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Hot Pursuit demo reaches 2m downloads

Hot Pursuit demo reaches 2m downloads

The Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit demo has been downloaded 2m times in just two weeks, EA confirmed today.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Nov 11th 2010 at 12:27PM in News
EA assumes greater Old Republic control

EA assumes greater Old Republic control

Publisher EA has announced that it has updated the terms of its global publishing agreement with LucasArts that will see it assume extra responsibilities toward the title.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 11th 2010 at 10:14AM in News
‘Valve monopoly is killing PC market’

‘Valve monopoly is killing PC market’

Steam’s grip on the PC download sector has made the market far too competitive to bother with, rivals warn.

MCV understands that at least two big-name digital retailers are facing ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 11th 2010 at 8:32AM in News
MGS Rising unlikely to arrive next year

MGS Rising unlikely to arrive next year

The next instalment in the Metal Gear Solid series on consoles is unlikely to be released until 2012, according to online reports.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 8th 2010 at 2:31PM in News

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PC sales boom for Excalibur

PC sales boom for Excalibur

Contact Sales expects its business to grow by 25 per cent this year, courtesy of the PC software market.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 28th 2010 at 4:24PM in News
Tiga turns to games publishing

Tiga turns to games publishing

British games industry association is taking the plunge into games publishing in a landmark partnership with UK stronghold Jagex.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 27th 2010 at 1:58PM in News
Windows 8 set for 2012 release?

Windows 8 set for 2012 release?

While Microsoft has remained tight-lipped about when Windows 8 will be unveiled, the software giant’s Netherlands team appears to have let the cat out of the bag by posting a ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 26th 2010 at 1:59PM in News
Back to the Future dated

Back to the Future dated

Developer Telltale games has announced that the first instalment in its series of games based on the Back to the Future brand will be released on PC and Mac in ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 26th 2010 at 12:15PM in News

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Digital smash hits the High Street

Digital smash hits the High Street

PC puzzler and download success Deadtime Stories has been released at retail.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 12th 2010 at 3:58PM in News
Razer hits Xbox via Realtime

Razer hits Xbox via Realtime

Popular PC peripherals firm Razer is launching its first console products in the UK.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 6th 2010 at 3:45PM in News
DC Universe Online delayed

DC Universe Online delayed

Upcoming PC and PS3 MMO title DC Universe Online has seen its release date slip from November this year to an unspecified time in 2011.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 5th 2010 at 12:22PM in News
World of Warcraft Cataclysm dated

World of Warcraft Cataclysm dated

Blizzard has announced that the upcoming World of Warcraft: Cataclysm expansion for PC and Mac will be released on December 7th, alleviating fears that it could miss 2010 altogether.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2010 at 3:40PM in News

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EA aiming for simultaneous Sims future

EA aiming for simultaneous Sims future

Publisher EA hopes that future instalments in the highly lucrative The Sims series could see a simultaneous release on console and PC.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Oct 4th 2010 at 3:06PM in News
EA hopes MOH beta quiets concerns

EA hopes MOH beta quiets concerns

Publisher EA has confirmed a release date for the open PC beta of Medal of Honor – and added that it hopes the release will help calm some of the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 24th 2010 at 12:35PM in News
Microsoft wants to lead PC revolution

Microsoft wants to lead PC revolution

Microsoft has hit back at criticism that it isn’t doing enough to support PC gamers.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 24th 2010 at 10:58AM in News
GOG lives on… but at a cost?

GOG lives on… but at a cost?

Following the confusion that greeted its apparent closure earlier this week, suspicions that retro games service Good Old Games is in fact not closing have been confirmed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 23rd 2010 at 3:34PM in News

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Lara Croft heads to PS3 and PC

Lara Croft heads to PS3 and PC

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light arrives on PSN and Steam on September 28th.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Sep 22nd 2010 at 10:47AM in News
‘Hardly anyone plays PC FPS anymore’

‘Hardly anyone plays PC FPS anymore’

The man behind Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect technology has warned of the dangers of simply tacking on motion control into games primarily built for the joypad – and at the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 21st 2010 at 11:09AM in News
Digital passes boxed in PC games market

Digital passes boxed in PC games market

A new report from American stat analysis group NPD suggests that the value of digital PC games market is now far greater than the boxed sector.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 20th 2010 at 1:45PM in News
Online MMO hit heads to retail

Online MMO hit heads to retail

Iceberg Interactive may not be the best known publisher in the industry, but aims to change that with the retail release of Global Agenda. 

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 15th 2010 at 3:30PM in News
PC Champ Man ‘on hold’

PC Champ Man ‘on hold’

The decline of the boxed PC games market has claimed one of its most high-profile casualties yet with news that the PC arm of famed football management series Championship Manager ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 7th 2010 at 2:28PM in News
Duke Nukem Forever lives!

Duke Nukem Forever lives!

Brothers in Arms and Aliens vs Predator developer Gearbox has, as predicted, been revealed as the studio tasked with steering the hugely traumatised Duke Nukem Forever to its seemingly ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 3rd 2010 at 10:27PM in News
PSN+ gets early PES 2011 demo

PSN+ gets early PES 2011 demo

Konami has announced that a playable demo of Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 will be released on PS3 and PC on September 15th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 3rd 2010 at 11:56AM in News
Apache: Air Assault dated

Apache: Air Assault dated

Activision has announced that console flight sim Apache: Air Assault will be released in the UK for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on November 19th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 31st 2010 at 5:31PM in News
GAME Downloader goes live

GAME Downloader goes live

As a further foray into the growing digital space, retailer GAME has officially launched its new GAME Downloader PC software.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 31st 2010 at 12:24PM in News