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Sony has sold almost four million units in the UK alone. The platform holder expects to hit this sales milestone within the next few weeks, having seen strong hardware sales throughout the past year. The PS3 passed the three million sales mark last January, meaning a healthy one million units …
Read More »Calibur11 launches console shells
Calibur 11 has entered the games market with a unique line of console shells. The new accessories firm has lifted the lid on its first products: special 3D cases for the Xbox 360, such as the Fallout-style MLG Vault (pictured) which was created with the help of Major League Gaming. …
Read More »Miyamoto confirms new Super Mario Bros 3DS
Shigeru Miyamoto is working on a new Super Mario Bros title for the Nintendo 3DS. The iconic developer confirmed his new project during the latest Iwata Asks interview on Nintendo’s website, in which he claimed will be designed specifically to make use of the new handheld’s unique technology. In the …
Read More »Very exciting EA FPS due this year
Electronic Arts will soon announce a very exciting” FPS title that will hit shelves later in the year. These hints were heavily dropped by EA CEO John Riccitiello during the firm’s Q3 financial call last night when he was asked about EA’s shooter line-up, according to VG247. I’ve been saying …
Read More »GAME gets Bulletstorm exclusive
GAME has won the exclusive rights to the Epic Edition of upcoming FPS Bulletstorm. The retailer is already taking pre-orders for the new SKU, which includes access to the Gears of War 3 public beta, 25,000 in-game experience points and special weapons. GAME’s exclusivity was revealed by Bulletstorm developer Cliff …
Read More »Dark Souls announced
The follow-up to last year’s cult hit Demon’s Souls has been announced in the form of Dark Souls. The game was previously known as Project Dark but its true title wasleaked by the latest issue of Famitsu, according to NeoGAF. The game is due for its official reveal this week …
Read More »Cloud storage coming to PS3?
Sony could be the first to bring cloud gaming features to home consoles if the latest rumours are to be believed. Kotaku is reporting that the platform holder will introduce a new feature called Online Saving, which will allow PS3 users to save their game data remotely to a server …
Read More »No always-on DRM for Bulletstorm
Reports that Bulletstorm would feature always-on DRM have been proven false. The End User License Agreement for the digitally distributed edition of the game on PC claims that consumers will require a persistent internet connection” in order to play, according to Destructoid. However, Blue News reports that the game’s creative …
Read More »Dont forget! MCV Awards lobbying
Do you deserve to win a MCV Award this year? Lobbying is open for the 2011 MCV Industry Excellence Awards, so please send in your nominations. The deadline is Friday, February 11th. All nominations must be sent to AwardsLobbying@intentmedia.co.uk A full guide to the awards can be found here – …
Read More »Edinburgh Interactive registration opens
Registration has now gone live for Edinburgh Interactive 2011. And the organisers have announced that Tencent – China’s biggest internet service portal – will keynote the event. Visitors can book tickets to this year’s event by visiting the offical site at www.edinburghinteractive.co.uk. Early bird deals run until March 31st, 2011, …
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