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Sega has finally announced a European release date for Platinum Games’ Anargy Reigns. It will be released on January 11th in the UK. That game’s road to market has been a troubled one. As long ago as May 2011 the game was pushed back to 2012, with a July 2012 …
Read More »Successful Kickstarter outing Haunts: The Manse Macabre faces uncertain future
What happens when a successful Kickstarter project goes wrong? We may well be about to find out. Developer Rick Dakan’s promised multiplayer horror romp Hanuts: The Manse Macabre successfully passed its Kickstarter project, raising a total of $28k+ from 1,214 backers last July. However, having already missed its proposed release …
Read More »Black Ops II: Declassified "not about big campaign storyline"; Release date confirmed
PlayStation Vita release Call of Duty: Black Ops II Declassified will not feature a Hollywood-style action single player romp. Instead, the game will focus on multiplayer, despite the fact that matches will be limited to four-on-four. The biggest difference is in terms of the game focus,” the CEO of developer …
Read More »GameStop issues Grand Theft Auto V release date
The UK arm of retailer GameStop has gone live with what it thinks is the release date for Grand Theft Auto V. Its listing for the game carries a UK release date of Friday March 1st. Fridays are of course the standard release date for games in the UK. However, …
Read More »Rockstar Games Collection Episode 1 listed by retail
A new Rockstar collection seems bound for retail. As reported by CVG, a SKU called Rockstar Games Collection Episode 1 has appeared on at least two retailer’s websites. The boxart points to the inclusion of four titles – Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City, Red Dead Redemption, LA Noire …
Read More »ToeJam & Earl comeback confirmed
Sega’s popular retro franchise ToeJam & Earl is making a comeback. Rumours of a re-release first circulated in July, but now Sega has officially confirmed an Xbox Live and PSN release for the Mega Drive title on November 7th. The game will cost 3.69. Also releasing on the same day …
Read More »Indie favourite Hotline Miami gets October release date
Hotline Miami will be released in the UK on October 23rd. It’s already up for pre-order at 6.99 on Steam, although it can be found for a few pennies less from other digital retailers. Created by indie developer Jonathan Soderstrom, the top-down action outing is retro through and through – …
Read More »Batman: Arkham City is a Wii U launch day title
Warner Interactive’s Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition is to be a Wii U launch day game. The title had previously been penciled in for the console’s launch window”. It will now release alongside the console itself on November 30th. It’s developed not by Rocksteady but instead by Warner Bros Games …
Read More »Football Manager 2013 has a release date
Sega has finally announced a concrete release date for anticipated PC and Mac release Football Manager 2013. The Sports Interactive game will be released in the UK on November 2nd. Furthermore, those who pre-order the title (either the digital or physical version) will be rewarded with early access to a …
Read More »Open-world Half-Life 3 releasing ‘after’ 2013 – report
Just give us a moment to extract ourselves form the mound of pinched salt that has enveloped us. A report on French site Journaldugamer – as translated by OXM – makes a number of fascinating claims about the long-waited Valve sequel. It claims that the project has endured a very …
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