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Bobby Kotick has declared that Bungie’s first game to be published by Activision Blizzard will be unlike anything audiences have ever seen before”. While the Activision president gave no new details on the title, he did suggest that it would be the Halo developer’s first multi-format release since it was …
Read More »Infinity Ward IS working on new COD
Activision has confirmed that Infinity Ward will definitely be working on a new Call Of Duty title. During the publisher’s latest financial call to investors, Activision president Bobby Kotick said that despite the recent drama, Infinity Ward remains an important process” to the Call Of Duty brand, according to VG247. …
Read More »Reggie: DS sales unaffected by iPad
Reggie Fils-Aime has claimed sales on the Nintendo DS have been unaffected by the launch of the iPad last month. The Apple device, which is developing a strong games offering, has already sold one million units since arriving on shelves, but the Nintendo COO claims this has not proved to …
Read More »Halo: Reach beta tops 1m
More than one million Xbox 360 owners signed up for the Halo: Reach open beta within the first 24 hours. That’s according to the game’s developer Bungie, which reports that 1,170,112 people have played the game since the beta opened on Monday, according to Kotaku. The studio also announced that …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Split/Second: Velocity
Click here for the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find an in-depth guide to some of the biggest titles heading to the High Street. This week, we jump into the driver’s seat of Disney’s Split/Second: Velocity, the explosive new racer where players activate deadly enviromental traps to obliterate the …
Read More »Ubisoft announces Hawx 2
Ubisoft has announced it is currently working on Tom Clancy’s Hawx 2, due for release this autumn. The game is a being developed by Ubisoft Bucharest and is a sequel to the original dogfighter, released back in March 2009. As with the first game, Hawx 2 will be available for …
Read More »Halo: Reach tops US purchase intent list
Halo: Reach is the most anticipated upcoming game in the US, racking up the highest purchase intent rating among consumers. The Bungie title topped the GamePlan Insights charts for upcoming games, with fellow Microsoft releases Gears of War 3 and Fable III in third and fourth respectively, according to Gamasutra. …
Read More »The Force Unleashed II dated
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II will be released on October 26th. The release date was revealed by the game’s official Facebook page yesterday, with a status update reading: May The Fourth by with you, since it will be Unleashed Oct 26th, 2010!” Given that the date is a Tuesday, …
Read More »Sid Meiers Pirates! announced for Wii
2K Games has announced that Sid Meier’s Pirates! will be released for Wii this Autumn. The game is being developed by 2K China and is seemingly based on the 2005 PC and Xbox title developed by Firaxis – itself a remake of the 1987 Sid Meier title. For the Wii …
Read More »Yamauchi: GT5 is 90% done
Kazunori Yamauchi has once again assured Gran Turismo fans that work on the highly anticipated racer is nearly complete. In an interview with Inside Line, the series’ creator said: Gran Turismo 5 is about 90 per cent finished. There are currently around 140 people, working on the project.” He also …
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