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The New Apple iPad will be released in the UK on March 16th and already consumers are in a scramble to find where they can get their hands on the device and how much it will cost. The standard pricing is as follows. For the Wi-Fi machine prices start at …
Read More »Silent Hill HD Collection is dated
Konami has announced a March 29th release date for Silent Hill HD Collection on PS3 and Xbox 360. The firm has also released a new teaser video that can be seen below. The SKU includes remastered versions of PS2 releases Silent Hill 2 and Silent Hill 3. As you’d expect …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto for Vita leaked by retailer
Rockstar is preparing to announce a brand new Grand Theft Auto game for PlayStation Vita. Called GTA: Vice City Nights, it is likely the game will revisit the PS2 classic Vice City, though expect new characters, storylines and levels. News of the game was leaked by online retailer Play.com and …
Read More »Peter Molyneux quits Lionhead and Microsoft
One of the most celebrated creative minds in the world of gaming, Peter Molyneux, has announced that he is to quit both developer Lionhead and its owner Microsoft. Molyneux will continue to work as a consultant on Xbox 360 Kinect title Fable: The Journey until its release later this year. …
Read More »iOS game Mass Effect: Infiltrator gets £34.99 DLC
Consumers are clearly winning to pay in excess of 40 for a copy of Mass Effect 3, but are they willing to do the same for its companion iOS title? EA certainly hopes so. Mass Effect: Infiltrator was released on iPhone and iPad yesterday. It costs 4.99 to download. However, …
Read More »SimCity returns in 2013
The daddy of the city management genre is set for a high-profile return next year with confirmation of a 2013 release for a brand new SimCity. Dubbed as a true rebirth of the franchise”, the new game will feature next generation accessibility” and a robust multiplayer mode”. So far it …
Read More »October 23rd release nailed down for Medal of Honor: Warfighter
EA has announced that Medal of Honor: Warfighter will be released on October 23rd. It’s second release in the series since the IP was rebooted with 2010 release Medal of Honor. Once again it focuses on the gun-toting antics of crack military squad Tier 1. Unlike the last game this …
Read More »UPDATED: Unit 13 gets release date
In a pleasant deviation from accepted games industry norms, Sony has announced that PlayStation Vita title Unit 13 will be released… today! The game should be available at certain retailers today and will appear for purchase on PSN at some point, hopefully this morning. The game is made by SOCOM …
Read More »Lollipop Chainsaw dated worldwide
Crazy Warner Bros action romp Lollipop Chainsaw will be released in the UK on June 15th, it has been confirmed. It will launch in North America on June 12th and in Japan on June 14th. Lollipop Chainsaw is the latest title from cult Japanese developer Grasshopper Manufacture, whose previous credits …
Read More »58 jobs lost in Choices UK collapse
A total of 58 jobs have been lost following the Webb Group’s descent into administration, MCV can confirm. One victim of the Group’s collapse is games retailer Choices UK, which had lived on as an online brand following its collapse as a High Street retailer in 2007. Administrators BDO confirm …
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