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Hitman Absolution’s hit on Black Ops 2 aborted
0By: Moses Abaortae | November 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
United Kingdom: Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 managed to hold on to the top spot in the software sales charts as it managed to avoid Agent 47’s razor wire. Another seven days have gone by and with it comes another weekly software sales chart for the United Kingdom and another set of games make their debut during the fiercely competitive Holiday Season with all eyes on how Black O...
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Medal of Honor and Assassin’s Creed 3 invade Japan
By: Moses Abaortae | November 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The weekly software sales charts are in and on the software front, Warfighter and Assassin’s Creed 3 and Liberation both debut in the top ten, while Animal Crossing: New Leaf remains number one. A number of western titles make their mark in the Japan but it’s the local titles that continue to dominate the charts. Animal Crossing: New Leaf came one step closer the 1-milli...
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Console transition will result in demise of some publishers, believes Take-Two CEO
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Gamers, publishers and developers around the globe are anxiously waiting for Sony and Microsoft to launch their next-generation consoles. While the console transition has everyone excited, Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick expects to see a casualty or two once the current console cycle ends. Speaking at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference, the GTA publisher CEO pointed out th...
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Metal Gear Solid 4: 25th Anniversary Edition not coming to Xbox 360, clarifies Konami
By: Jason McCarthy | November 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
A listing at an online catalogue of a New Zealand shop mentioned an Xbox 360 port of Metal Gear Solid 4: 25th Anniversary Edition, thus sparking speculations that the game was no longer limited to Sony’s current-generation console. Konami, however, has debunked the rumour, making it very clear indeed that the game is intended to remain a PlayStation 3 exclusive, wh...
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Retail listings reveal Yoshi’s Land in pipeline for Wii U
By: Jason McCarthy | November 29th, 2012 |Uncategorized
If the listing on Best Buy is to be believed, it appears that Yoshi is getting his very own game for Nintendo’s first-ever HD console Wii U. The electronics retailer would have surely earned itself a spot on the Japan-based company’s “hate list” after leaking information about two of its unannounced items. The first was the Canada-exclusive Wii Mini, a $99.99 console...
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NFC feature not confirmed for Rayman Legends, says Michel Ancel
By: Jason McCarthy | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
A trailer of Rayman Legends leaked earlier this year revealed real objects being beamed into the game using Wii U’s near-field communication (NFC) technology. The possibility of being able to use real objects to manipulate gameplay triggered a wave of excitement among gamers and industry analysts, who saw it as a ground-breaking innovation by Nintendo and Rayman Legends devel...
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Omega DLC out for Mass Effect 3
By: Jason McCarthy | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
The highly-anticipated single-player Omega DLC for Mass Effect 3 is available for download on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC. The expansion pack can either be owned for 1,200 Microsoft Points or $14.99. With a size of nearly 2GB, Omega DLC has the largest expansion pack for a Mass Effect game to date, thus proving the claim made by the producer regarding the new DLC being tw...
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Black Friday sees a massive spike in Xbox 360 sales
By: Musa Afridi | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
United States: Over 750,000 consoles were sold during the festive week, which makes one wonder whether there is anyone in the US who does not yet own the console. The Holiday Season is a crucial period for the Interactive Entertainment Industry with deals and bundles being offered left, right and centre and sales usually picking up and being higher than usual. It is also the sa...
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Former Halo dev’s new game’s details leaked
By: Musa Afridi | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Bungie has confirmed that the leaked information regarding their upcoming game, Destiny, is accurate and claim they can’t wait to show off the entire project. After creating the worldwide phenomenon known as the Halo series, Bungie have now set their sights on pastures new and still set, quite firmly, in the sci-fi genre. Halo was responsible for the three core Halo games ...
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Dishonored exceeding sales expectations – Bethesda
By: Musa Afridi | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Pete Hines, the PR head at the studio, reveals that the new IP is selling better than expected and even topped the Steam sales charts during the Black Friday period. Arkane studios is now a name on every gamer’s lips as the developer seems to have found its champion. Dishonored was a game that showed plenty of ...
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Another disappointment like Final Fantasy XIV can hurt Square Enix badly, says game director
By: Jason McCarthy | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Final Fantasy XIV is a game that neither the gamers feel like remembering, nor the publisher Square Enix is proud to own. The second massively multiplayer online role-playing game in the Final Fantasy franchise turned out to be a huge disappointment and ended up receiving wide-spread negative reception, something that hardly came as a surprise keeping the quality and various ot...
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ZombiU survival extremely hard but conquerable, confirm Ubisoft developers
By: Jason McCarthy | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
If there is one thing that hardcore gamers expect of a first-person shooter, it’s an immense amount of difficulty, something that would challenge their skills and make every percentage of progress satisfying. Ubisoft has managed to deliver exactly that with the survival horror first-person shooter ZombiU, which was released exclusively for Wii U on November 18 in America. ...
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FIFA 13 players register complaints following latest update
By: Musa Afridi | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
A large number of FIFA players have taken to the official EA Sports forum to point out an issue with the Career Mode following the most recent update. FIFA 13 is the fastest-selling sports entertainment product in history, which makes it the fastest-selling sports simulation title of all time as well. The game’...
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Mirror’s Edge 2 confirmed by former EA General Manager
By: Musa Afridi | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Ben Cousins was once the GM of EA Easy and has revealed that Battlefield 3 developer, DICE, is currently working on the eagerly anticipated sequel to the original game. EA has a number of different franchises and IPs under its belt and has a habit of releasing sequels of any title that was remotely successful, wh...
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Sony announce US release date for the Resistance Collection
By: Musa Afridi | November 28th, 2012 |Uncategorized
All three Insomniac developed PlayStation 3 exclusives to put in the same box and offered to consumers in early December for $39.99. It’s the Holiday Season and for some it means family, the festive spirit and peace while for others it means great offers and deals and for others still, the chance to boost their sales. When they all come together, everyone is happy and maybe t...
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Atari founder critical of Wii U, believes next-generation consoles to be an end of an era
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Nintendo seems to have found itself a permanent place on the hot seat, getting bombarded with criticism over Wii U from all angles. The latest swipe at the Japan-based company’s first-ever HD console comes from a man who is often regarded as one of the founding fathers of gaming, Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s founder Nolan Bushnell. During an interview with the New York Ti...
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Sony and Microsoft need to react to Wii U by innovating, says Nintendo of America boss
By: Muhammad Qasim Hassan | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Nintendo appears to have gained some serious confidence following the successful launch of Wii U in America. For a company that has been a prime target of critics over the last few months, making a solid impact in the market with its next-generation console was of immense importance and that is exactly what Nintendo of America managed to do on November 18. During a chat with...
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EA explains DICE plans on future Battlefield games
By: Musa Afridi | November 27th, 2012 |Uncategorized
Patrick Soderlund, the vice president of Electronic Arts, explains how they plan on rotating the DICE team to avoid repetition and boredom among the staff. Battlefield 3 was a massive success for EA, both in terms of sales as well as gaining a firm foothold in the first-person shooter market. The Call of Duty tit...
