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Assassin’s Creed III hits the UK tonight and Blockbuster will be selling it for 99p as part of a new trade-in deal. Customers who want to make the most of the offer must trade in any two of the following titles: Borderlands 2, Dishonored, FIFA13, 007 Legends, Madden 13, Medal …
Read More »First party releases delayed to ensure ongoing Wii U hardware sales
Nintendo is deliberately slowing the release of first party Wii U titles to help extend the console’s sales into 2013. That’s the admission of boss Satoru Iwata who has told investors that the machine is guaranteed to do well at launch – the challenge, he believes, is maintaining any potential …
Read More »Hotline Miami dev in talks over possible PlayStation release
Cult ultra-violent PC indie hit Hotline Miami could be on its way to a release on PS3 and PlayStation Vita. Creator Jonatan Sderstrm told Pocket Gamer that he has already been talking to Sony” about a release on its platforms, although the developer himself doesn’t seem keen to take on …
Read More »Serious Sam publisher hands out free game to those who criticise Medal of Honor
The publisher of Serious Sam 3 has urged fans to openly criticise Medal of Honor in return for free copy of the game. During this busy season of video game releases the team at Devolver Digital realize that not every game will live up to expectations. One such game has …
Read More »Over 900 UK stores to open at midnight tomorrow for Assassin’s Creed III
Wednesday’s launch of Assassin’s Creed III looks set to be one of the biggest game launches of 2012 – and, MCV reckons – possibly of all time in the UK. Ubisoft has revealed that over 900 stores will open their doors just before midnight tomorrow (Tuesday October 30th) across GAME, …
Read More »As few as five devs remain at Silicon Knights, report claims
A damning new report into the work practices at developer Silicon Knights has claimed that as few as five staff remain at the studio. The extensive Kotaku report in which the claim is made investigates the turbulent development of X-Men: Destiny and makes a host of claims about the structure …
Read More »Robert Downey Jr stars in live-action Call of Duty: Black Ops II ad
Activision has released a brand new live-action trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Carrying the tag line There’s a soldier in all of us” the short sees a number of supposedly normal gamer folk facing off in a brutal city war scenario. And it also stars Robert Iron …
Read More »GAME Reward smartphone app goes live
The UK’s leading game retailer GAME has pushed live its new smartphone app on the Apple App Store and on Android’s Google Play. A Windows Phone version will be released soon. The app allows customers or both GAME and Gamestation to unite their store credit under a single account. It …
Read More »Save wiping Borderlands 2 ‘virus’ spreading across Xbox Live
A bug that wipes game progress is being transmitted across Xbox Live to players of Borderlands 2. Believed to be linked to code connected to a ‘hardcore’ game mode left in by developers, the ‘Graveyard’ exploit has seemingly been affecting those who have played online with other infected players. The …
Read More »Developer to remove offensive Arabic script from Tekken Tag Tournament 2
The lead producer of Tekken Tag Tournament 2 has said it will alter a design feature in one of the game’s levels that has offended some Muslim players. Joystiq reports that eagle-eyed gamers have spotted the Arabic script for the word ‘Allah’ in the floor texture of the Saudi Arabian …
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