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The new retail Sim City game will reach PC gamers next February, EA has announced. It made the announcement during its E3 press conference today. The game will be released over Origin and through physical retail. Sim City is one of two new games in the series, the other is …
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HOT TOPICS: Should we give up on boxed games?
In the second of a series of features answering the biggest questions about the industry’s future, James Batchelor investigates how much life is left in physical products. Should we give up on boxed games?NO. The duo of divisive D-words will be abundant at E3 this week – we expect to …
Read More »Take-Two: Q4 is not as important as it used to be
The global games industry no longer needs to rely on Christmas, says Take-Two. CEO Strauss Zelnick believes that customers will come out to buy the best games no matter what time of the year it is. And he ought to know. Take-Two’s Rockstar label launched its last four titles – …
Read More »Rumour: Assassin’s Creed III Vita info unearthed
It appears a Vita tie-in game for Assassin’s Creed III is in the works. A NeoGAF forum user has posted details from an issue of Game Informer which supposedly contains a preview of Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation for the PS Vita. The posting follows a VG247 report last week that …
Read More »Transformers: Fall of Cybertron heading to PC
A Windows version of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has been announced by Activision. The publisher explains the choice was made due to requests from the franchise’s community. The PC effort will be identical to the previously announced Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, and as an added bonus will arrive alongside …
Read More »Max Payne 3 for PC now available in India
Update: It seems the game was in some stores on 1st June itself. However, owing to the nationwide bandh on 31st May, several shipments were held back. Original Story It’s a day late and it probably means that those who ordered it online won’t be playing it this weekend, but …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed III UbiWorkshop Edition unveiled
Ubisoft has announced the Assassin’s Creed III UbiWorkshop Edition, which is now available for preorder at the publisher’s online store. The UbiWorkshop Edition is available at a discounted price of $99.99 for a limited period (regular price is $109.99). Best of all, the site is offering free worldwide shipping. This …
Read More »Dead Space 3 to debut at E3
Electronic Arts will give the world its first official glimpse at Dead Space 3 next week. The publisher confirmed to IGN that the game will be formally announced during its E3 press conference in Los Angeles. The conference will take place on Monday at 9pm UK time (that’s 1pm for …
Read More »GameStop lets gamers trade in games against PSN DLC
PlayStation fans will soon be able to buy DLC from GameStop’s stores in Europe and Australia. The new deal between the world’s leading games retailer and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe will see digital products made available in more than 1,600 stores across Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria …
Read More »Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition coming to Steam
Namco Bandai has announced the PC version of Dark Souls will be sold through Steam. The news comes on the heels of vigorous protesting by fans following an initial announcement that only mentioned Games for Windows Live as far as PC integration and vending. According to Eurogamer, the digital distributed …
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