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Read More »Microsoft launches Play to Earn Xbox Live Reward scheme
Xbox 360 owners are this month being offered a handful of freebies as part of Microsoft’s new Play to Earn scheme. Three ‘Punchcards’ have been offered, each of which offers a different giveaway upon completion. They are as follows: * Punchcard One: Play 20 hours of any combination of arcade …
Read More »The top five game job vacancies (15.03.13)
This week we look over a quintet of vacancies at UK triple-A game development studios and tech giants
Read More »Tomb Raider DLC is timed exclusive on Xbox Live
DLC for Square Enix’s new adventure outing Tomb Raider will arrive first on Xbox Live thanks to a timed exclusivity agreement with Microsoft. The premium download will take the form of the Caves and Cliffs Multiplayer Map Pack, which will include three new multiplayer levels – Scavenger Caverns, Cliff Shantytown …
Read More »PSN sales of Retro City Rampage outpace Steam and Xbox Live
Brian Provinciano’s indie hit Retro City Rampage has enjoyed more success on PSN than any other digital platform. Of course, there’s no reason why it should not – but in an age where we’re constantly told of the brilliance of Steam and the financial success of Xbox Live, the news …
Read More »Zen Studios releasing Star Wars pinball tables across various devices
A number of Star Wars pinball tables are being released by Zen Studios. How you can acquire them, however, depends on what device you’ll be playing on. Xbox 360 owners can grab them as an expansion to Pinball FX2 for 800 Microsoft Points. PS3 owners, meanwhile, receive them as an …
Read More »Study shows female gamers endure three times the trash talk
Results from an Ohio University study reveal females are much more likely to deal with negative, aggressive chatter than their male counterparts. Research published on Gamasutra shows players identified as women during Halo 3 multiplayer matches received three unfriendly reactions for every standard interaction, compared to male or unidentified players. …
Read More »Xbox 360 shifts 76 million units
Xbox Live grows to 46 million subscribers as users clock up 18 billion hours of entertainment in 2012
Read More »Microsoft opens Xbox Entertainment Studios in LA
New company to focus on creating interactive content and live event programming
Read More »Minecraft tops first ever UK Xbox Live Arcade chart
The smash hit Minecraft is the first game to top the UK Xbox Live Arcade Top Ten. The Top Ten will be printed exclusively as part of MCV’s market-leading charts and market data coverage every week. And our first XBLA Top Ten, for the week ending January 27th, is below. …
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