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Why so excited by LEGO Batman? JS: It’s the best LEGO game we’ve ever made. We’re all fans of the DC Universe and a LEGO Gotham City is the perfect playground for LEGO game fun. It’s full of great action, vehicles and characters – all of which are of the …
Read More »COMPETITION: Win copies of Mushroom Men
MCV has teamed up with a very generous Gamecock to giveaway copies of the publishers’ upcoming Mushroom Men games. Two lucky readers will get their hands on a copy of Mushroom Men: Rise Of The Funghi on DS or Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars On Wii – as well as …
Read More »Frozen Codebase signs multi-title Vicious Engine deal
Self-proclaimed punk rock developers to use toolset on titles for Sierra and Konami
Read More »Price cut madness at GAME
GAME has slashed prices on last generation software in the run up to the Bank Holiday weekend. Previously-owned Xbox, GameCube and selected PS2 titles can be bought in packs of three for just 10, with one GAME store manager telling MCV that they’re clearing shelf space in time for the …
Read More »GarageGames announces iTorque pricing
iPhone version of its popular Torque engine to be licensed on a per-title basis
Read More »‘Can Sony and Microsoft resist more hardware tweaks?’
The attitude of both platform holders towards their hardware this generation has been changeable, to say the least – the trade has barely seen more than six months go by without a tweak to either PS3 and Xbox 360’s price or specification, causing logistical troubles for retailers with potentially ‘dead’ …
Read More »Game Outlet becomes publisher
Game Outlet Europe, perhaps best known for its pallet-based distribution business, has revealed plans to diversify its business with a brand new publishing arm, Nordic Games. With a launch plan targeting the budget and mid-priced market, the publisher will evolve beyond that as part of a longer-term strategy, according to …
Read More »80GB PS3 arrives early in UK
Sony has told MCV that the introduction of its new 80GB PS3 will rapidly push up demand for the console – as it brings the launch date forward a week to this Friday (August 22nd). Following its flurry of announcements at the Leipzig Game Convention last night, SCE UK boss …
Read More »Neutron now iPhone compatible
Exit Games' multiplayer and social tech adds support for Apple's blossoming platform
Read More »Cider-powered games to get SecuROM DRM
Titles ported to Macs with TransGaming's wrapper will get anti-piracy solution
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