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Publisher Rising Star has managed to sell more than 1m units of the Harvest Moon series across PAL territories. Over the last decade, the UK firm has handled 13 games in Natsume’s farming series which has become the flagship of its portfolio. Reaching 1m sales of Harvest Moon is certainly …
Read More »AGI and Shorewood merge to form packaging giant
AGI?World and Shorewood Packaging have merged to create one of the largest box manufacturers in the world. The new company, AGI-Shorewood, will have a little under 4,000 employees and 24 manufacturing facilities around the world, serving North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Latin America.The deal is expected to be completed …
Read More »Forza on Kinect wins over car manufacturers
The team behind Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 4 says it leading car firms are lining up for inclusion in the game, thanks to its Kinect features. Announced at E3 last year, the Autovista mode uses the Xbox 360’s motion-sensing camera to let players explore the exterior and interior of every car …
Read More »Full COD Elite premium features revealed
Activision has released the full details of what premium subscribers will receive when Call of Duty Elite launches in November. The list of rewards follows the publisher’s announcements last weekend at COD XP and can be found on the official Call of Duty website. Annual premium subscriptions will cost 34.99 …
Read More »New MW3 Xbox 360 revealed
COD XP: Activision has teamed up with Microsoft to create a special Xbox 360 bundle for the launch of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The package includes a MW3-branded Xbox 360 console with a 320GB hard drive. Not only is the console designed to match the game’s battleworn theme, …
Read More »COD XP: What the fans think
COD XP: Activision’s weekend celebration of its biggest franchise has come to close. MCV spoke to fans and the game’s excitable developers to find out what they thought of COD XP and its activities. I think it’s awesome. I love all the stuff they have going on outside like the …
Read More »Call of Duty XP: In Pictures
COD XP: There’s more than just video games to enjoy at Activision’s inaugural expo dedicated to its multi-million selling FPS series. The publisher has taken over a massive aircraft hanger for this weekend’s event, and brought in a range of activities to entertain attendees. As was revealed in XP’s original …
Read More »Call of Duty showcase unveils new phase for leading franchise
COD XP: The first day isn’t even over yet, but there’s already plenty to take away from Activision’s Call of Duty XP event. The first expo dedicated to the world’s biggest FPS franchise invited fans to share in some of the announcements that will shape the future of Call of …
Read More »Activision signs Hollywood talent for Elite TV
COD XP: Stars of the big screen will help grow Activision’s Call of Duty Elite through the episodic video service Elite TV. Detailed during this week’s Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles, Elite TV will only be available as part of the premium subscription package and will deliver …
Read More »Facebook and mobile app bring COD Elite to the masses
COD XP: Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty Elite features full Facebook integration and will be accompanied at launch by a mobile app. At the publisher’s Call of Duty XP event in Los Angeles, Infinity Ward’s creative strategist Robert Bowling and Sledgehammer Games co-founder revealed that dedicated apps are …
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