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Bethesda has announced retail partnerships that will drive pre-orders for Splash Damage’s upcoming sci-fi shooter Brink. GAME, GameStation, Play.com and Amazon will each offer exclusive packs of in-game content to any consumers that order the game ahead of its May 20th release date. Each pack will contain different body tattoos, …
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NPD makes new digital pledge
Following recent criticism from publisher EA, NPD has once again pledged to introduce digital sales numbers into its monthly US video games sales data. "We are expanding the number of digital retailers we have relationships with in order to develop a digital POS (point of sale) service," NPD analyst Anita …
Read More »What the Xperia Play means for mobile gaming
We quiz Sony Ericsson, EA and Gameloft on what the Play means for the mobile market
Read More »GAME clarifies Motorstorm situation
Video games retailer GAME has issued a statement detailing the steps it is taking to enact Sony’s decision to postpone the release of PS3 racer Motorstorm Apocalypse, which was due out in the UK this Friday. To stop money being taken from the accounts of customers who had pre-ordered the …
Read More »Disney ‘makes 80 staff redundant’
Reports suggest layoffs have been made to 'online' divisions
Read More »Time called on Zune hardware
Having never succeeded in standing toe-to-toe with Apple’s mighty iPad series, reports are claiming that Microsoft is ready to call an end to its Zune hardware business. However, it doesn’t mean the end of the Zune brand – that will continue to be leveraged as a mussy and movie sales …
Read More »The Crytek way
Develop interviews one of the last unashamedly 'old-model' studios of Ferrari-like tech, dev autonomy and big gambles
Read More »EA: NPD is ‘misrepresentation of our industry’
Major US publishers are on the verge of revolt against NPD, according to a CNN report. The likes of EA and Activision see the group’s monthly retail sales bulletins as ‘misleading and potentially irrelevant’. That’s because the reports don’t factor in Xbox Live, PSN or iTunes data,. "Using NPD data …
Read More »DC Universe priced on PSN
Sony has announced that PS3 MMO title DC Universe Online will be released on the PlayStation Store as a downloadable purchase. It will cost 39.99 in the UK and €49.99 in mainland Europe. It will include a free 30-day subscription to the game. No firm release date has yet been …
Read More »Amazon wins Angry Birds Rio exclusivity deal
Rovio's next game won't appear on Android Market, retailer claims
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