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A top-of-the-range 249.99 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 headset will accompany the game’s release in November. It’s one of four limited edition Turtle Beach headsets which will be distributed by Lygo to UK retail. The accessories have been designed by the Modern Warfare 3 audio teams at Infinity Ward …
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GRID begins charity Steam sale
Codemasters has announced that from tonight its popular racing title GRID will be available on Valve’s digital retail portal Steam at a discounted price for charity. The game will be priced at just 2.99/$4.99/€4.49 from this evening through until Thursday July 21st. All profits from the sales will go to …
Read More »EA: Boxed games just 55% of the market
The global games market is getting pretty close to a 50/50 split between digital and physical revenue, according to a senior EA Sports exec. EA Sports worldwide studio boss Andrew Wilson told attendees at the opening day of the Brighton Develop conference that the firm’s research says last year digital …
Read More »‘People are no longer going to GAME en masse,’ claims EA
Games retailers face serious challenges from the disruption created by on-demand content according to EA Sports boss Andrew Wilson. Speaking this morning in a keynote speech at the Develop conference, he said that despite market growth which meant more gamers than ever were out there, fewer and fewer are going …
Read More »‘A year to develop a game is too long’
Indie devs can move so quick 'someone from the Bay Area, Brighton or Islamabad' can disrupt established firms says EA
Read More »Child of Eden on PS3 gets budget RRP
It may have hypnotised critics, but much like its spiritual predecessor Rez, recent release Child of Eden wasn’t such a hit at retail – a fact clearly not missed on publisher Ubisoft. When the game arrives on PS3 on September 23rd consumers’ will notice more differences than simply PlayStation Move …
Read More »FEATURE: Heads in the cloud
Cloud gaming is on the horizon – but what does it mean for the industry? Top bosses frompublishing and retail forecast what trends we can expect to see as the technology catches on… The following is extracted from a a new report looking at the viability of cloud gaming from …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 on track to beat pre-order records
Every series has a heyday, but any belief that Call of Duty’s may have passed can be quickly dismissed. Retailer GAME has told MCV that pre-orders for this November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are tracking significantly” ahead of last year’s Black Ops. And, of course, Black Ops is …
Read More »Kinect Zoom Lens hits UK in August
The space-saving Nyko Kinect Zoom Lens accessory will arrive in the UK around August 30th, a retailer has told MCV. A spokesperson for UK-based online store GamingZap said the Lens will be in stock one week after the US launch on August 23rd. The retailer has already seen a high …
Read More »Brawsome confirms MacGuffin’s Curse release date
Australian independent game developer Brawsome has confirmed today that its puzzle adventure game MacGuffin’s Curse, will be releasing on 27 October for PC, Mac (via Steam), iPad and iPhone. MacGuffin’s Curse will see players participating in top-down action puzzles alongside character-based story adventuring. Brawsome have previously been responsible for the …
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