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Publisher EA has today launched a direct rival to leading PC digital distribution portal Steam. Called Origin and described as "direct-to-consumer gaming platform", the etailer launches with over 150 titles to choose from. It will also be the only outlet from which certain limited editions of EA titles such as …
Read More »Capcom backtracks on SFIV DRM
No doubt fearful of a backlash similar to that suffered by Ubisoft last year, Capcom has announced that it will remove the DRM it had planned for Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. The publisher had previously announced that PC players who were not logged into Games for Windows Live would …
Read More »XCOM gets 2012 release
2K Games has announced that first person shooter XCOM will released on March 9th 2012 in Europe and March 6th in the US. And it has also revealed that the game is no longer an Xbox 360 exclusive and will also be hitting PS3. Though the XCOM series has its …
Read More »Witcher 2 hitting Xbox 360
Developer CD Projeckt has confirmed that its successful PC RPG The Witcher 2 is coming to Xbox 360. The confirmation comes from a press conference attended by CVG. The studio warned that the new SKU won’t match the visuals seen in the PC game, but will look "gorgeous" nonetheless. So …
Read More »Wipeout 2048 gets cross-platform multiplayer
NGP launch title Wipeout 2048 has been detailed for the first time having been leaked online yesterday. The title will be one of "the biggest" games ever in the series and will include ten new tracks and 20 new vehicles, as well as new weapons and game modes. Three control …
Read More »BioWare MIA from Develop 100
One of the industry’s most respected studios doesn’t appear in Develop’s definitive list of the best 100 developers in the world – why? The 2011 edition of the Develop 100 – which you can find here – lists studios solely by their total average Metacritic scores in 2010. Under this …
Read More »IN DETAIL: Develop 100
Who are the best games studios in the world? Who makes the best games? Who deserves the kudos? That last question is one we have tried to answer with every annual version of the Develop 100. Whether based on the now-narrower retail sales data or our confident judgement, the previous …
Read More »Develop 100 arrives read it online
Who makes the best games in the world? We answer that question today with the publication of the 2011 edition of the Develop 100, a ranking of the worlds best studios. Put together in association with Metacritic, we’ve compiled a ranking based on all the games released in calendar year …
Read More »Team Ico Collection gets Japan date
Sony has stated that the long-awaited Team Ico Collection will be released for PS3 in Japan on September 22nd. That’s according to a translation from VG247. The SKU will include HD re-workings of two PS2 classics – Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Both will include hi-def visuals, 7.1 surround …
Read More »Which DSiWare games are incompatible with 3DS?
Having said yesterday that DSi owners would be able to transfer "most" of their digital purchases to 3DS when the Nintendo eShop goes live on June 7th, the platform has named exactly which titles won’t make the jump. In total 18 games aren’t compatible with Nintendo’s new machine. Here’s the …
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