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Resident Evil 6 is Capcom’s largest-scale production the publisher’s ever worked on, with 600 staff working on the title. The ‘dramatic horror’ title – revealed last week – will also promise a ‘larger world’ than previous Resident Evil games. Exec producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi said: This is by far the largest-scale …

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This year’s new Assassin’s Creed will be the biggest game in the series so far, Ubisoft told MCV. It is understood that it will inject new life into the series, featuring fresh lead characters for the first time since 2009. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has high hopes for this Christmas’ …

Next generation system months away from release across key territories

Nordic Games has won a publishing deal for Remedy Entertainment’s critically acclaimed Alan Wake. The company will bring the boxed PC version of the title to UK retail this March, which has been tweaked and redeveloped specifically for the platform.The PC SKU will include both DLC episodes – The Signal …

Blaze will release its new gaming handheld GameGadget in the UK on March 30th. Positioned as an iPod-style device for gamers, it allows gamers to download games from a variety of publishers and developers, including a range of legally purchaseable retro games. GameGadget also allows independent and homebrew developers to …

Substantial 3DS discount builds momentum but pulls profits

British publisher Rising Star Games has opened an office in the US. Rising Star Games Inc is based in California and will release its first title – shooter Akai Katana – on Xbox 360 in Q2 2012. The firm has also opened Rising Star Games Digital, which will handle downloadable …

Reports this morning – which it must be said remain totally unsubstantiated – claim that the Next Xbox could incorporate a new technology that blocks the use of pre-owned games on the console. The gravity of this news, if true, would have industry-wide ramifications. The fallout for retail would be …