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Read More »Bungie working on Destiny MMO FPS?
Bungie’s next project is believed to be a massively multiplayer online first-person shooter named Destiny. The nature of its new game universe – which will be published by Activision – was reportedly outed by a source claiming to be an ex-Bungie employee, according to Kotaku. Destiny – allegedly codenamed Tiger” …
Read More »Apple warns Capcom over Smurf’s Village complaints
Capcom has been warned by Apple that its hugely popular Smurf’s Village has earned the iPhone manufacturer a significant number of severe complaints. The game has been causing problems with parents, who have complained that their children are spending too much on Smurfberries without their knowledge. The Smurfberries are purchased …
Read More »Major reboot reveal pulled from OXM
Official Xbox Magazine has been forced to delay its unveiling of a secret Xbox 360 revamp of a major blockbuster game. The Next Month page in the latest issue of OXM promises details on how one of the best games ever made” will be reborn” on the console, but the …
Read More »100,000 sign up for APB Reloaded
More than 100,000 people have registered to take part in the beta of APB Reloaded. The figure was revealed by developer Reloaded Productions’ boss Bjorn Book-Larsson on the game’s official blog, who added that this has topped his team’s original expectations. The studio is aiming to launch the closed beta …
Read More »Wii gamer hacker arrested in Spain
A man was arrested in Spain for allegedly stealing details from thousands of Wii owners. The unnamed individual managed to access data on 4,000 gamers and apparently threatened to blackmail Nintendo by way of contacting the Spanish data protection agency, according to the BBC. Police said he began leaking some …
Read More »Disney announces Cars 2 game
Cars 2: The Video Game will arrive on games shelves alongside the upcoming movie this summer. The title is due for release on Xbox 360, PS3, Wii, DS and PC, and is being developed by Avalanche Studios – the team behind last year’s chart-topping Toy Story 3: The Video Game. …
Read More »Ubi dance games shift 10.5m in Q3
Ubisoft’s dance portfolio collectively achieved a global sell-in of 10.5m units in the final quarter of 2010. Just Dance, Just Dance 2, Michael Jackson: The Experience, Dance on Broadway and US-only title Just Dance Kids were identified as some of the publisher’s key sellers for the three months ended December …
Read More »Assassins Creed Brotherhood ships 6.5m
More than 6.5m copies of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood have been sold into retail globally since the game’s release in November. The figure was announced in Ubisoft’s latest financials, and shows strong sales momentum since last month’s revelation of Brotherhood’s 6m sales worldwide. The follow-up to last year’s Assassin’s Creed II …
Read More »Ubisoft sales top 600m Euros in Q3
Ubisoft has reported sales of €600m for the three months ended December 31st, 2010. The publisher’s third quarter sales show a increase of 21.2 per cent when compared to €495m recorded during the same period last year. This exceeded initial forecasts of €520m. Sales for the first nine months of …
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