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Read More »GameStop expects only one new console launch in 2013
The boss of global games retailer GameStop doesn’t believe that both the Xbox 720 and PS4 will launch in 2013. "The Wii U, we expect it at holiday," CEO Paul Raines told Polygon. "This week, I’m getting a lot of rumours that are very interesting about 2013. We have not …
Read More »Microsoft reveals first wave of Windows 8 Xbox titles
Microsoft has announced the first pool of Xbox titles coming to Windows 8. PlayXBLA reports Wave one will include 29 titles from Microsoft Studios, a handful of which being exclusive to Windows 8. Non-Microsoft standouts include Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja, Jetpack Joyride, and BlazBlue Calamity Trigger. Some will be available …
Read More »VIDEO: Metal Gear Solid – Ground Zeroes; Is multiplatform, current-gen
Konami has revealed the next instalment in its popular stealth series – Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. And furthermore, despite the amazing debut video – which can be seen below – the publisher insists that the game is bound for current-gen consoles. It’s also a multiplatform release, meaning that for …
Read More »Skyrim: Dawnguard PS3 release under threat, as 360 and PC sales boom
Bethesda has admitted it is facing development issues in tying to deliver the Skyrim DLC, Dawnguard to PS3. Dawnguard has already been released on Xbox 360 and PC, with Bethesda boss Pete Hines telling MCV that it is ‘just performing ridiculously compared to our previous DLC.’ You can hear more …
Read More »Red Bull re-enters the games publishing race with Kinect title
Extreme sports brand Red Bull is to try its hand at video games publishing… again. The company has announced a co-publishing agreement with Microsoft for Xbox 360 Kinect title ‘Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect’, which is due for release some time this winter. As long ago as 2007 it was …
Read More »Minecraft XBLA hits 3.6m copies sold
Mojang has announced the Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has sold 3.6m copies since its May launch. "Was really surprised to see that 3.6 million people have now purchased Minecraft for Xbox," Mojang’s Daniel Kaplan wrote on Twitter. Add to that over 7m sold on PC (as of earlier this …
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Read More »Microsoft increases Xbox 360 price in India
Six years into a console’s life cycle, you’d expect hardware prices to be dropping, but in India, Microsoft has just increased the price of the Xbox 360. An increase in prices for all three Xbox 360 SKUs has been conveyed to retailers, with prices going up from Rs 1,000 to …
Read More »Capcom has ‘long-term’ plans for Remember Me
Capcom has some big, big plans for Remember Me and wants to work with developer Dontnod on turning it into a long-term brand. The game was the surprise reveal at Capcom’s Gamescom press conference on Tuesday. It is an action adventure title with a female protagonist that must manipulate memories …
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