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Take-Two’s 2K label is make its debut foray into the driving genre. Lucid Games, which is staffed by former Bizarre Creations devs, is working on 2K Drive that is due for release on iOS some time this autumn. It’s described by the developers as a premium iOS title”. Polygon reports …
Read More »WWE 2K14 gets Ultimate Warrior pre-order bonus
The legendary Ultimate Warrior is being given away to those who pre-order WWE 2K14. Not the real Ultimate Warrior, we hasten to add, but a virtual one to use in the game. It’s the pre-order offer for 2K’s first crack at the WWE licence, which it acquired earlier in the …
Read More »Gem offers extra The Bureau: Xcom stock: buy eight, get one free
Retailers can get free copies of 2K Games’ The Bureau: Xcom Declassified when they pre-order stock from Gem Distribution. The exclusive pre-order offer is available now to selected Gem customers on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and will run until the game launches on August 23rd. Stores can place their …
Read More »Loading comes to London this April
A new independent games caf will set up shop in London’s Soho in a matter of weeks. Loading, the Cornish indie known for providing games-themed cocktails at various industry and press events, is currently finalising the details on opening a London branch in Soho. The new bar – located at …
Read More »2K Games sponsors MCV Awards 2013
BioShock Infinite?and Borderlands publisher 2K Games is the latest firm to sign up for this year’s sell-out MCV Awards. The firm is sponsoring the award for best UK games studio. Potential winners include 4J Studios, Boss Aliens, Codemasters, Criterion, Playground Games, SCE London, Sports Interactive and Traveller’s Tales. The MCV …
Read More »BioShock Infinite will be ‘talked about for a long time to come’, says 2K
2K Games proudly claims that BioShock Infinite will live long in the memory of gamers and the industry. The publisher has faith in the quality of its new shooter and it’s backing the title with a monster marketing campaign. BioShock Infinite is like no other shooter out there,” Simon Turner, …
Read More »Take-Two income nearly quadruples in Q3
Digital up 244% after strong sales of XCOM, NBA 2K13 and Borderlands 2
Read More »Was Black Ops II a disappointment? Read our full analysis in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it features a detailed analysis of Call of Duty’s launch sales performance. We also go behind the scenes at the game’s midnight launch at HMV. And there’s a full interview with the president of 2K Games, Christoph Hartmann. We’ve listed …
Read More »Borderlands 2 blasts 2K pre-order records
BioShock. Civlization. Mafia. 2K Games has plenty of popular franchises – but it has a new champion when it comes to pre-orders. As of today, Borderlands 2 has become the publisher’s most pre-ordered title in the UK of all time. The wacky Gearbox-developed role-playing shooter is due for release on …
Read More »2K forced Yager to ‘tack on’ Spec Ops multiplayer
Additional player support was a failure and a waste of money, says lead designer Cory Davis
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