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Good news for Total PC Gaming’s staff – the magazine may have closed but ex-team members have kept their jobs. Previous editor Russell Barnes confirmed to MCV that he is moving across to Imagine Publishing’s Linux User, where he will take the role of editor. Other members of staff have …
Read More »Total PC Gaming closed down
Specialist gaming mag Total PC Gaming has been closed down by Imagine Publishing, it has been confirmed. Subscribers received a letter from the publisher saying issue 31 was the final magazine. They were offered alternate subscriptions and refunds. Imagine’s range of gaming publications include Games TM, X360, Retro Gamer and …
Read More »Liberty City Episodes delayed
The release of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City on PS3 and PC has been delayed by two weeks from March 30th to April 16th. Rockstar said on its blog that a last minute change was made by Sony to edit in-game content, including the Liberty City radio station, …
Read More »Kane & Lynch 2 gets release date
Square Enix’s in-your-face action crime thriller Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in Europe and the UK on August 27th. It’s North American release comes a few days earlier on August 24th. The first game in the series was notable for …
Read More »EA adopts Ubisofts DRM solution
Electronic Arts has revealed that Command & Conquer 4 owners will require an internet connection to play the game. The publisher has foregone the traditional protective measures of DRM in favour of a system similar to that of Ubisoft’s ‘always connected’ anti-piracy system. On the official C&C4 forums, moderator EA_Apoc …
Read More »Gears of War 3 in development?
It’s hardly be the most surprising news in the world, but Edge Online is claiming to have word from a trusted US publishing source” that Epic Games is currently developing Gears of War 3. Furthermore, the site predicts that it is being scheduled for an April 2011 release, with its …
Read More »Silent Hunter 5 recalled in Germany
Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic has been recalled in Germany, due to offending World War 2-related imagery. Ubisoft has pulled the collector’s edition of the PC submarine war simulator, which features swastikas in its bonus content. The normal version of the game remains on sale. It is against …
Read More »New Red Faction coming March 2011
The sequel to popular third person Red Faction: Guerrilla is scheduled for a March 2011 release, according to reports from GDC. THQ’s executive VP of core games Danny Bilson, who was interviewed by Joystiq, said: The new game is being taken to a whole new place and kind of goes …
Read More »O2 Prioritises video games
21m O2 customers will be able to get PC games ahead of their release, MCV can reveal. The scheme is part of O2’s multi-million pound Priority campaign, which previously allowed music fans the chance to buy gig tickets before they officially went on sale. The communications giant has partnered with …
Read More »Guardian of Light to cost $15
The upcoming Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light will cost just $15 when it is released this summer, according to Joystiq. Developer Crystal Dynamics has also confirmed to the site that the isometric co-op adventure will be released on Xbox Live, PSN and PC. The UK cost is likely …
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