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Another publishing superstar has climbed aboard the Steam bandwagon with news that Rockstar is to offer its PC catalogue on Valve’s ever-growing downloads service. Ten games are available to buy online now – GTA, GTA2, GTA3, GTA Vice City, GTA San Andreas, Midnight Club II, Max Payne, Max Payne 2, …
Read More »Even the Queen loves Wii
The People reports that Prince William is struggling to find time to play the Wii he received for Christmas recently – as his grandmother, who is the Queen incidentally, is apparently hooked” on the machine. The paper quotes a Sandringham source as saying: "When she saw William playing a game …
Read More »CES 2008: HD-DVD conference cancelled
Following the news that Warner is to cease production of HD-DVD movies and instead exclusively support Sony’s rival Blu-Ray format, last night’s CES 2008 North American HD-DVD Promotion Group conference was cancelled. A statement from the body read: "Based on the timing of the Warner Home Video announcement today, we …
Read More »CES 2008: Manufacturers react to Warners Blu-Ray backing
In a massive blow to Toshiba’s HD-DVD hi-def disc format, content giant Warner Bros has announced that it is to release future HD movie content exclusively on Sony’s Blu-Ray format, with production of Toshiba’s HD-DVD discs to cease by May. Warner chairman and CEO Barry Meyer said of the decision: …
Read More »March release on the cards for Haze?
Days after an SCEA release schedule sparked hope in the hearts of PS3 owners everywhere by announcing a January 15th release date for Ubisoft’s futuristic FPS Haze, it now appears that a March arrival is on the cards. Whilst the French publisher is sticking to its previous Q1 release date, …
Read More »Koro to rebuild Take 2 in Europe
Take 2 has hired former UK boss Serhad Koro as the new figurehead of its European games publishing business. MCV understands that Koro is replacing internationalmanaging director James Ellingford, whose departure emerged yesterday afternoon. The experienced Koro has been identified by Take 2’s new global boss Gary Dale as the …
Read More »Nintendo crowned top December developer
MCV sister site Develop has updated its exclusive monthly developer chart , provided by Chart-Track, showing how the world’s software companies fared during December and the all-important Christmas period at UK retail. While Call of Duty 4 may have been the top selling game at Christmas in the UK, it’s …
Read More »Sega confirms Q1 release schedule
With many gamers heading to the shops today to find only emptiness and ‘for sale’ signs in the spot where they’d usually peruse the new releases, Sega has abated the post-Christmas new release blues with a number of Q1 confirmations. January will see the release of Wii racing-come-platform-come-flying-about title Nights: …
Read More »Criterion beefs up Burnout demo
In an unusual, but welcome, step developer Criterion has released an update for the existing Burnout Paradise demo on Xbox 360 and PS3, CVG reports. The patch ups the number of available online competitors from four to eight in multiplayer, and also adds 13 new Freeburn challenges ahead of its …
Read More »Rumours of Crysis for Xbox 360
After winning over the specialist press with it’s technologically demanding arrival on PC last year, rumours have once again emerged that EA’s hi-tech free-roaming FPS Crysis could be heading to consoles – in this instance specifically Xbox 360. Gaming Today spotted a post on the inCrysis forums that highlights an …
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