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Complete bollocks.” That is Bethesda’s response to rumours of a postponement of development on id’s Doom 4. This morning Kotaku claimed to have word from a source close to publisher Bethesda that parent company Zenimax had decided to "indefinitely postpone" development of the game. The decision was said to stem …
Read More »Doom 4 development "indefinitely postponed"
Three years after it was first announced a dark cloud now hangs over id’s long-awaited Doom 4. Kotaku claims to have word from a source close to publisher Bethesda that parent company Zenimax has decided to "indefinitely postpone" development of the game. The decision is said to stem from concerns …
Read More »Microsoft ditches Zune hardware
It won’t be a shock to hear that Microsoft has admitted that it has ceased production of Zune hardware. The Zune brand will live on, however, as the face of much of Microsoft’s content sales service. It can still be found, for instance, on the Xbox dashboard as the branding …
Read More »Apple staff told to cancel October holidays
Claims have emerged that staff members of UK Apple stores have been told to cancel any holiday booked for the first two weeks of October. Such claims have been made and passed without event before, but it just so happens that early October has already been fingered as the launch …
Read More »Konami scraps Xbox PES 2012 demo
The first PES 2012 demo that is already available on PS3 will not now be released on Xbox 360 after all. Konami announced last month that the free taster had been delayed on Microsoft’s machine until some time in September. Now, however, it won’t be released at all. Sorry to …
Read More »Mega Man Legends 3 is scrapped
Short of being caught up in the News of the World phone tapping fiasco, it’s hard to imagine how things could be much worse for retro games icon Mega Man right now. Capcom has confirmed that the in development Mega Man Legends 3 is no more. It’s the second cancellation …
Read More »‘Extraordinary losses’ warning from Square Enix
Square Enix has drastically revised its predicted losses for the fiscal year ending March 31st. Describing the change as ‘extraordinary’, the company has increased its forecasted loss from YEN 1bn to YEN 12bn (around 90m). Sales and income are expected to come in slighty below expectations, too. The change was …
Read More »THQ cans Saints Row Drive By
It looks as if the once much discussed 3DS debut for gangsta series Saints Row has been cancelled. THQ confirmed the news to Joystiq, saying: "We are not developing Saints Row: Drive By." No reasons were given for the decision. Drive By was officially the title of the XBLA and …
Read More »Retail ‘rebelled’ against PSPgo
There are lots of opinions about why the PSPgo failed to establish itself in the market, but GamesBrief analyst Nicholas Lovell believes it’s rocky relationship with retail was the chief cause of its commercial struggles. News broke earlier this week that the handheld has been discontinued by Sony. "The death …
Read More »No more PSPgo for UK retail
It looks as if the end has indeed come for the PSPgo. This morning reports emerged from Japan that production of the machine has been cancelled, and that no more stock will be supplied to the channel. Now a UK retail source has told MCV that they have received word …
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