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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 »Sega vs The Son of God and pan-dimensional lizards
And to think, you thought Ubisoft was brave to take on the anti-DRM brigade… David Icke has lashed out at Sega over its refusal to allow him to use a track from Medieval: Total War II in an upcoming stage tour. Who is David Icke, you ask? Well… He was …
Read More »The top five games job vacancies (w/e 21/09/12)
We take a look at jobs available across the UK games industry
Read More »Nights Into Dreams and Sonic Adventure 2 arriving next month
Sega has confirmed that its two upcoming digital releases will arrive on console next month. Both Nights Into Dreams and Sonic Adventure 2 will be released on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live for 6.49 and 800 Microsoft Points respectively. The Nights HD reworking will also include the rare Christmas Nights …
Read More »Playstation Mobile developers revealed including Sega and THQ
Sony has begun to peel the curtain back a bit more on its Playstation Mobile initiative, announcing a list of developers who have partnered up to bring content for the mobile content platform on Android and Vita devices. The list contains 46 Japanese studios, and 48 international studios including the …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Third No.1 for London 2012
The Olympics may be over for the rest of us but not for Sega, which enjoyed a third week at the top of the charts with its London 2012 tie-in. There’s no change in the Top Four, with Mario & Sonic and Warner’s Dark Knight duo still shifting the most …
Read More »UK CHARTS: London 2012 still ahead of the competition
Sega takes a second Gold media at UK retail as its official Olympics tie-in holds onto the No.1 spot of the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The sports game enjoyed a 88 per cent rise is sales as Olympic fever sweeps Britain, while its Mario & Sonic sister title …
Read More »Rome II will be ‘Total War’s Saving Private Ryan’
The Creative Assembly wants the next Total War to be more than just a strategy game – it wants to create Spielberg levels of drama. The developer promised Total War: Rome II will feature more units on screen at any one time fighting across more detailed environments and terrain. And …
Read More »Sega returns to profit with £20m earnings
But games business shows operating loss of £13m
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