Valve president claims there is no need to treat PC, mobile and console as 'islands'
Read More »Free Far Cry 3 DLC ‘High Tides’ heading to PSN
PS3-exclusive Far Cry 3 DLC is landing on the Playstation Network this week, and it won’t cost a dime. Joystiq reports the co-op focused ‘High Tides’ add-on will arrive on Playstation 3’s online network this Tuesday, January 15th. The content offers two chapters, Redemption and Jailbreak, that revolve around the …
Read More »Xbox 360 racks up two years as US’ best-selling console
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has outperformed all other home consoles for 24 consecutive months in terms of US hardware sales. And when you take handhelds into account, Xbox 360 has been the No.1 selling hardware for 17 months running. The latest NPD data confirms that December sales of 1.4m units once …
Read More »UNCOVERED: The Top Ten best selling Skylanders
Over 6m Skylanders figures were sold in the UK last year, GfK Chart-Track figures reveal. Activision’s kids sensation dominated the Top 40 accessory charts with 18 entries in the list, only points cards had a bigger share of the market. And for the first time we can reveal a Skylanders …
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