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Developer Two Tribes has abandoned its expansion plans for Toki Tori 2 on the Wii U. The studio has apologised for breaking a promise” to release a level editor for the game but admitted that the Wii U release didn’t sell as good as we hoped it would”. Confessed the …
Read More »Online video giant Machinima expands to UK
One of the most popular YouTube channels for games content is setting up a dedicated UK business. US firm Machinima has told MCV it plans to target British gamers as part of a European expansion that will deliver new and localised video content. It has already promoted former UK community …
Read More »Standalone Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon listed on Xbox Marketplace
Remember that Far Cry 3 spin-off that was revealed on April 1st and was clearly a joke? It’s not a joke. In fact, it sounds quite amazing. A presumably accidental listing for the game on the Xbox Live Marketplace reveals that Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon will be a standalone …
Read More »Dragon’s Dogma expansion heading to the UK this April
The follow-up to Capcom’s well-received RPG Dragon’s Dogma will be released in a matter of months. The publisher confirmed that Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen will arrive in the UK and Europe on April 26th, according to VG247. That’s three days after the US release on April 23rd. It will be …
Read More »First Star Wars: The Old Republic expansion skips retail
BioWare is working on the first major add-on or its Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic – but it won’t be coming to the High Street. The Rise of the Hutt Cartel is due for release this spring and will only be available via download, according to IGN. The title …
Read More »Video games will benefit from John Lewis store drive
John Lewis wants to open 21 more stores, and that could be good news for the games industry. The department store’s brand director Peter Ruis said at a retail summit last week: We need new shops, we don’t have enough. We’re not in the places we need to be.We need …
Read More »Zynga turns its attention to real-money gambling
With its latest financial results being labelled as a disaster” by analysts, Zynga has unveiled plans to enter the real-money gambling market. CEO Mark Pincus says the company will launch a real-money poker gamer in the first half of next year. "We have our first [real-money gambling] products in development, …
Read More »Gamers ‘asked’ for digital-only Euro 2012 game
EA Sports says it is up to the fans if the next football tournament tie-in gets a boxed release. The publisher released this year’s Euro 2012 tie-in as a DLC add-on to FIFA 12. But that doesn’t mean the same will happen with 2014’s World Cup game. Gamers in all …
Read More »Asia next as IGN widens global reach
IGN is preparing to launch in the Asia Pacific region, which will see the online firm have a presence in almost 40 markets. It follows the arrival of IGN Middle East last week, which was launched in partnership with T-Break Media. The Middle East is a massive opportunity for IGN …
Read More »CeX expansion inspires indies
Computer Exchange has opened its sixth store in 2012, taking its global tally to 171. The retailer – which buys and sells second-hand games, consoles, DVDs and phones – has just opened branches in Banbury, Gravesend and Dalston. It set up shops in St Helens, Glasgow and Poole earlier this …
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