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Green Man Gaming occupies a unique position at the intersection of possibly the two hottest topics in the games industry – digital distribution and trade-ins. It couldn’t be more zeitgeisty if it dressed itself in a calendar and stripped off a layer every morning to reveal the new date. The …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming occupies a unique position at the intersection of possibly the two hottest topics in the games industry – digital distribution and trade-ins. It couldn’t be more zeitgeisty if it dressed itself in a calendar and stripped off a layer every morning to reveal the new date. The …
Read More »The Sun stands by its 3DS claims
UK national newspaper The Sun has told MCV that it stands by its reporting of the consumer reaction to the 3DS. This morning MCV labelled its latest story, entitled ‘Nintendo 3DS is game for a barf’, as indicative of a vendetta against the platform holder – an accusation The Sun …
Read More »2K embraces Xboxs new family audience
The first Carnival Games title developed for Kinect will be just as big a hit as its Wii and DS predecessors, says 2K Games. The franchise debuted on Nintendo formats in 2007 and has sold over 7m copies worldwide to date. The original is one of the best-selling third party …
Read More »MotoGP given pole position at Silverstone
Capcom is targeting thousands of F1 fans as part of a new marketing drive for MotoGP 10/11. The Xbox 360 and PS3 motorcycle racing game – released last month – will be showcased at the Formula One VIP Paddock area at the British Grand Prix. This runs from Friday, July …
Read More »Tretton: I don’t think price makes or kills a platform
Jack Tretton, the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America, has stressed that he does not believe the price of the NGP – which remains unconfirmed – will be the factor that ultimately decides its fate. "It’s not to say the price of the platform isn’t a consideration, but …
Read More »New Black Ops DLC leaked
GAME Australia has, presumably mistakenly, released details of what appears to be the next DLC release for Call of Duty: Black Ops. Called ‘The Escalation Pack’, it apparently contains five maps – Seize the Zoo, Take the Hotel, Secure the Convoy, Raid the Stockpile and Survive the Call of the …
Read More »ME2 free to Dragon Age II buyers
Developer BioWare has announced a fantastic freebie as celebration of Dragon Age II’s sales success. The fantasy RPG has passed the 1m unit sales barrier in less than two weeks on the market – making it faster off the mark than predecessor Dragon Age: Origins. And as a reward anyone …
Read More »Anonymous gets personal with Sony
An online campaign has been unleashed against Sony as hacker community ‘Anonymous’ vows to avenge what they see as the rough treatment of PS3 hacker Geohotz. Earlier this week Anonymous stated: "Congratulations, Sony. You have now received the undivided attention of Anonymous. Your recent legal action against our fellow hackers, …
Read More »PopCap launches ‘experimental’ dev
Casual giant PopCap has opened the doors on a new ‘design centre’, offering its developers and designers a place to realise creations of a more lo-fi aesthetic than typical releases from the Plants vs Zombies outfit. "4th & Battery is a pressure valve intended to keep our heads from exploding," …
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