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Splinter Cell Conviction and Red Steel 2, whose releases were previously planned for Ubisoft’s third fiscal quarter, will now be released in the fourth fiscal quarter – which means an early 2010 release. Ghost Recon and I am Alive, which were previously scheduled for release in the fourth fiscal quarter, …
Read More »DSGi refits 120 UK stores
DSGi is to step up of its renewal and transformation programme with 120 stores to be refitted by the end of 2009. According to Mobile Today, around 120 stores will be refurbished throughout its portfolio under the ‘Get Connected’ theme, with 15 of those expected to be Currys.digital outlets. The …
Read More »Cutlack on Shinys demise
Speaking exclusively to MCV, popular games journalist Gary Cutlack has expressed his sadness at the demise of UK blog publisher Shiny Media. ”The death of Shiny makes me sad rather than angry,” he said in a blog piece written for MCV. ”Never once did Shiny sell a ‘proper’ advert on …
Read More »Dead Space goes to the movies
EA’s solid work in successfully bringing new games IP Dead Space to the market last year tastes that bit sweeter for the US publisher today with news that the franchise is to be spun-off into a Hollywood movie. Variety reports that D.J. Caruso has been drafted in to direct the …
Read More »Publishing deal close for new Bungie title
Independent developer Bungie is closing in on a publishing deal for its unannounced project; a game that marks the studio’s first major step away from the Halo universe. Bungie’s multiplayer designer Lars Bakken told Eurogamer that the group will know sometime soon” which company has secured a publishing deal with …
Read More »Bungie bowing out of Halo franchise
Cult developer Bungie has admitted that Halo: Reach, of which hardly anything is yet known, will most likely be the last Halo title it develops for Xbox 360. However, the company also hinted that platform holder Microsoft may be less willing to give up on its hugely profitable brand – …
Read More »Dead Space Wii rated 18
The concern that Nintendo consoles are not a suitable platform for mature-rated games will be tested yet again later this year with the news that the BBFC has granted EA’s upcoming Wii-exclusive Dead Space: Extraction an 18 certificate. No cuts were made to the game, which is an on-rails take …
Read More »Sainsburys ups non-food assault
National supermarket chain Sainsburys has lifted the lid on a brand new non-food initiative via its website that drastically increases the range of goods the retailer has to offer. The likes of kitchenware, home furnishings, home electronics and garden furniture are fronting the new selection which, for the time being …
Read More »Jacksons Halo game scrapped
Acclaimed director Peter Jackson has revealed that the secretive Halo game project he was once working on has been cancelled. Little was ever known of Jackson’s collaboration with Microsoft and now it appears that the collapse of the Halo film project has dampened any hopes of the anticipated games collaboration. …
Read More »Games blamed as Amazons profits fall
Despite a 14 per cent year-on-year increase in Amazon’s Q2 revenue at online retail colossus Amazon, the website has reported lower than expected profits for the last 12 months – and video games have been named as one of the chief culprits. Sales for the period climbed overall reaching $4.65bn …
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