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Though Medal of Honor appears to have successfully ridden the turbulent waters of controversy in the UK, the game has suffered one retail ban in America. The US military has requested that retailer Gamestop not stock the title in any of its 49 stores located in US army and air …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 news incoming
It’s one of the most bankable brands in video games, and Capcom has confessed that it wants to get Resident Evil 6 finished on retail shelves as soon as it possibly can. Furthermore, the publisher reckons that the first news on the new game is not far off. Given the …
Read More »Epic: Multiple licensing deals for iPhone engine
Unreal vendor to â??work with licensees directly to find best fit in each situationâ??
Read More »$100 Premium XBL service predicted
Earlier this week Microsoft announced that it is to increase the price of some Xbox Live subscription packages – but Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter thinks the platform holder is preparing to take things much further. The extra $10 translates to around $100-150 million per year inadditional revenue for Microsoft,” …
Read More »UK CHARTS: July 2010
Summer is traditionally the most quiet trading period in the games industry, and last month was no different, with sales down 13 per cent compared to July 2009. But it wasn’t all doom and gloom – Harry Potter: Years 1-4 enjoyed a place at the top and gave Warner Bros a boost, …
Read More »Scaleform reveals Activision licence deal
The UI group provided its tools to Transformers developer High Moon
Read More »3D Blu-ray for PS3 next month
Sony has confirmed at the IFA trade show that a patch to introduce 3D Blu-ray movie playback on PS3 will be released some time next month. It was first revealed in April that the planned June update that would bring the much-touted 3D game functionality to PS3 would not include …
Read More »Konami promises to make good on PES
Konami’s confidence in PES 2011 is the reason for its bold decision to launch Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 on October 8th, just one week after EA launches FIFA 11 – a game tipped to be one of this year’s biggest sellers. The publisher says PES is back on top of …
Read More »Super Mario All-Stars for Wii
One of the greatest SKUs ever released could be set for a return with reports from Japan that Nintendo is working on a Wii version of classic SNES platform game collection Super Mario All-Stars. The game, originally released in 1993, contains Super Mario Bros, Super Mario Bros 2, Super Mario …
Read More »Epic outlines dev costs for iPhone Unreal Engine [UPDATE]
â??iUDKâ?? developers wonâ??t pay royalties until sales milestones are met
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