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The developer formerly named as Microsoft Game Studios Vancouver has a new name – Black Tusk Studios. Being a first-party studio at Microsoft means having both the mandate and the opportunity to think and act big,” the official website reads. All of Microsoft’s studios share the same commitment to innovation …
Read More »Nintendo details Wii U’s digital launch line-up
Trine 2, Nano Assault Neo, Little Inferno, Chasing Aurora and Puddle will front Nintendo’s eShop offerings when the Wii U launches in the UK at midnight. Also available to download is a demo for EA’s FIFA 13, as well as many of the launch titles that can also be purchased …
Read More »Game Maker DRM goes haywire
An indie game making tool went haywire over the weekend after its anti-piracy DRM developed an unusual problem. Customers who had obtained Game Maker legally suddenly discovered that in-game resources such as sprites were overlaid with an image of skull and crossbones – a safeguard designed to kick in in …
Read More »Activision releases The Bowling Dead on the Apple App Store
It’s not often that you get to see the Activision logo on your iDevice screen. Last night Activision Mobile Publishing released free-to-play title The Bowling Dead onto the Apple App Store. As the name might suggest, the release combines two fan favourites – zombies and bowling. Players have to manage …
Read More »195 GAME stores opening tonight for Wii U
UK retailer GAME is opening the doors to 195 stores tonight to welcome the long-awaited UK arrival of Nintendo’s Wii U. 50 of the stores will also have playable demo pods for customers to try as they wait to get their hands on the latest console to be unleashed upon …
Read More »Standalone DayZ could slip to 2013
DayZ creator Dean Hall has warned that the standalone version of the game could well miss its proposed 2012 release date. We are still working towards a target for an initial foundation before the end of the year,” he said on the game’s blog. But we will slip this date …
Read More »Far Cry 3 trade-in deal roundup
Tomorrow’s launch of Far Cry 3 is arguably the last big multi-format release of the year and the usual suspects are pulling out all the stops to try and win market share. HMV will again be offering the game for nothing when gamers trade in two of the following – …
Read More »‘Hatred’ for motion controls to blame for Kung Fu Superstar’s Kickstarter’s woes
The developer behind a Kickstarter game designed for Kinect has blamed the gamers’ ‘hatred’ of motion controls for the project’s imminent failure. Kung Fu Superstar was pitched as a narrative led fighting game which as well as accurately utilising Kinect’s technology could also help players learn authentic kung fu techniques. …
Read More »Iwata apologises for day one Wii U update
Punters who buy a Wii U this weekend face a sizable day one patch if they want full functionality – a fact Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has apologised for. "Personally I think that users should be able to use all the functions of a console video game machine as soon …
Read More »Black Ops II debuts at No.2 in the Japanese charts
Treyarch’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II has debuted in second place in the weekly Japanese software chart. Combined sales across PS3 and Xbox 360 reached 220k units, with the PS3 SKU claiming No.2 with sales of 197,350. The Xbox 360 release charted at No.6 with 22,177 unit sales. Ubisoft’s …
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