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Microsoft will hold its pre-E3 media conference on June 4th, the platform holder has confirmed. The Monday press briefing will take place at The Galen Center in Los Angeles. Attendees are being asked to arrive by 9am PST (5pm UK time). Sony’s E3 2012 press conference will take place later …
Read More »Darksiders II delay confirmed by THQ
THQ has officially announced a delay for Darksiders II, pushing the title’s release target back a couple months. The publisher stated back in February the game would arrive on June 26th. Now, that date has been adjusted to ‘sometime in August’ (via the Darksiders website). THQ previously alluded to the …
Read More »Develop Awards: Lobbying deadline extended
You now have until the end of the week to get your suggestions in
Read More »THQ confident after firm ‘exceeds sales estimates’
Cash balance 'three times higher' than expected for end of fiscal year, claims publisher
Read More »THQ expects sales to exceed estimates
With the doom-mongers continuing the circle, THQ has announced that it expects Q4 sales to exceed expectations. The publisher had previously forecast net sales of between $130-$150m. However, it now expects non-GAAP net sales to hit between $160-170m. It credited the boost to strong sales of Saints Row: The Third, …
Read More »Xbox Live apps free for four days
Microsoft is letting Xbox 360 owners access entertainment apps such as Netflix for free from April 20th until April 23rd. No Xbox Live Gold membership will be required during this time either – anyone with a 360 will be able to access all of the online service’s features. As part …
Read More »Dead Space 3 listed on retail site
Dead Space 3 pre-orders are now being accepted through at least one retailer; in spite of the fact that EA has never actually had the chance to announce the title in any official sense. South African games website BT Games (via Shacknews) is currently taking pre-orders for the would be …
Read More »EA: ‘We are growing, looking to hire hundreds’
EA expects their company to grow substantially in employee count by the end of the year, despite reports earlier this week that the publisher was set to let go as many as 1,000 workers. EA is growing and looking to hire hundreds of people for our digital, console, mobile and …
Read More »Family Guy Online enters open beta
Players can become citizens of Quahog in new browser-based freemium game
Read More »INTERVIEW: Chris Early, Ubisoft
Publishers are honing their digital strategy as downloads become more popular.MCV speaks to Ubisoft’s digital VP Chris Early about what the worldsof retail and downloads can learn from each other… Does digital need traditional retail brands like Assassin’s Creed, Call of Duty and FIFA to grow? Digital’s biggest challenge is …
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