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Natal to cost $149, change name
MCV has been lead to believe that reports citing a $149 RRP (103) for Microsoft’s Project Natal are accurate. The number was reported on Edge Online this afternoon, which credtited the information to a ‘trusted source’. Edge also claims that natal will be bundled with the Xbox 360 Arcade for …
Read More »Rockstar ‘working hard’ to maintain RDR supply
Red Dead Redemption stock may be running low in the UK, but Rockstar has told MCV that the situation should be resolved within days. The current UK No.1 has arrived amidst strong reviews – and huge interest from consumers. Some retailers in fact say they won’t have stock until next …
Read More »Asda and Take Two resolve dispute
Supermarket chain Asda has confirmed to MCV that its dispute with Rockstar owners Take Two has been resolved. The result is that current UK no.1 Red Dead Redemption will at last arrive on Asda’s shelves on Saturday May 29th. MCV revealed last week that a dispute between the publisher and …
Read More »Team Ico bundle for PS3?
If internet chatter this morning is to be believed, cult PS2 classics Ico and Shadow of the Colossus are both undergoing some sort of hi-def revision and are heading for a release on PS3. The Sixth Axis reports that the SKU, going under the name of The Team Ico Bundle, …
Read More »THQ reveals Partners programme
Not content with seeing EA sign up a number of leading independent third party developers, THQ has this morning unveiled the THQ Partners programme. Like EA Partners, THQ Partners offers "select developers and publishers access to THQ’s global retail and online publishing network". The division will be led by VP …
Read More »THQ unveils Partners division
EA-style unit offers developers 'access to a retail and online publishing network'
Read More »Realtime Worlds: Our future output belongs online
â?We are transitioning from developer to online publisherâ?, says design lead
Read More »APB and the online odyssey
Realtime Worlds discusses how it found new ways to play, and new ways to pay
Read More »Warner appoints digital games chief
In another high-profile nod to the growing importance of digital retail in the video games industry, Warner Interactive has appointed Jeff Junge in the newly created role of senior VP of online games and digital games platforms for its digital distribution division. The former senior VP of business management is …
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