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As EA prepares to launch its Access subscription model, it seems time is up for the EA Sports Season Ticket. The Season Ticket, for a 20 one-off fee, allows sports gamers to get early access to certain titles and discounts for Ultimate Team packs and DLC discounts. It launch back …
Read More »INTERVIEW: Gameforge’s future
Gameforge CEO Carsten van Husen tells MCV about the publisher’s new mobile titles and why browser gaming is far from over. Analysts say browser games are in decline. Why continue to support them? The mobile revolution obviously changed entertainment behavior in the sense of partially substituting the PC with mobile …
Read More »As Call of Duty joins list of Wii U absentees, what now for Nintendo’s core gaming bid?
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is the latest major triple-A franchise to abandon Wii U. Activision calls it a ‘judgment call,’ and it is a sound judgment. Call of Duty struggled to perform even on Wii, let alone on Wii U with its significantly smaller install base. Why bother investing …
Read More »New office for Just Cause developer
Mad Max developer Avalanche is moving into a large new studio space in Stockholm, Sweden. And the studio has promised ‘several surprises’ planned for next year. Smart money is on a new Just Cause.?? The new office will be more than 32,000 square feet in size and situated nearby to …
Read More »Wii U sales surge in Japan on Hyrule Warriors launch
When two icons of Japanese gaming unite, you can guarantee a big reaction. And that is what seems to have happened with the launch of Hyrule Warriors. The combination of Koei Tecmo’s Warriors franchise and Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series has resulted in unit sales of just under 79,000 …
Read More »Gamers can play Far Cry 4 in GAME next week
GAME’s latest lock-in event is letting its customers play Far Cry 4 a whole three months before launch. The lock-ins will take place between Thursday August 28th and 29th in 12 GAME stores (detailed below). GAME’s lock-in events is part of the retailer’s ambitions to become a hub where players …
Read More »Layoffs at Infamous developer Sucker Punch
Sony first-party developer Sucker Punch has been hit by a round of layoffs. As reported by IGN, a Sony spokesperson confirmed there had been redundancies, but did not reveal the extent of the job losses. Sucker Punch is best known for the Infamous and Sly Cooper franchises. It was formed …
Read More »James Bond defeated in Goldeneye deathmatch
Former James Bond Pierce Brosnan took on US talk show host at a bout of Goldeneye for the N64. And lost. How about this for hard-hitting industry news, eh? The video sees Fallon coax Brosnan into a deathmatch showdown of the 17 year-old game. To be fair to the acting …
Read More »Xbox 360 getting 500GB hard drive in US
Microsoft will launch a 500GB hard drive for its slim Xbox 360 models. It’s currently a US-only thin, with an RRP of around $100. We’ve asked the UK team if we can expect a similar product for the UK. Now with Xbox games getting day-and-date release digitally and physically, more …
Read More »Ex-Destiny composer gets his Bungie shares back
Bungie’s composer Marty O’Donnell has seen his shares return to him. O’Donnell, who has been with the company from the start and has worked across Halo and Destiny, left the company earlier this year. Bungie said they parted on good terms, but clearly that was a bit of a fib. …
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