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The Darkness II has been pushed back four months with the game slipping to February next year. The sequel to 2K Games’ million-selling 2007 horror FPS was previously scheduled to arrive in October. It will now be released in North America on February 7th and elsewhere – including the UK …
Read More »Lygo distributing £250 MW3 headset
A top-of-the-range 249.99 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 headset will accompany the game’s release in November. It’s one of four limited edition Turtle Beach headsets which will be distributed by Lygo to UK retail. The accessories have been designed by the Modern Warfare 3 audio teams at Infinity Ward …
Read More »Val Kilmer lends voice to Spider-Man game
Batman Forever star Val Kilmer will provide the voice of villain Walker Sloan in Spider-Man: Edge of Time. It’s part of Activision’s plans to bolster its Spider-Man and X-Men Destiny multiformat games with Hollywood voice talent. Smallville’s Laura Vandervoort will voice Mary Jane while Katee Sackhoff – who played Lieutenant …
Read More »EA Sports hiring for new Austin studio
EA Sports has announced it will open a new studio in Austin, Texas that will create around 300 jobs. The studio joins EA Sports’ existing offices in Tiburon, Florida and Burnaby, British Columbia. It’s part of the publisher’s plans to expand its sports game label. "It’s an exciting time for …
Read More »Kinect Zoom Lens hits UK in August
The space-saving Nyko Kinect Zoom Lens accessory will arrive in the UK around August 30th, a retailer has told MCV. A spokesperson for UK-based online store GamingZap said the Lens will be in stock one week after the US launch on August 23rd. The retailer has already seen a high …
Read More »Retail drives 50% of DLC sales
Half of gamers say they wouldn’t purchase downloadable in-game content if it wasn’t for retail merchandising. The findings were revealed in a survey by US retail chain GameStop, which says the bulk of its digital content is made up of DLC sales. A statement about GameStop from research firm Baird …
Read More »‘Xbox 720 and PS4 not out until 2014’
The next consoles from Sony and Microsoft will not launch until three years’ time, predicts GameStop. Senior executives from the US retail giant made the claim during a series of investor meetings, according to financial research firm Baird. A statement read: "Management does not expect new hardware consoles from Microsoft …
Read More »GameStop sales to hit $1.5bn in 2014
US games retail giant GameStop is expected to reach revenues of $1.5bn in 2014 due to an increased digital push. Financial research firm Baird predicts sales volume from GameStop properties will grow from $500m this year, with a growth rate of 50 per cent each year going forwards. It came …
Read More »MCV GameTime (week ending July 15th)
In our second weekly feature, we look at the overall advertising activity for video games on TV this year up to June 27th. This is provided by specialist communication firmGeneration Mediawhich focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries. This week we take a look at the year-on-year weekly marketing dynamics …
Read More »US: Game sales drop 10%
Retail sales of games, accessories and consoles in the US fell ten per cent year-on-year in June, NPD data shows. Sales of consoles alone totalled $366.6m during the month, compared to $401.7m generated during the same period last year. Software sales accumulated $469.5m – a dip of 12 per cent …
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