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A company called DDM.tv has in one fell swoop both answered a million prayers and made real a million nightmares by confirming an HD porn download service for owners of the PS3 – though it will only be available in Japan. Kotaku reports that DDM promises to bring Blu-ray quality …
Read More »Next Fallout 3 DLC dated
The next piece of fresh downloadable content destined for Fallout 3 will be released on Xbox Live on August 3rd, priced at 800 MS Points (6.80). Called Mothership Zeta, the expansion sees adventurers stumbling across a downed alien spaceship and subsequently being kidnapped by its orbiting alien cousins. As well …
Read More »Free World of Warcraft Peggle unveiled
PopCap has made a special version of one of its most popular titles available for free, taking influence from Blizzard’s phenomenally popular MMO. The World of Warcraft themed version of Peggle is free to download, and combines the worlds of the two games across 10 new levels that hope make …
Read More »Warner speaks out on Watchmen retail reversal
Emerging games publisher Warner Interactive has stated that its decision to bring its previously digital-only Watchmen game to retail is all part of its wider plan for the IP – though it does hint that its thinking was influenced by the need to get the title to market alongside the …
Read More »How will retail handle the new PSP?
The next PSP might not be unveiled for another two weeks, but retailers are already debating the merits of the device. Sources have confirmed to MCV that the next iteration of the PlayStation Portable, which will feature a cosmetic facelift and ditches the UMD disc format, will form a key …
Read More »Warner reverses Watchmen digital exclusivity plans
Having touted the digital-only release of episodic adventure Watchmen last year as a ‘risky experiment‘, Warner has seemingly had a re-think following its confirmation of a boxed retail release for the game. Speaking to 1UP, Deadline Games director Sren Lund stated that parts one and two of the episodic game …
Read More »Katamari Forever to be Blu-ray game in Europe
Publisher Namco Bandai has told MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz that the upcoming PS3-exclusive Katamari Forever will be a boxed title in Europe. Click here to take a look.
Read More »Left 4 Dead free this Friday
Playable demos have become an established marketing vehicle in recent years, but Valve is taking it one step further tomorrow by allowing anyone to download and play its hugely popular Left 4 Dead for free. Kotaku reports that from midnight tonight anyone with a PC and a Steam account will …
Read More »Nintendo planning Wii and DS video download service
With both Xbox 360 and PS3 making giant strides in the video on demand market, Nintendo has confirmed that it too is to enter the sector with a rival service for both Wii and DS. Nintendo president Saturo Iwata explained that the Wii will become the hub of the new …
Read More »Numbers reveal true scale of iPhones games market
Unlike sales of games on the High Street, the success of downloadable titles has always been harder to monitor, but new stats have emerged that at last help to paint a more solid picture – and prove the true scale of the success that iPhone gaming is beginning to achieve. …
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