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EA has at last confirmed a release date for its multiplayer beta for Battlefield 3. It will go live and be accessible to all from Thursday September 29th, less than a month before the game’s global release. Consumers who have previously purchased specific Medal of Honor SKUs or have pre-ordered …
Read More »Now PSN digital titles rollout to all UK GAMEs and Gamestations
The GAME Group has confirmed that it has rolled out its PlayStation digital games offering to all 615 of its GAME and Gamestation stores in the UK. Earlier this month the chain confirmed that it had rolled out its Xbox Live catalogue nationwide. Over 40 PSN products are now available …
Read More »CryEngine 3 powering Homefront 2
The Homefront 2 project will be created with Crytek’s cutting-edge game platform CryEngine 3, the company has told Develop. Crytek also confirmed that its UK subsidiary studio, based in Nottingham, will lead the project. Crytek UK is rumoured to be working on TimeSplitters 4. With Homefront 2’s 2014 release date, …
Read More »EA’s The Sims Social reaches 50m players
EA is edging ever closer to usurping the Facebook games kingpin Zynga, with The Sims Social now reaching more than 50 million monthly active users. Zynga’s Cityville – the most popular game in Facebook’s short but dramatic history – stands atop the leaderboard with 74 million monthly users, according to …
Read More »Battlefield 3 the sole Western winner of TGS Future Game Awards
EA and DICE’s Battlefield 3 was the only Western-developed title to be recognised at the CESA Tokyo Game Show Future Awards. In total 11 games were awarded the accolade, Andriasang reports. The list is drawn up by polling attendees of the show about their favourite title that was either on …
Read More »Gears of War 3 – price roundup
Where’s the cheapest place to buy Microsoft’s new shooter this morning? MCV rounds up all the deals: HIGH STREET Morrisons: 37.99. Also available for 25 when purchased with a 17.49 Xbox Live Points Card, making the total 42.49. Tesco: 39.90. Also available for 28 when purchased with a 18.99 Xbox …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Revelations includes first game for free
Ubisoft has announced that a free copy of 2007 hit Assassin’s Creed will be included with the PS3 version of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations. It’s a limited time promotion, however, with the publisher saying that only day one copies” of the game will include the extra. The offer applies to PS3 …
Read More »Inafune slams Capcom’s ‘blame culture’
It’s clear that he has an axe to grind, but famed developer Keiji Inafune has delivered another blow to Capcom, this time attacking it for an alleged blame culture. This was the reason, he claims, that recent Western collaborations such as Dark Void and Bionic Commando failed to perform at …
Read More »Call of Duty Elite beta is live on PS3
The beta for Activision’s Call of Duty: Elite service is now live on PS3. Access to the scheme will be rolled out in stages on a by-invitation basis. The COD Elite beta went live on Xbox 360 in July. A date has not yet been announced for the PC beta. …
Read More »Metro plans News of the Worldstyle phone tapping spree
Well, it doesn’t. But that’s a great headline, isn’t it? As was astutely pointed out by Premier PR’s Gareth Williams on Twitter this morning, Oh dear, the Metro. Rockstar surely must be as bored of this as we are?”. This morning’s copy of freesheet Metro tells the tragic tale of …
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