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The franchise that has defined a generation of gaming is set to raise the bar once again with the all-new Call of Duty: Ghosts.” That’s the opening gambit of Activision’s official announcement of the new Call of Duty. Despite dropping the Modern Warfare subtitle, the game is being developed by …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed
Activision has finally confirmed the existence of Call of Duty: Ghosts. The game was outed by retailer Tesco last week after a listing (presumably accidentally?) went live on its website. The quality of the included pack shots left little doubt that the game was genuine. All we have for the …
Read More »Free-to-play shooter Dust 514 finally gets PS3 release date
Eve-themed shooter Dust 514 finally has a release date on PS3. The CCP Games title will be available to download for free on May 14th. It will be supported by microtransactions, although its most alluring feature is undoubtedly its integration with PC MMO behemoth EVE Online. Reaching this point has …
Read More »Launch day Aliens: Colonial Marines buyers could receive a refund
A consumer is taking Sega and Gearbox to court over claims that the pair mislead the buying public. Of course, Sega has previously admitted that trailers for the game did not accurately reflect the final content” of the release after being taken to task by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority. …
Read More »‘Xbox Fusion’ tipped as possible moniker for new console
A possible name for the new Xbox is currently doing the rounds online. Fusible reports that Microsoft has been named as the owner of a host of URLs relating to the Xbox Fusion brand. As well as owning the XboxFusion.com address it also claims ownership of a host of other …
Read More »Is Illumiroom the Next Xbox’s secret weapon?
Microsoft’s Illumiroom technology could be one of the platform holder’s key drivers behind its new Xbox. As MCV reported in January following the tech’s unveiling at CES, Illumiroom uses a system that harks back to the old Philips amBX tech, but evolves it far beyond anything seen before. A projector …
Read More »Mario Party 9 and Animal Crossing named in Guardian’s violent games Axis of Evil
Call of Duty, Halo 4, Far Cry, Borderlands – all violent games, yes, but the real damage is being done by those that conceal their violence behind a duplicitous family-friendly wrapping. Yesterday The Guardian published a feature entitled ‘Violence and guns in best-selling video games‘ that, to be fair to …
Read More »60 mins of extra Watch Dogs content exclusive to PS4 and PS3
Ubisoft release Watch Dogs will offer an additional 60 mins of content to PlayStation owners. The content will be made available post-release as a DLC download for both PS4 and PS4 owners. It’s a tactic Ubisoft has employed in many of its recent releases. Ubisoft yesterday revealed four special editions …
Read More »Minecraft to be sold on boxed shiny polycarbonate discs
Or DVDs, as they are otherwise known. Microsoft has announced that Minecraft will for the first time be made available in physical form thanks to a boxed release on Xbox 360. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition will also ship with a free 48-hour Xbox Live Gold subscription allowing buyers to get …
Read More »Hackers claim Wii U success
Pirated games can now be played on the Wii U, a group of modders have claimed. Eurogamer reports that Wiikey, the collective that first cracked the now widely pirated Wii, said in a statement on its site: "Yes, its real. We have now completely reversed the WiiU drive authentification, disk …
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