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Online retailer Xbite says it can become one of retail’s elite players with its new brand Shop4. Shop4 is the new face of Xbite and its stable of brands, including gaming outfit 365games and fashion label ZedThredz, which it says will create one unified identity for all of its businesses. …
Read More »Todd Stashwick joins Visceral’s Star Wars team
American actor and writer Todd Stashwick has joined Amy Hennig at Visceral Games as the co-writer on EA’s new Star Wars game. The news was revealed by Uncharted writer Hennig on Twitter, who wasbrought in by EA last monthas creative director on the unannounced project. Hennig said she was thrilled …
Read More »Gearbox bundles Mothership replica with Homeworld Collector’s SKU
The Collector’s Edition of Homeworld Remastered will now include a USB-powered spaceship. Gearbox announced during a PAX East 2014 panel that amongst the Collector’s Edition treasures is the Mothership – a 12-inch, USB-powered replica of the in-game spacecraft that lights up. The statue is the result of a poll by …
Read More »OnLive cuts CloudLift subscription price, LEGO The Hobbit added
Cloud gaming outlet OnLive has halved the price of its CloudLift service to under 5. The streaming service allows users to play their existing games purchased on Steam across a variety of devices, including tablet PCs and TVs, through the cloud. But now the firm has slashed the price of …
Read More »World of Tanks users spend the most
World of Tanks claimed more average revenue per user than any other online game in the last 12 months, according to a new research. Thereport by SuperDataranks Wargaming’s popular free-to-play warfare game at the top of a chart that includes major hitters such as League of Legends, DOTA 2 and …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2014: GAME celebrates double victory
The resurgence of GAME continued last night as the retailer took home two prizes at the MCV Awards. GAME was given the nod as Specialist Retailer of the year. Under the guidance of Martyn Gibbs, the firm spent the past 12 months revamping its stores and introducing a wide variety …
Read More »MCV AWARDS 2014: GTA V scoops trio of prizes
The biggest game of 2013 won more industry accolades than any other title at this year’s MCV Awards. Grand Theft Auto V ran away with the Sales Triumph prize after generating over $1bn in just its first 48 hours on sale before becoming the best-selling entertainment product in history. It …
Read More »Square Enix to launch Enemy Front and Lords of the Fallen in the UK
CI Games has signed a deal with Square Enix to distribute its titles across Europe. The agreement will see the publisher launch WWII shooter Enemy Front on PS3, 360 and PC in June. Meanwhile, RPG Lords of the Fallen will hit PS4, Xbox One and PC this Autumn. Both titles …
Read More »An.x and Think Tank back MCV Awards 2014
Creative agency An.x and Think Tank have pledged their support to this year’s MCV Awards. The firms have signed up as event partner for this year’s ceremony, which takes place on April 10th at the London Lancaster Hotel and will be hosted by Channel 4 presenter and stand-up comedian Adam …
Read More »425m paid Tetris downloads and counting on mobile
Tetris has amassed more than 425 million paid mobile downloads, more than the combined sales of boxed software. The Game Boy version of Tetris sold 35 million copies, with boxed products altogether selling around 70 million, according to the founder of The Tetris Company. Develop has more details.
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