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EA and BioWare’s sci-fi RPG Mass Effect 3 will be available to download on PSN on March 9th, MCV can confirm. Sony had previously confirmed that the game would be getting a simultaneous digital and retail release in North America, and EA has confirmed that the same will happen in …

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Vita owners have found a workaround that will enable them to earn Trophies from second hand games. Fears first arose when it emerged each pre-owned Vita title locks Trophies to the first owner, perhaps as a deterrent to the used games market. The message reads: "You cannot earn trophies in …

Sony Online Entertainment is to cease four of its onlne titles at the end of the month, it has been revealed. As reported byVG47, the company is set to close EverQuest Online Adventures, Cosmic Rift, Infantry and Star Chamber: The Harbinger Saga. The titles are due to cease to exist …

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Speak to any analyst, and they’ll describe – whether politely or not – retail as a market in perpetual decline. The most colourful line recently: ‘dinosaurs thrashing about in the tar’. And yes, with physical retailers’ heavy products, shelves to put them on, meat-space customer service staff to sell you …

Another Place Productions to focus on creating 'high quality, meaningful experiences'

Reports suggest the next installment of Ubisoft’s flagship series will be set during the American Revolution. A promotional image sent to Kotaku by a Best Buy employee depicts Assassin’s Creed’s lead character, wielding a pistol, tomahawk and bow. Rumours of this setting have been circulating for months now, and this …