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Lobby group Gamers' Voice demands action on mounting problems with PS3 and PC Black Ops
Read More »Kongregate shocked by app removal
Kongregate CEO Jim Greer has declared he was shocked” by Google’s removal of his firm’s Kongregate Arcade app from the Android Marketplace. The app allows consumers to play games from the GameStop-owned Flash games portal, but was pulled within hours of going live on Android, with Google claiming the marketplace …
Read More »Gamers Voice rallies against Black Ops
Consumer pressure group Gamers’ Voice is campaigning for Activision to resolve issue with the PS3 and PC editions of Call of Duty: Black Ops. The organisation is preparing to petition to the Office of Fair Trading about glitches and regular freezing after Activision ignored its open letter, according to IncGamers. …
Read More »Duke Nukem Forever due May
Duke Nukem Forever will be released on May 6th in the UK. The long-awaited FPS will arrive on the High Street three days after its US debut on May 3rd. Its release marks the end of the longest development time in the history of video games. Work began on Duke …
Read More »Walking Dead game on the way?
A video game adaptation of popular TV series The Walking Dead could in the works at Telltale Games. Invitations sent to the press reveal that the episodic games developer will announce five new multi-platform projects on February 7th, according to 1UP. Telltale claims one of these will be based on …
Read More »Nintendo to turn 3D mainstream with ‘biggest launch ever’
Nintendo’s biggest UK launch ever will push 3D into the mainstream when its new handheld arrives on March 25th. Full details will be published in MCV soon, but we understand that 3DS will be Nintendo’s biggest launch of any kind in the UK. Nintendo expects that 3DS will be the …
Read More »3DS: 900,000 units for launch, 5m in year one
Nintendo will ship 900,000 units into Europe during the first three weeks of the 3DS launch, MCV understands. It will then look for sales of around 4.5-5 million during year one. Nintendo itself has offered no comment or guidance on ship-in or sales figures. The new format is, however, the …
Read More »3DS: 10+ titles from day one
Nintendo earlier this week said 25-30 games will hit during the 3DS launch window – but MCV can reveal that means around 10 titles will be on shelves from day one. The console hits shelves on March 25th. But retail sources have told us already that Nintendogs + cats, Street …
Read More »App Store nears 10bn downloads
Almost 10 billion apps have been downloaded through the App Store worldwide. To celebrate this milestone, Apple is holding a competition to reward whoever downloads the 10 billionth app. The contest is only open to the firm’s US customers, with the winner receiving an iTunes Gift Card worth a whopping …
Read More »Win a Lotus and iPad with Norton
Norton is giving MCV readers the chance to win a Lotus Elise sports car, as well as Apple iPads. Registered users of the Norton Partner Portal who have completed at least one of the available trainings have the chance to win a Lotus by collecting coupons for each Norton product …
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