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Zelda fans hoping for to pick up a commemorative collection of the pointy-eared hero’s adventures this year will be disappointed. NintendoWorld’s translation of the latest Iwata Asks interview reveals that the Nintendo of America team had proposed to mark the Zelda series’ 25th Anniversary with a special compilation disc, but …
Read More »Discount ERP for Halo Anniversary
Microsoft has confirmed that HD remake Halo Anniversary will carry an ERP (estimated retail price) of just 34.99 in the UK. Though that prices it above what gamers would play for a re-release in the Classics Range, it’s well below the 40-50 launch RRP you’d expect with a typical first …
Read More »Sonic celebrates 20th anniversary with licensing blitz
Twenty years of Sonic will be marked by a global merchandising plan. Sega Europe’s newly expanded licensing team is seeking partnerships in every sector imaginable to create new product lines for the mascot’s 20th anniversary on June 23rd. We have some surprises lined up for Sonic’s anniversary,” Sega Europe’s head …
Read More »Red Wii gets UK launch
Nintendo has announced that the red 25th Anniversary Mario Wii announced for Japan last week will also be getting a UK release. The SKU, which includes a red Wii console, red WiiMote Plus, a copy of New Super Mario Bros Wii, Wii Sports and a digital copy of Donkey Kong …
Read More »Develop hits 100: 51 to 100
A guide to the latest 50 issues of Develop
Read More »Develop hits 100: 1 to 50
We look over the first 50 issues of Develop
Read More »Lara Croft double pack swings onto PSP
Eidos has revealed that it is to release a new Lara Croft software bundle on PSP next week, dubbed the Tomb Raider PSP Double Pack. The SKU will include both Tomb Raider: Legend, which was first released in 2006, and Tomb Raider: Anniversary, a remake of Lara Croft’s very first …
Read More »Yasuhara developing new Pac-Man
Bandai Namco reveals new title to celebrate icon's 30th anniversary
Read More »Pac-Man making 30th anniversary return
Bandai Namco is working on a brand new outing for legendary video game icon Pac-Man to celebrate to circular star’s 30th anniversary next year, the one of the former creators of Sonic the Hedgehog has been drafted in to work on the game. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has the full …
Read More »Konami celebrates its 40th birthday
Konami achieves 40 years in business this month, and the Japanese company is already looking ahead to its next four decades – with European growth and new IP a priority. The publisher has been responsible for creating some of the most popular video games in the world, including Pro Evolution …
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