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There are only two weeks left to register for a complimentary pass to E3. The show runs from June 15th through 17th at the Los Angeles Convention Center – and organisers say the event allows attendees to ‘experience this year’s cutting-edge technologies and the most anticipated games of 2010′. And …
Read More »Guinness Record for Assassin’s Creed II
Assassin’s Creed II has been awarded a Guinness World Record – for the most number of magazine covers scored by a single game. According to publisher Ubisoft, and verified by Guinness itself, the game was used as the lead story in 127 different publications in 32 countries, between April 2009 …
Read More »New Euro boss for Atari
Former EA man John Burns has become the new VP and GM of Atari Europe. Burns, previously senior director of European online publishing for Electronic Arts, will be responsible for all the commercial efforts of the publisher in Europe. Atari has transformed itself into an online-centric business in recent years …
Read More »3DS is Nintendo’s ‘biggest launch’ since ’04
Nintendo has squashed any doubts that its 3DS handheld is just an extension of the current DS platform. In an interview with Bloomberg, Nintendo America’s president has described the new handheld – expected to hit the market by March 2011 – as the firm’s biggest launch since the original DS …
Read More »EA confirms Bulletstorm
It may not have had the most controlled unveiling – given that news of the game actually leaked out two days ago – but EA has today officially confirmed new Epic Games shooter Bulletstorm. Bulletstorm is developed by People Can Fly, the Polish studio owned by the Gears of War …
Read More »Market slump or market triumph?
It certainly caused some debate amongst the MCV team before words hit the page. We all used to say that if the industry released more games in Q1 the market would benefit. Accidental timing has let us put the theory to test; some of the big Q1 games this year …
Read More »Activision dates MW2 DLC for PS3, PC
Still no stopping Modern Warfare 2. After storming Xbox Live, publisher Activision has announced the roll out of the game’s DLC for PS3 and PC. On Twitter the firm announced the Stimulus Package hits PS3 in US on May 4th, Europe on May 5th, PC worldwide on May 4th.
Read More »Develop Awards 2010 – Lobbying begins
Lobbying is now open for the 2010 Develop Industry Excellence Awards. The awards take place on July 14th at the Hilton Metropole Hotel in Brighton and 500 industry execs are expected to attend the event, which is now in its eighth year. Studios from the UK and Europe can put …
Read More »First Doctor Who game dodges retail
The BBC this morning lifted the lid on the first Doctor Who game – but it won’t be available in shops. A brand new episodic title for PC and Mac called Doctor Who: The Adventure Games is being bankrolled by the licence fee and developed by leading UK talent. Sumo …
Read More »iPad launching in UK on April 24th?
Apple’s iPad has already sold 300K units in just a day on sale in the US – but the firm has been tight lipped on the exact date of a UK roll out. However entertainment and celebrity news site Digital Spy reckons the date for UK launch is soon – …
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