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A new iteration of Metal Gear Online will be debuted at next week’s The Game Awards in Las Vegas. The game will be shown off by Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, according to the event’s producer Geoff Keighley on Twitter. Metal Gear Solid 5 was also unveiled at one of …
Read More »Ubisoft withdraws Assassin’s Creed: Unity Season Pass, hands out DLC for free
The technical troubles that have plagued Assassin’s Creed: Unity have led to publisher Ubisoft scrapping future sales of the game’s lucrative Season Pass. The Pass is no longer available and those who have already purchased it are being offered a free game from the following selection – The Crew, Far …
Read More »EA scoops LGBT equality award for third year running
Publisher EA has yet again been awarded top marks for its corporate equality culture. It’s the third year in a row that EA has scored a 100/100 in the annual Corporate Equality Index, which rates businesses based on their corporate policies and practices pertinent to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender …
Read More »GameStop hikes price of 3DS hack title Cubic Ninja in US
US retailer has responded to the increased demand for 3DS title Cubic Ninja by ramping up the game’s price. The 2011 Ubisoft platformer has enjoyed a surge in popularity after a hacker detailed an exploit that gets homebrew software running on Nintendo’s 3DS – for which a copy of the …
Read More »Sarkeesian dubbed ‘Video Game Avenger’ on striking Bloomberg Businessweek cover
The increasing influence of game critic Anita Sarkeesian has been demonstrated yet again with a striking cover on Bloomberg Businessweek. The image carries the slogan ‘Video Game Avenger: One woman’s crusade to vaporize gaming’s grossest trolls’ while the accompanying article is dubbed: ‘The Gaming Industry’s Greatest Adversary Is Just Getting …
Read More »Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire shift 3m copies in three days
The cult of Pokemon continues with news of a strong launch for the brand’s newest pair of games. Siliconera reports that Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have between them sold 3.04m copies in Japan, the US and a handful of other territories in just three days. Famitsu revealed that …
Read More »Dark Souls GFWL migration delayed until December
Bandai Namco’s Dark Souls will ditch Games for Windows Live a little later than initially planned. The swap from GFWL to Steam was scheduled to take place this month but will now occur in December. We are working hard to finalize the process to move your Dark Souls: Prepare to …
Read More »Brianna Wu’s next game wants to replace Twine
The next game from Revolution 60 director Brianna Wu hopes to establish a new way to deliver interactive novels. The title is being developed for tablets and mobiles and will be visual, it will interactive, and it will allow the reader to decide where the story goes” Wu said, adding …
Read More »GAME announces midnight openings for Black Friday
Leading UK retailer GAME is taking the unusual step of opening over 300 of its stores at midnight on the night of Thursday November 27th for Black Friday. All stores will be opening early on the day itself, as well, with some even opening their doors as early as 5:00am. …
Read More »14 UK games approved for tax relief so far
The BFI has said that 14 games have started down the road toward UK tax relief. An agreement on tax relief plans was confirmed last year and since August 13 titles have received interim certification and one has received final certification from the BFI Certification Unit. These include: Beyond Flesh …
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