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EA has confirmed a delay for BioWare’s anticipated RPG release Mass Effect 3. Previously the game had been scheduled for a holiday 2011 release, but as part of its financial report last night EA confirmed that the game will now ship at some point in Q1 2012. Developer BioWare has …
Read More »Disney confirms redundancies at Black Rock
Further reports allege the Split/Second sequel has been cancelled
Read More »‘The sooner gaming is digital-only, the better’
Remedy CEO says he wonâ??t shed a tear if retail dies
Read More »WIN: Black Ops Escalation
The latest DLC release for Call of Duty: Black Ops goes live today, and we’re offering one lucky MCV reader a chance to grab the content for free. Black Ops: Escalation includes four new multiplayer maps as well as a brand new zombie level starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert England, …
Read More »New Driver "lighter, more humorous"
As well as rebooting the series, Driver: San Francisco will differ from its predecessors in another key way – it’s going to be a lot funnier. "We have focused back on the original core feel of Driver, that sense of being down in the thick of a street level Hollywood …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Driver returns
Fame is, as the saying goes, a fickle food. One minute you’re on top… the next, on the scrapheap. Driver knows that journey all too well. The first Driver and Driver 2 are firmly fixed gaming classics, beloved by many. But Driv3r? Let’s not. Fourth game Parallel Lines? Check Wikipedia. …
Read More »Black Ops Escalation hits Xbox Live
The second map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops is now available to buy on Xbox Live. Called Escalation, the DLC contains four new online multiplayer maps – Hotel, Stockpile, Zoo and Convoy. It also contains a new zombie level called Call of the Dead that stars the likenesses …
Read More »Ubisoft sets up film division
French publisher Ubisoft is launching its own movie division to bring its games properties to TVs and cinemas. Popular titles such as Assassin’s Creed and Ghost Recon could be transformed into films and TV shows through Ubisoft Motion Pictures, following the launch of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time …
Read More »Triple-A Kinect shooter in the works?
If rumours are to be believed, Microsoft is working on a new "core triple-A" shooting title for Kinect that could well be unveiled at next month’s E3. The claims come from the CV of Microsoft Game Studios art director Shawn Woods that was posted online that was spotted by forumites …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Portal 2 still top
Despite a long weekend of shopping in the UK, there has been more or less no movement in this week’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top Ten. EA and Valve’s Portal 2 remains in first place with Warner Interactive’s Mortal Kombat holding tight at No.2. EA’s Crysis 2 slips out …
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