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As many had expected, publisher Activision Blizzard has officially delayed its upcoming racer Blur, with the racer now scheduled for release some time in 2010. Blur is Bizarre Creation’s first title since it was acquired by Activision, leaving behind both its affiliation with Microsoft and the rights to the Project …
Read More »Tesco wants VAT increase delay
Supermarket giant Tesco has called on the Government to delay a rise in VAT scheduled for January 1st, according to this report on the Daily Telegraph. Set to increase from 15 per cent to 17.5 per cent, VAT was cut in November in a move to combat the recession. Many …
Read More »Colin McRae Dirt 2 delayed on PC
Publisher Codemasters has confirmed that the PC version of upcoming racer Colin McRae: Dirt 2 has been delayed from its initial September release date until some time in December – though the reward will be the integration of DirectX 11. DirectX 11, the latest iteration of Microsoft’s PC gaming SDK, …
Read More »DIGITAL BRITAIN: Election could delay PEGI changes
A source close to the Video Standards Council, the body which will work alongside new games regulator PEGI, has told MCV that there’s not yet a timescale in place to roll-out the changes – and furthermore, there’s concerns that the upcoming general election could delay its implementation. Not only will …
Read More »Government urged to delay VAT increase
Ahead of the proposed reimplementation of the 17.5 per cent VAT rate on December 31st, The British Retail Consortium has urged Government to postpone the change, Retail Week reports. VAT was dropped from 17.5 per cent to 15 per cent last year as part of the Government’s plan to avoid …
Read More »GTA IV DLC and Chinatown Wars delayed until spring?
Speaking at a US-based BMO Capital Markets Conference in New York earlier today, Take 2 CEO Strauss Zelnick has suggested that both the upcoming Xbox 360 exclusive downloadable content for GTA IV and anticipated DS outing Chinatown Wars have been delayed until spring next year. MTV quotes Zelnick as stating: …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet eBay market explodes
Following the news late last Friday that Sony’s LittleBigPlanet has been delayed owing to some questionable content in one of its songs, developer Media Molecule has publicly expressed its disappointment – though that hasn’t stopped eBay traders rushing to make big profits from the delay. A quick search on eBay …
Read More »Ghostbusters future remains in the balance
There are big question marks hanging over Terminal Reality’s video game adaptation of classic ‘80s movie outing Ghostbusters at the moment – but another spectre has appeared on the horizon with the news that a major retailer has removed all mention of the title from its website. Kotaku reports that …
Read More »USA: STALKER Clear Sky suffers delay
The North American release of GSC’s anticipated PC FPS prequel STAKLER: Clear Sky has been delayed for what is claimed to be ‘a few days’ following an error with the game’s CD keys. Publisher Deep Silver confirmed to Shacknews that the initial batch of North American editions of the game …
Read More »HAWX barrel rolls back to 2009
French publisher Ubisoft has announced that its upcoming Tom Clancy themed flight-sim HAWX will now not be released this year, and has instead pencilled it in for a Q1 2009 release, CVG reports. Also slipping, albeit ever so slightly, is Geatbox’s WWII FPS Brothers in Arms: Hells’ Highway – which …
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