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Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division has recorded jumps in revenue for both the last quarter and the full year as a whole. Q4 2011 revenue climbed 30 per cent year-on-year to $1.49bn, with annual revenue increasing 45 per cent. Profit reached $32m. Xbox Live revenue was up, as were sales …
Read More »EA reiterates H2 2011 SWTOR launch claims
Publisher EA has once again stated that long-awaited MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic will be out before the end of the year. Back in January MCV reported that EA was targeting a September release for the game. BioWare’s loyal fanbase were up in arms about the claims, insistent, …
Read More »Sony: Some 3D games are poor quality
Integrating 3D visuals into a game without ensuring that the functionality adds something to the gameplay experience is potentially damaging, Sony’s 3D chief Mick Hocking has stated. And sadly, some games which have released with 3D compatibility have not hit the mark, he believes. If people see great quality 3D …
Read More »US date announced for Prototype 2
Activision has announced that its long-awaited sequel Prototype 2 will be released in North America on April 24th 2012. That more likely than not means an April 27th release for the PS3 and Xbox 360 title in the UK, though that has yet to be confirmed. "We know our fans …
Read More »Ubisofts Online Pass named, priced
Starting with the release of Driver: San Francisco on September 2nd, Ubisoft is to introduce its own version of EA’s Online Pass. Called the Uplay Passport, it will come in the form of a one-time use code in the box. This can then be redeemed online to unlock multiplayer online …
Read More »A gaming Holodeck for your home? Its on the way, says Rare
Total immersion in a believable and completely customisable digital world. The vision offered by Star Trek: The Next Generation’s Holodeck represents the ultimate gaming nirvana, and Rare boss Scott Henson says that gaming is heading down that path”. I’m not going to give you the exact date you’re going to …
Read More »Marvel vs Capcom 3 gets Ultimate upgrade
Capcom has announced an expanded and updated version of extravagant brawler Marvel vs Capcom 3. Called Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, it includes a total of 12 new characters spread across the two universes, meaning a total of 50 characters will be included on the disc. Online functionality and overall …
Read More »Games mags survive Future cull
Future Publishing has confirmed to staff which titles are to be sold or closed as part of the recent job losses revealed by MCV last week – and the company’s video games teams have survived unscathed. The Guardian reports, however, that eight titles are less fortunate, with DVD & Blu-Ray …
Read More »Grasshopper – new game detailed, producer leaves
Cult Japanese games developer Grasshopper Manufacture’s next game is called Lollipop Chainsaw, according to Japanese games paper Famitsu. The name alone conjures up images that are very much fitting with the studio’s characteristically leftfield output which has to date included Michigan: Report from Hell, Killer 7, Contact, No More Heroes …
Read More »Apple drops September hint for iPhone 5
You could run an entire website based on nothing more than Apple launch rumours, but here’s an interesting one that comes directly from Apple itself. As part of its Q3 financial statement, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said: We have a future product transition that we’re not going to talk about …
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