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The wide-spread efforts by publishers to earn extra money from pre-owned games hasn’t dented GAME’s second-hand game business. This year EA, Sony and THQ have introduced new measures that mean owners of games like Mass Effect 2, SOCOM: Fireteam Bravo 3 and UFC Undisputed 2010 must pay for an extra …
Read More »Now zombies invade Red Dead
Rockstar has released a teaser image for the next Red Dead Redemption DLC – and it seems that zombies are about to enter the fray. Called The Undead Nightmare, the download sees star John Marston looking to rid the Wild West of a contagious zombie plague. Included are new weapons, …
Read More »THQ predicts lower game prices
The boss of THQ Brian Farrell has said that the games industry must explore different retail models if it is to remain competitive in a market that consistently expects lower prices. The idea of punters forking out anything up to 50 for console titles is one that is coming under …
Read More »Dead Rising DLC more effective than TV ads
The Dead Rising downloadable game has the same marketing impact as a big budget TV ad campaign, says Capcom. Case Zero was released earlier this month for 400 Microsoft Points and has been downloaded half a million times in just two weeks. The game acts as a prequel to Dead …
Read More »Lara Croft heads to PS3 and PC
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light arrives on PSN and Steam on September 28th. The digital-only game – which was released on Xbox Live last month – will also get five DLC packs from October to December. These will be available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The first …
Read More »Consumers positive about Online Pass
EA has claimed that it hasn’t experienced any sort of backlash from consumers as a result of introducing its Online Pass in titles such as Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 and the upcoming FIFA 11. In fact, the publisher has gone so far as to say that gamers are positive …
Read More »Square scrapped FFXIII DLC plans
Final Fantasy XIII was to be the recipient of some form of post-release DLC – that is, until publisher Square Enix abandoned the plans. According to 1UP, the game’s director Motomu Toriyama previously told gamers to hold on to their game save after completing the game. However, speaking to Famitsu …
Read More »Crackdown DLC suffers teething trouble
Many consumers who have purchased the first DLC for Crackdown 2 are reporting of problems with the game following the download. Numerous users of the Xbox.com forums are complaining that upon trying to play the game following the installation of the Premium Toy Box Pack their console is freezing up. …
Read More »Borderlands gets GOTY edition
2K Games successful action RPG Borderlands is to get a Game of the Year Edition this month. CVG reports that the SKU will contain previously released DLC The Zombie Island of Dr Ned, Mad Moxxi’s Underdome Riot and The Secret Armory of General Knoxx on the disc. In addition, a …
Read More »THQ body slams pre-owned
Mirroring THQ’s strategy with recent fighting release UFC Undisputed 2010, the publisher has confirmed that October’s release WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2011 will include a DLC code in the box that will be required to access the game’s online mode. In addition, those redeeming their code will also receive the …
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