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US retail giant GameStop has left out Project Natal and PlayStation Move from its full-year projections. The announcement was made during the firm’s earnings call last night. COO Paul Raines stated that, although the company is excited by both products, it has not factored in the accessories because of uncertainty …
Read More »GameStop: DLC won’t deter used sales
Recent actions from EA, Sony and Codemasters to deter pre-owned sales will not work, says GameStop. All three publishers are offering free DLC to those that buy their titles brand new. Games involved in the scheme includes Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age, Race Driver GRID: Reloaded and SOCOM. If a …
Read More »Green Day: Rock Band dated
Green Day: Rock Band will launch worldwide on June 8th, MTV has announced. The game will feature 47 tracks, including classic songs such as Hitchin’ a Ride and Brain Stew – and will launch on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Other goodies locked in the game includes interviews, unreleased videos …
Read More »F1 2010 dated for September
F1 2010 will speed onto retail shelves in September, Codemasters has announced. The publisher released its first F1 games last year for Wii and PSP, which became a top five seller on DS during the Christmas period. F1 2010 will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and include …
Read More »FFXIII ships 5m worldwide
Three million units of Final Fantasy XIII were sold into retail in the US and PAL territories, Square Enix has announced. The title launched in Europe and North America yesterday, with launch events held in London, San Francisco and Paris. The game is already being tipped as being the biggest …
Read More »Portal 2 announced
Valve has announced Portal 2 will arrive at Christmas. No platform details have been revealed, although the use of the word ‘shipment’ in the press release implies a retail launch. The original Portal was made available in The Orange Box, and won multiple game of the year awards. A Xbox …
Read More »Transcript highlights of Activision lawsuit
The highlights of Jason West and Vince Zampella’s court documents against Activision can be found here. The complaint, posted online by IGN, accuses Activision of forcing the two former Infinity Ward bosses out so the publisher can avoid paying substantial bonus payments, as well as claim creative control of the …
Read More »Activision vs Infinity Ward: The Transcript
The startling events surrounding the dismal of Infinity Ward’s Jason West and Vince Zampella earlier this week has been laid out in a court document posted by IGN. West and Zampella were dumped by Activision following an investigation into insubordination and breach of contract. Reports suggested security staff escorted the …
Read More »Ubisoft denies DRM crack
Rumours that Ubisoft’s contentious copy-protection method has already been cracked is false, says the publisher. The piracy prevention method, which requires all Ubisoft PC titles to be constantly connected to the web, has only been available for a day with the US release of submarine sim, Silent Hunter 5. A …
Read More »Now Argos enters pre-owned market
Argos has followed Tesco and Asda by buying and selling used games, MCV can reveal. The catalogue retailer is inviting customers to trade-in Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS games in 27 of its 735 stores. However, the firm is only accepting select games. A full list of stores and …
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