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Football Manager 2013 had more staff than ever working on it… because last year’s version was piracy free for two weeks. Football Manager 2012 sold better during its opening week because new security measures meant it took hackers a little longer to crack the game. Developer Sports Interactive and publisher …
Read More »Yes, there’s a man queuing for Call of Duty: Black Ops II already
It’s nearly Friday! What will you be doing this weekend? Out with your mates? A spot of Christmas shopping with your other half? Us? Oh, we’ll be sitting outside HMV in a tent waiting for a game to be released next week. We’re joking, of course. We’ve got Taylor Pelling …
Read More »The Settlers Online finds a new home on the High Street
Ubisoft has confirmed that it is to release another of its digital titles on the High Street. The Settler Online, which until now has only been available in browsers, will receive a boxed release on December 7th. However, whereas the browser version is free the boxed release will cost 19.99. …
Read More »Bayonetta is an Anarchy Reigns pre-order exclusive
Sega is encouraging gamers to pre-order its delayed budget priced action title Anarchy Reigns by dangling three specific carrots. The Anarchy Reigns Limited Edition Day One SKU will be supplied to all those who pre-order the game. It includes two additional multiplayer game modes – Mad Survival and Dogfight. More …
Read More »Comet staff offered Xmas lifeline by Dixons Retail
Sebastian James, group CEO of Dixons Retail, has told Radio 5 Live this morning that the firm hopes to offer Comet staff around 2,000 jobs over Christmas. Comet,which went into administration last week,is currently still trading, but its 7,000 employees all risk losing their jobs before the holidays. James commented:"Comet …
Read More »Former GameStop VP pleads guilty to fraud
Executive admits taking $2 million through fake invoices
Read More »Blaze dates NeoGeo X console, finally comments on GameGadget
The retro NeoGeo X console will be released in Europe on December 6th, distributor Blaze has confirmed. Eurogamer reports that the officially licensed console includes a 4.3 inch LCD screen, stereo speakers, a charging station, NeoGeo X Arcade Stick and 20 pre-loaded games. It will retail for 175. Meanwhile, Blaze …
Read More »First gameplay footage of Angry Birds Star Wars
There’s certainly no accusing Rovio of creating a shameless cash-in. The first gameplay trailer for Angry Birds Star Wars is here, and it suggests a huge amount of work has gone into integrating George Lucas’ intergalactic licence into the gameplay. In the video we see a Luke Skywalker bird attack …
Read More »Release date announced for Dead Island Riptide
Deep Silver has announced an April 26th 2013 release date for Dead Island Riptide in the UK. It will be released a few days earlier on April 23rd in the US and Canada. Launch formats will be Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The publisher has also announced two SKUs that …
Read More »GAME Reward smartphone app goes live
The UK’s leading game retailer GAME has pushed live its new smartphone app on the Apple App Store and on Android’s Google Play. A Windows Phone version will be released soon. The app allows customers or both GAME and Gamestation to unite their store credit under a single account. It …
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