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The high-profile executive at the centre of the News of the World phone-tapping controversy has appointed the boss of Nintendo’s UK PR firm to handle her media needs going forwards. BrandRepublic reports that Bell Pottinger boss David Wilson will handle all press enquiries for Brooks following her arrest at the …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 on track to beat pre-order records
Every series has a heyday, but any belief that Call of Duty’s may have passed can be quickly dismissed. Retailer GAME has told MCV that pre-orders for this November’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 are tracking significantly” ahead of last year’s Black Ops. And, of course, Black Ops is …
Read More »Child of Eden gets PS3 release date
Ubisoft has finally nailed down a concrete release date for the PS3 version of Child of Eden. The game, which hit Xbox 360 in June, will arrive complete with PlayStation Move compatibility in the UK on September 23rd. There’s also a concrete release date for the 3DS version of Michael …
Read More »Zumba shows its stamina in UK Charts
Despite a drop in sales of just under a quarter week-on-week, 505 Games’ hit release Zumba Fitness has claimed its fifth consecutive week at the top of the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. In total the game has now claimed eight UK No.1’s. EA’s Harry Potter: The Deathly …
Read More »Activision goes legal on ModernWarfare3.com
Clever marketing move from a rival? Pet project of a Battlefield fan? The idle amusement of a trouble maker? Whoever’s behind the ModernWarfare3.com domain ‘scandal’, they’ve clearly irritated Activision. Fusible.com reports that the publisher has filed an official domain name dispute with the National Arbitration Forum over the website, which …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms Uplay Online Pass
Yet another publisher has announced plans to introduce and EA Online Pass type system into its future releases. Following rumours last week, Ubisoft has now confirmed that September release Driver: San Francisco will be the first game to include what is to be called the Uplay Online Pass. As with …
Read More »Sony investing $20m in exclusive PSN titles
Exclusivity has been dismissed by many an exec and developer and a redundant model in the modern games market, but Sony clearly disagrees having announced a huge investment in exclusive digital games for PlayStation platforms. PlayStation Network’s director of marketing Brandon Stander has said that the company is to invest …
Read More »Gears of War 3 escapes German censors
Microsoft and Epic Games’ upcoming Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 3 has remarkably survived its brush with the German content regulators and will release in full and unedited in the country. Germany his a reputation for ruthlessly cracking down on violent content in video games and has forced many …
Read More »Hawkins blames software licensing for creativity decline
Long-term industry face and EA founder Trip Hawkins has revisited the two-decade old debate about platform holder software licensing, blaming it for the death of creativity in the modern market. I think we actually had our golden age when game development was using floppy disks and it was an open …
Read More »Nintendo stumbles with 3DS Classics ports
The addition of extra dimensions may give games for Nintendo’s 3DS an interesting visual edge, but the change has given platform holder Nintendo an unexpected headache. Speaking in the latest Iwata asks, Nintendo developer Takao Nakano outlined the unexpected complications. We based the 3D version [of Namco Bandai shooter Xevious] …
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