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EA will be grilled by Anne Robinson and co tonight over FIFA 12’s long-running user disconnect issue. Investigate TV show Watchdog will take a closer look at gamers affected by the problem, which disconnects certain users after they’ve played a game online, preventing them from earning coins in the Ultimate …
Read More »New NeoGeo X handheld console confirmed
The rumoured NeoGeo portable is real and will launch in Q2 2012. UPDATED: New picture and revised game list. Video game accessories and retro console specialist Blaze has struck a deal with Japan’s SNK Playmore and US distributor Tommo to bring the NeoGeo X handheld console to market. It will …
Read More »Obsidian staff ‘missed Metacritic pay by 1 point’
Fallout New Vegas 'was only entitled bonuses with 85 score'
Read More »BBC iPlayer coming to Xbox Live
Xbox 360 owners may be able to access digital TV service BBC iPlayer via Xbox Live as early as next week. Eurogamer reports that iPlayer – which is already available on PSN and Wii – will arrive on Live after Microsoft and the BBC reached an agreement. It allows users …
Read More »Microsoft pulls next gen job ads
Behind closed doors, a new Xbox is being developed – but Microsoft is determined to maintain secrecy. This week, the platform holder removed two job ads from Microsoft.com that mentioned the "next generation" of Xbox, according to CVG. One ad called for a software development engineer. The chosen applicant would …
Read More »Zynga plans secondary offering, sources claim
Social games company hopes to avoid 'lockup selloff'
Read More »Now Sega games will miss GAME
Sega’s Yakuza: Dead Souls is the latest game that will not be stocked by GAME or Gamestation. Despite the excitement surrounding a possible buyout, GAME is still suffering serious supply issues. Already, EA, Nintendo, Tecmo Koei and Capcom have not supplied game with their latest titles. That means Kid Icarus: …
Read More »Win an Xbox 360 and Kinect… by dancing
Have you got The Moves? Are you a Dancing Queen (or King)? Prove it and you could take home an Xbox 360 Kinect bundle and Just Dance 3. Ubisoft has teamed up with MCV to host a special games industry dance-off, marking the approaching release of new Wii compilation Just …
Read More »Microsoft: Gamerscore reset problem resolved
An error that caused gamers to lose their Xbox Live achievements and Gamerscores has now been fixed, Microsoft says. Yesterday hundreds of Xbox 360 owners had reported that their Gamerscore had been reset to 0, while their gameplay history and specific achievements had seemingly disappeared. Microsoft says this was due …
Read More »Harrison: "This is a pivotal time for our industry"
Phil Harrison has at last spoken of his high-profile move to Microsoft Game Studios Europe. I am excited to be joining the senior team at Microsoft at a pivotal time for our industry,” he stated. I am really impressed with the company’s long-term vision for growing the market for interactive …
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