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Hunted: The Demon’s Forged is being backed by online activity over the next two weeks to maintain interest post-release. The Xbox 360, PS3 and PC fantasy action game from Bethesda went on sale in the UK yesterday, but ads have been running since August last year. Bethesda will continue to …
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FIFA 12 RRP upped to £54.99
GAME and Gamestation have won exclusive rights to stock the Ultimate Edition of FIFA 12. The retailer has also revealed something arguably more interesting – that FIFA 12 will carry an RRP of 54.99. Back in 2009 Activision’s Bobby Kotick enraged core gamers the world over by confirming that Call …
Read More »Ignition bringing El Shaddai west
Publisher UTV Ignition has announced that it is to publish stylish Xbox 360 and PS3 outing El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron in the West. The game will arrive at European retail on September 9th and in the US on July 26th. It was released in Japan last month. El …
Read More »Xbox 360 tripling PS3 growth in 2011
Microsoft has announced that in the first four months of 2011 the Xbox 360 has enjoyed year-on-year unit sales growth of 29 per cent in the US– that’s triple the growth seen by PS3 in the same period. The console has now sold 55m units worldwide. This figure spans sales …
Read More »IN DETAIL: Develop 100
Who are the best games studios in the world? Who makes the best games? Who deserves the kudos? That last question is one we have tried to answer with every annual version of the Develop 100. Whether based on the now-narrower retail sales data or our confident judgement, the previous …
Read More »Develop 100 arrives read it online
Who makes the best games in the world? We answer that question today with the publication of the 2011 edition of the Develop 100, a ranking of the worlds best studios. Put together in association with Metacritic, we’ve compiled a ranking based on all the games released in calendar year …
Read More »Yoshida laments PSPgo mistakes
The boss of Sony Worldwide Studios has admitted that Sony got it wrong with the release of the digital-only PSPgo. In April Sony Japan confirmed that it had ended production of the device, while UK retailers were told not to expect any supply replenishments. "I could spend 30 minutes talking …
Read More »Develop 100: How Nintendo reclaimed first place
Lightning strikes twice for the untouchable Japanese studio
Read More »Develop 100: It’s here
Global hotlist names the world's best studios
Read More »DEVELOP 100: Critical Success
Editor-in-chief Michael French examines the trends in 2011's 100
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