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Sony Pictures and Screen Gems have confirmed that Resident Evil 6 is on the way and will be in cinemas on September 12th2014. There has been no confirmation that Milla Jovovich will return as Alice or that Paul W.S. Anderson will be back in the director’s chair. The box office …
Read More »Digital approach for EA’s Army of Two campaign
EA is using social media as its weapon of choice to promote Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel. We’re taking a digital approach to the marketing for Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel,” says senior product manager Kevin Flynn. Naturally we will be across the different social media outlets building …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Wreck-It Ralph director talks bringing games to film
As Wreck-It Ralph arrives in cinemas today, MCV talks to its director Rich Moore: Wreck-It Ralph was clearly made by someone with a real love and understanding of video games. Are you as much of fan of games as the film would suggest? Well I’m definitely someone who played a …
Read More »Moon director takes on World of Warcraft movie
Duncan Jones, the director of Moon and Source Code, has signed up to direct the big screen live-action adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft. Warcraft has a script by K-PAX and Blood Diamond screenwriter Charles Leavitt whilst Charles Roven, producer of the Dark Knight trilogy, takes on producing duties …
Read More »New Metal Gear game is 2013’s ‘first blockbuster’
EA and Sega may say otherwise, but Konami reckons Metal Gear Rising is the first blockbuster of 2013. The action game launches after Dead Space 3 and Aliens: Colonial Marines. But Konami has huge faith in the title. It’s even backing the game with its biggest campaign for a long …
Read More »Crysis 3 multiplayer beta dated
EA has announced that the multiplayer beta for Crysis 3 will open from January 29th. The beta will be available for two weeks and is set to feature two team-based modes and the airport and museum maps. "With Crysis 3 we are delivering the deepest, most robust Crysis multiplayer experience …
Read More »Mobile giant DeNA joins the ESA
The US trade body ESA has bolstered its membership to 36 companies with the addition of mobile business DeNA. The move continues the ESA’s diversification and marks an acknowledgement by the organisation of the ever-growing mobile games market. DeNA is a leader in developing and publishing social mobile games and …
Read More »Indies, Tesco and Game get exclusive The Last of Us editions
Sony has announced two special edition packs of The Last of Us, each tailored to one of the two main characters in the game. The ‘Ellie’ edition of the game will be exclusive to Game whilst Tesco and independent retailers will receive the ‘Joel Edition’. Both packs will include The …
Read More »EA marketing push for sci-fi shooters
As the blockbuster-packed Q1 takes shape, EA is ensuring that Dead Space 3 and Crysis 3 stand out with ‘triple-A’ marketing campaigns and pre-order incentives. For Crysis 3, EA and developer Crytek have readied a special ‘Hunter Edition’ of the title, and is also running a series of pre-order initiatives …
Read More »Electronics sales boost Argos Q4 takings
Home Retail Group has announced that total sales grew 1.6 per cent to 1.744m between September 2nd and January 5th. Internet sales for the year accounted for 42 per cent of total sales. "Argos had a good peak trading period building on its first half performance,” says Terry Duddy, Home …
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