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Tecmo Koei’s first social game hits Facebook tomorrow. JollyWood is a new wildlife habitat-themed game that lets users create unique sanctuaries that can feature jacuzzi’s to amusement parks. The game is in development at Tecmo Koei’s Singapore studio, which has been tasked with building social games aimed at a global …
Read More »Goddard joins City Interactive
Jonathan Goddard has joined publisher City Interactive as global PR and marketing manager. Goddard joins the firm from EA, where he held the role of senior international games label PR manager. He worked at EA for almost five years and also held the role of technology editor at popular national …
Read More »NCsoft profits up 33%
NCsoft’s profits are 41 billion Won (23.3m) for Q1 2011, a 33 per cent increase over Q4 2010. However, year-on-year that marks a 30 per cent decrease. In terms of sales, NCsoft generated 155 billion Won (87.9m), a two per cent decrease quarter-on-quarter and a year-on-year decline of seven per …
Read More »HMV clarifies Brink/LA Noire deal
HMV has clarified the confusion around its Brink trade-in deal. As reported all day, the firm had been advertising the offer alongside LA Noire. The deal said that if consumers traded-in Brink they will get Rockstar’s upcoming title for just 4.99. The firm then later reneged on this deal and …
Read More »Naruto and Dragon Ball games announced
Namco Bandai has announced Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Impact for PSP and the ‘Dragon Ball Game Project’ for Xbox 360 and PS3. The Dragon Ball game is designed to be the ‘new landmark’ for the video game series. It is scheduled for release in Europe this autumn and will be …
Read More »Soul Calibur V confirmed
Hit sword fighting brawler Soul Calibur will return to retail next year. Soul Calibur V was unveiled at Namco Bandai’s Level Up event in Dubai, and is set for an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 release. "There are new characters and there’s some new features added to make the game …
Read More »Namco’s Tales series heads to Europe
Two games in the popular RPG Tales franchise will get a release in Europe. Hit PS2 2005 game Tales of Abyss is being totally remade for 3DS and is getting a global release. "We were there at the launch of 3DS and we are totally committed to this platform," said …
Read More »New Tekken movie revealed
A brand new movie in the Tekken franchise will be released this summer, and this time to studio is making it. Namco Bandai unveiled Tekken: Blood Vengeance at its pre-E3 event in Dubai. The firm’s Tekken boss Katsuhiro Harada announced the game, and he asked fans to forget the previous …
Read More »Ace Combat and Dark Souls set for October
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon will be released in the UK on Friday, October 14th. The US version is set to arrive a little early on Tuesday, October 11th. The promising new air combat game is a bit of a reboot for the series, and is scheduled for launch on Xbox …
Read More »Assassins Creed Revelations confirmed
The next major Assassin’s Creed release is due this November on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be the final chapter in the ‘Ezio Trilogy,’ the series of games that began with 2009’s Assassin’s Creed 2 and continued with last year’s Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. The Assassin’s Creed …
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