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A partnership between Konami and the Asian Football Confederation will see the AFC Champions League officially featured in future PES games, starting with this year’s PES 2014. Like its European counterpart, AFC Champions League consists of 32 elite clubs from Asia and Australia. Don’t expect to see an Indian club …
Read More »Konami adds AFC Champions League licence to PES 2014
The Asian Football Confederation Champions League licence will be present and correct in future versions of PES. The AFC Champions League will be present as a standalone competition and will include all 32 competing teams. PES already includes the UEFA Champions League licence. The acquisition of such a high-profile license …
Read More »Minecraft toys are actually happening
Jazwares has been appointed by Mojang as a global partner for toys and electronics for the popular Minecraft property. The worldwide deal will pave the way for a full line of Minecraft action figures, plush and paper craft items. Products will be available for holiday 2013. "Minecraft is one of …
Read More »A4T signs Plants vs Zombies deal
UK peripherals specialist Accessories4Technology has won the licensing rights to create products based on the Plants vs Zombies series. The PopCap-developed tower defence game has been released across almost every format in the last few years, and has been downloaded over 120m times worldwide. A4T is releasing a range of …
Read More »Ninth studio announces Warhammer licensing deal
Canadian developer Roadhouse Interactive has become the latest studio to get its hands on an official Warhammer license. The company has reached an agreement with Games Workshop to make a side-scrolling Space Marine game for smartphones and tablets. The work we have seen to-date from Roadhouse makes us extremely confident …
Read More »Take-Two acquires WWE license from defunct THQ
The WWE video game series will live on following an acquisition from Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two. Polygon reports that Take-Two has reached a joint agreement with the WWE, now defunct publisher THQ and Japanese developer Yuke’s, which is the long-term home of the series. As part of the deal …
Read More »Pre-owned Wii U consoles can access former owner’s downloads – report
Claims are circulating that pre-owned Wii U consoles are able to access digital content purchased by the machine’s previous owner. Eurogamer reports that even machines whose hard drives have been wiped and accounts removed are still susceptible to the loophole. Speculation suggests that the problems stems from the fact that …
Read More »UPDATED: BitComposer acquires STALKER licence… maybe
The STALKER IP has a new home. BitComposer, which published the third title in the STALKER series Call of Pripyet, has acquired the licence from its developer GSC Game World. The deal gives BitComposer exclusive worldwide rights to all video games carrying the STALKER name. The acquisition of the STALKER …
Read More »Danish indie dev lands Space Hulk licence
Independent Danish developer Full Control has won the Space Hulk video games licence from Games Workshop. Full Control is based in Copenhagen and specialises in Unity-built strategy games for PC and mobile. Based in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, the new title is described as a 3D digital turn based strategy …
Read More »Sega’s Creative Assembly lands Warhammer licence
Total War developer Creative Assembly has been handed the Warhammer licence by owner Sega. A new multi-title licensing agreement with IP owner Games Workshop has led to the formation of a new development team within the studio, with the first game scheduled to launch from beyond 2013”. Other video game …
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