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Electronic Arts has added another company to the list of rival publishers selling its games through EA’s Origin download service. Capcom’s Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition and Dead Rising 2: Off The Record are now available to but through Origin, according to Capcom Unity. The games are priced at …
Read More »Skyward Sword achieves perfect score in Famitsu
The latest Legend of Zelda title has been award 40/40 by Japanese gaming bible Famitsu. Skyward Sword is the 16th game to achieve this score in the magazine’s history, and the first 2011 title to do so, according to Andriasang. It is also the third entry in the series to …
Read More »PEGI delayed. Again.
UKIE had reported that further delays are holding back the introduction of PEGI as the standard age rating system in the UK. Only last week, the games industry trade body said it expected the system to be implemented early next year. Now it appears this isn’t the case, although a …
Read More »MCV/Xbox Xmas Quiz – one place left!
Time’s running out if you want to join Microsoft, Nintendo, Ubisoft and Gem as one of the companies signed up to this year’s MCV/Xbox 360 Christmas Pub Quiz. The even takes place on December 1st at London’s Sway Bar. Others who have entered teams include Lygo, Turner Media Innovations, Future …
Read More »London Games Conference – miss anything?
Develop and MCV offer a recap of the key stories from last night's event
Read More »London Games Conference: Did you miss anything?
Yesterday’s London Games Conference 2011 entertained and informed executives from across all levels of the games industry – here’s our recap. People traveled from around the world for the event, which was held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. Both MCV and Develop were on hand to report …
Read More »What’s out today? w/e November 11th, 2011
The Elder Scrolls returns to the High Street today with the critically acclaimed Skyrim. Bethesda’s latest open world RPG puts players in the role of Dragonborn, a hero destined to save the land from dragons. It has already garnered several impressive review scores. Meanwhile, online kids megafranchise Moshi Monsters makes …
Read More »GAME Group aims to treble online revenues
The leading specialist games retailer has signed search and social marketing firm Greenlight to help grow its online offering. Greenlight will handle GAME’s search engine optimisation and work alongside the Group’s in-house marketing team providing expertise both on-site and remotely. "We have ambitious plans to treble online revenues in the …
Read More »Angry Birds lands at retail
The most popular game in the world is coming to retail. Rovio Entertainment has signed up Focus Multimedia as the exclusive distributor for the Angry Birds series.The deal covers PC versions of all three games in the franchise for UK and Ireland, South Africa, plus Australia and New Zealand. It …
Read More »New digital games publisher emerges
Industry veteran Charlie Barrett has formed a new company that aims to break into digital distribution. Digital Game Factory is a new publisher that focuses on downloadable titles. It works with indie developers looking for a route into the market and publishers that have yet to set up their own …
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