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Rising Star Games has announced a new partnership with Yuji Naka, the co-creator of Sonic The Hedgehog. The company will be publishing Ivy The Kiwi, an innovative platformer from Naka-san’s development studio PROPE. The game will be released for Wii, DS and DSiWare this autumn. Bringing Ivy the Kiwi to …
Read More »Operation Flashpoint: Red River announced
The Operation Flashpoint series will continue next year with Red River. Codemasters has announced the newest chapter in its tactical shooter franchise will build on the success of last year’s Dragon Rising and is in development for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. In addition to the single-player campaign, the new …
Read More »What’s out today? w/e Fri August 6th
CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE.August kicks off with a bit of Hollywood flair as two of the summer’s latest celluloid blockbusters arrive on games shelves. First up is THQ’s The Last Airbender, recreating the events of M Night Shyamalan’s film of the same name. Both …
Read More »Virgin Gaming partners with Ubisoft
Virgin Gaming has announced a new partnership with Ubisoft. The new games venture from Sir Richard Branson will be the online tournament provider for some of the publisher’s biggest multiplayer console titles, starting with Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Ubisoft is one of the leading video game publishers in …
Read More »UK CHARTS: StarCraft II launches at No.1
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty has debuted at No.1 in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Charts. The Blizzard RTS was released last Tuesday, giving it a full week of sales under its belt to knock Toy Story 3, Red Dead Redemption and Dance on Broadway down one place each. …
Read More »System 3 announces triple-A digital-only release
System 3 will launch its new digital games strategy with what it says is the first triple-A PSN-only release this September. Ferrari: The Race Experience will be the publisher’s first premium download-only title on PS3. It’s the sequel to 2008’s Ferrari Challenge and 2009’s SuperCar Challenge. This launch will mark …
Read More »GTA V set in Hollywood?
The next instalment of Grand Theft Auto could be set in Hollywood. From what we can glean from VG247’s stream of consciousness, Rockstar will apparently reveal the game soon at a Max Payne 3 press event. There’s no word on whether or not this title will be set in a …
Read More »HMV seeks in-house digital games service
HMV has told MCV it is hoping to develop an in-house digital distribution service for games. The firm has just launched a music downloads service thanks to its acquisition of digital delivery specialists 7digital – and keen to introduce other formats to its downloadable offering. Speaking to MCV after its …
Read More »Daily Star apologises for GTA Rothbury
The Daily Star has apologised for its recent claims that Rockstar was working on GTA: Rothbury. The tabloid admitted it didn’t even bother checking whether or not the game was real, and didn’t contact Rockstar – but apologises for contacting a grieving family member for comment. Biting further into its …
Read More »PC Zone officially closed
PC Zone has officially been closed. Word of the announcement first emerged on the magazine’s Twitter account, where a member of staff posted: Following consultation, we’re sorry to announce that we’ve now taken the difficult decision to close PC Zone – well… that’s that then…” Future Publishing announced last week …
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