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Analysts to offer detailed roadmap for rise in downloadable games and content at GDC
Read More »Euro digital market to reach 3.3bn by 2015?
Research firm DFC Intelligence estimates that the European market for digital game content is expected to grow to €3.3 billion in the next five years. The company will be presenting more details on this and other findings from a new report – Monetizing the European Market for Virtual Currency – …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed: Da Vinci Edition announced
Ubisoft has announced Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood: The Da Vinci Edition will be released on March 25th. This new SKU includes the best-selling historical action game which was first released in November last year, as well as the recent Da Vinci Disappearance DLC pack, on one disc. It will be available …
Read More »Obsidian hints at future projects
New Vegas team talks XBLA IP and 'big licensed title'
Read More »Obsidian teases next projects
There’s more than Fallout: New Vegas DLC in the works at Obsidian Entertainment – the developer is apparently working on a number of mysterious titles. The studio is already known to be working on upcoming XBLA title Dungeon Seige 3, but CEO Feargus Urquhart has revealed teasing details about a …
Read More »Layton dominates Japanese 3DS launch
Professor Layton’s latest adventure was the best-selling 3DS launch title, with over 117,500 copies sold during the handheld’s opening weekend. The newest entry in the Level 5’s popular puzzle series – Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle – sold nearly one copy for every three handhelds shifted, according to …
Read More »JAPAN: 3DS shifts 400k at launch
The 3DS has sold more than 400,000 units during its launch weekend in Japan. Nintendo’s newest handheld arrived in stores on Saturday and has already exhausted its initial shipment, according to Andriasang. A Japanese newspaper – Nihon Keizai Shimbun – confirmed the initial shipment was a little over 400k, with …
Read More »Transformers 3 due in June
Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be released on June 24th. The game coincides with the launch of its cinematic namesake and will be available on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and DS. As with previous handheld Transformers games, two versions will be available on the DS: Autobots and Decepticons. The …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 set for GDC reveal
Activision is likely to reveal the next iteration in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series at next week’s Game Developers Conference. A teasing countdown has appeared at findmarkarov.com, named for the man who led the notorious airport attack depicted in Modern Warfare 2’s No Russian level. The timer will …
Read More »NetDevil layoffs saved by LEGO
LEGO Group picks up studio's former staff as part of LEGO Universe transition
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