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As is seemingly the way with modern console gaming, Ubisoft has unveiled four Special edition versions of upcoming sneak-em-up Splinter Cell: Blacklist. First up is The 5th Freedom Edition, which is exclusive to GAME in the UK and GameStop in Ireland. It includes a 24cm Sam Fisher statue, a graphic …

Swedish tools vendor takes on new engineers and support staff

Call of Duty: Black Ops II and FIFA 13 are the two biggest entertainment releases of the year at UK retail. Both titles comfortably outsold The Dark Knight Rises, the third best selling entertainment product of the year. Call of Duty: Black Ops II shifted 2.67m units, while FIFA 13 …

God of War: Ascension is to have a politically incorrect Trophy name altered in an upcoming patch. The current build of the game includes a Trophy called ‘Bros Before Hos’. It is awarded to the player after defeating one of a trio of female enemies called the Fury. A patch …

Activision will for the first time offer in-game purchases in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2. Starting tomorrow, what are being called Micro Items will be available that Activision’s Dan Amrich describes as either personal customizations or nice little luxuries”, none of which affect gameplay” and are simply small, specific …

Retailer GameStop has revealed some impressive numbers for its first PS4 promotional campaign. 600,000 consumers have signed up to its ‘First To Know’ service, which offers notifications of any new PS4 news and updates to pre-order options. It is restricted to GameStop PowerUp Rewards members. ‘First To Know’ went live …

Forever dubbed the destroyer of the High Street, could the supermarkets be about to save one of the High Street’s most iconic brands? The Sun‘s chief business reporter claims this morning that Walmart-owned Asda has entered the bedding race for HMV. It is claimed that talks with administrator Deloitte have …

Nintendo is readying a set of Pikmin animated shorts for 3DS, with Shigeru Miyamoto personally overseeing the production. Polygon reports Miyamoto is currently working with an external animation studio. The Nintendo legend apparently created mock-ups using the 3DS Fliptnote Studio, and sent them over to the animation director to discuss. …