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THQ has announced that Obsidian’s upcoming South Park RPG has been pushed back to next year. The publisher revealed news of the delay during its earnings conference call earlier today. The game is rumoured to be titled ‘The Stick of Truth’, and will include turn-based combat, classes, summons, weapon augmentation, …
Read More »Darksiders II retail release date revealed
THQ has announced Vigil Games’ sequel Darksiders II will launch on August 14th. "We look forward to launching Darksiders [II] beginning on August 14 in North America," revealed THQ CEO Brian Farrell during an investor conference call earlier today. The action adventure title was previously delayed from a late June …
Read More »THQ reports $239.9m net loss for FY2012
THQ has announced financial results from its fiscal 2012 and Q4 2012. For Q4 total sales for the company reached $184.2m, up from $124.2m during the same period last year. Net losses during the fourth quarter increased to $53.2m from $44.1m last year. Full FY 2012 results show total sales …
Read More »38 Studios collapse would put Rhode Island taxpayers on $112.6m hook
The potential collapse of Rhode Island-based MMO developer 38 Studios could force state taxpayers into repaying private investors $112.6m through 2020. WPRI reports that the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation borrowed $75m for 38 Studios from private investors with interest rates between 6 and 7.75 per cent. The developer was …
Read More »Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown dated for PSN/XBLA
Sega has revealed release dates and pricing for its upcoming downloadable title Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. The stand-alone 3D fighter will hit PSN on June 5th, with an XBLA launch taking place a day later on June 6th. Both versions will be priced at 14.99. Character customization DLC packs …
Read More »Rumour: EA prepping Battlefield premium service
EA may be planning a Call of Duty Elite-style subscription service for Battlefield 3. Battlefieldoreports that an anonymous source has passed on details regarding ‘Battlefield Premium.’ The program is supposedly scheduled to launch June 4th. Players who sign-up will reportedly receive extra assignments, a premium knife, black dog tag, soldier …
Read More »Minecraft Xbox 360 hits 1m copies sold
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has surpassed 1m units sold globally since its launch, Microsoft has announced. The title has exploded out of the gates, hitting the figure in under a week and leaving all previous XBLA records in its wake. Microsoft’s Major Nelson also mentioned that 5.2m total hours have …
Read More »Blizzard and Valve settle DOTA trademark dispute
Blizzard has issued a statement announcing a mutual agreement with Valve regarding the DOTA trademark. Valve is currently developing DOTA 2, but under the terms of the settlement Blizzard will maintain its right to the noncommercial use of DOTA for its players relating to community created maps for Warcraft III …
Read More »Call of Duty Elite paying subs at 2m
Another notable info bite to come out of Activision’s recent financial report was the current state of their Call of Duty Elite service. Over 10m gamers have registered for Call of Duty Elite, with 20 per cent of those converting to the premium version of the service. That has the …
Read More »GameStop removes PSP titles from smaller locations
GameStop has pulled Playstation Portable games from the smallest quarter of its stores in what the company is describing as an effort to make the most of its merchandising space. "The consolidation is occurring to maximize the merchandising space in the smallest 25% of stores," a GameStop representative shared with …
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