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EA is offering players who buy the Bulletstorm Epic Edition early access to Gears of War 3. Developer Epic Games has teamed up with Bulletstorm publisher EA and Gears of War 3 publisher Microsoft to offer the cross-game incentive. The Xbox 360 Bulletstorm special edition – on sale February 25th …

Microsoft clarify what developers and consumers can benefit from on their mobile platform

Publisher dominates unit sales chart as games go £0.99

As predicted by MCV, UK online retailers are telling customers to buy their games today or they won’t get them in time for Christmas. GAME has pushed forward its last order date to today (Friday, December 17th). Consumers must order before 8pm tonight to guarantee delivery before Christmas. This affects …

Do you enjoy your job? Thinking of changing sectors, or have you just done so? If so, we want to hear your story as part of our annual salary survey. MCV is asking for industry members to tell us about their experiences of moving around the games industry over the …

EA Mobile has dropped the price of the majority of its iPhone games range to $0.99 (59p). The news comes following dozens of big games hitting the App Store at once, aiming for chart position in the run-up to Christmas. The results can be seen in the US App Store …

A breakthrough in facial animation right before your eyes

Microsoft has announced a raft of content that will be made available on Xbox Live over the Christmas holidays. The platform holder will be adding more 2010 hits to its Games On Demand service, starting with Red Dead Redemption and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands on December 12st. Also …

Titan is not just the name of Blizzard’s latest mystery title – it’s also the name of what the developer has tantalisingly called a "next-gen MMO". "The media is not supposed to know anything about that. It’s our next-gen MMO project," Blizzard’s senior VP Frank Pearce told Destructoid. "We’ve only …

EA boss John Riccitiello reckons Nintendo needs to take a leaf out of Apple’s book when it comes to third-party support. The publisher’s CEO cited the iPad manufacturer as a prime example of how a platform holder should help external publishers and claimed Nintendo is too focused on its own …