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Ben Feder, the CEO of Rockstar and 2K Games owner Take 2, has dropped its biggest hint yet that GTA could be heading to Wii after he claimed that his firm must take the Wii more seriously as a platform for its adult-orientated software catalogue going forwards. Even though we …
Read More »Fable II named Telegraphs best game of 2008
UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph this weekend published its extensive 50 Best Games of 2008 list, and Microsoft and Lionhead’s Fable II was the paper’s pick of the bunch for standout titles over the last 12 months. The hardcore centric list leads with two of the year’s biggest RPGs – …
Read More »NPD: November games market defies credit crunch
The games industry’s recession-proof credentials have been given another shot in the arm with the news that NPD stats show the North American games market hit $2.91 billion in November – a value ten per cent up on the same month in 2007. Year-to-date numbers are also impressing, with the …
Read More »Gears of War tops 3m sales
Having shifted a highly notable two million units in its opening weekend last month, Microsoft-published Xbox 360 third person shooter Gears of War 2 has now surpassed the three million sales barrier. The confirmation came from an email to Edge Online from the game’s developer Epic. It’s take the title …
Read More »Killzone 2 dated
Sony has announced via the X-Play show on G4TV that Guerilla’s feverously anticipated gritty FPS Killzone 2 will be released in North America on February 27th. And whilst the game remains TBA in all other regions, an SCE UK spokesperson has told Videogamer that Europeans can expect to receive the …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 heads Activisions 2009 lineup
US publisher Activision-Blizzard has revealed a number of its key titles for the upcoming year, including confirmation of exactly what form the next Call of Duty will assume. A presentation at a conference held by in-game ads firm Massive revealed that Infinity Ward’s next shooter will be a direct sequel …
Read More »Uncharted 2 surfaces
Platform holder Sony has officially confirmed the development of a sequel to Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, which is currently being worked on by Jak & Dexter studio Naughty Dog. The game, which is entitled Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, is based on the exploits of 13th century explorer Marco Polo, according to …
Read More »Fable II next for Gamestation cut?
Following on from last week’s aggressive cut to Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 , rumour has it that Gamestation will shortly announce that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive RPG Fable II is next in line for a spot of festive discounting. VG247 is carrying a picture of the retailer’s in-store advertising, …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: F.E.A.R. 2 banned
Despite being supposedly one of the most laid back nations on earth, the Australian ratings board is at it again with the news that Warner Interactive’s F.E.A.R. 2 has been blocked from release in the territory. Gamasutra reports that the game has been denied classification, meaning its sale has been …
Read More »Assassins Creed 2 confirmed
As part of its recent financial results , Ubisoft revealed that it is unsurprisingly hard at work to a sequel to 2007 chart success Assassin’s Creed. The publisher would not commit to a release window for the title, nor that it would arrive in the company’s 2010 fiscal year, but …
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