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One of the most successful RPGs ever made is getting a value-led re-release. Publisher Bethesda has confirmed a brand new Skyrim SKU called The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Legendary Edition. It includes the patched version of the original game and all three of its post-release DLC releases – Dawnguard, Hearthfire …
Read More »Nintendo illustrates the growing importance of online to its business model
It was once mocked for its reluctance to embrace online, but Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has told investors that the company has well and truly embraced the internet revolution. Iwata confirmed that 80 per cent of Wii Us are now connected to the internet, making it the most connected Nintendo …
Read More »Rayman Legends gets shiny new release date
Ubisoft has confirmed a release date for the now multiplatform Rayman Legends. The game will be hitting Wii U, PS3 and Xbox 360 simultaneously on August 30th. Rayman legends was once, lest we forget, a Wii U exclusive that was initially scheduled to be a Wii U launch title. However, …
Read More »GAME launches UK retail’s first free-to-play platform
But isn’t free-to-play supposed to mean the death of retail? As recently as a year ago that’s what we were being told. But GAME’s announcement of a new free-to-play platform is further evidence that retail might just find a role to play in this brave new world of digital gaming. …
Read More »Iwata outlines Nintendo’s battle plan
Saturo Iwata has admitted that Nintendo has failed to create sufficient momentum for both 3DS and Wii U. However, the resolute exec insists that 2013 will deliver better things for both machines. In the US and in Europe we were unable to create sufficient momentum of the Nintendo 3DS system …
Read More »Capcom: "Good" devs didn’t want Lost Planet 3… so we gave it to Spark
Developer Spark Unlimited has come in for criticism from the publisher that employed it to make Lost Planet 3. Spark was named as the game’s developer a year ago – a surprise to many seeing as two of its recent titles, Legendary: The Box and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty, …
Read More »MP criticises lack of female representation in UK games development
Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central Chi Onwurah has asked Parliament to address the lack of females employed in UK games development. The call to action was made last night in a discussion about low-level female employment in the tech sector ahead of today’s International Girls in ICT Day. …
Read More »THQ netted $6.55m from final IP sale
The financial terms of the final round of THQ’s IP auctions has been divulged. Nordic’s swoop for a host of IP including Darksiders, Red Faction and Destroy All Humans was valued at $4.9m. Gearbox, meanwhile, paid a not insignificant $1.35m for the Homeworld IP. Also confirmed was the sale of …
Read More »Next Call of Duty to drop ‘Modern Warfare’ name, called Call of Duty: Ghosts
Activision’s next Call of Duty will be called Call of Duty: Ghosts. That’s according to a retail listing on Tesco Direct. It could be wrong, of course, but the clearly final product cover image it includes more or less proves its authenticity. It lists the release date as December 31st …
Read More »Sony promises strongest ever launch line-up for PS4
The PS4 will arrive later this year (or early next) with the strongest launch line-up ever to accompany a PlayStation hardware launch. "The launch line-up for PlayStation 4 – though I unfortunately can’t give the title count – is going to be stronger than any prior PlayStation hardware,” PS4 lead …
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