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Naughty Dog fought to get Ellie a starring role on The Last of Us cover

Naughty Dog fought to get Ellie a starring role on The Last of Us cover

The creative director of The Last of Us has admitted that the studio has come under pressure to relegate the game’s female lead Ellie to the background of the game’s ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 12th 2012 at 3:01PM in News
Nathan Drake handed Star Trek 2 role

Nathan Drake handed Star Trek 2 role

Nolan North, the most prolific game voice over provider in the galaxy, has been handed a role in upcoming Paramount flick Star Trek 2.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 22nd 2012 at 10:14AM in News
Rising Star readies five games for 3DS

Rising Star readies five games for 3DS

Rising Star Games will unleash more than ten releases in the first half of 2012, including a new Harvest Moon.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jan 19th 2012 at 9:40AM in News
Messi defects from PES to FIFA

Messi defects from PES to FIFA

Barcelona and Argentina football star Lionel Messi has been signed by EA as its new “global face of the EA Sports FIFA franchise”.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Nov 24th 2011 at 11:45AM in News

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Star Wars Old Republic "will be the last large-scale subscription MMO"

Star Wars Old Republic "will be the last large-scale subscription MMO"

EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic will, whenever it eventually arrives, be the last “large scale” MMO to monetise itself via monthly subscriptions.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 21st 2011 at 8:22AM in News
Ronaldo's PES 2012 cover revealed

Ronaldo's PES 2012 cover revealed

It is fronted by none other than Portuguese forward and former Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Sep 1st 2011 at 11:28AM in News
OPINION: Wii got what we need

OPINION: Wii got what we need

So the answer to my question last week about how the market copes in the gap before ‘Wii 2’ was answered pretty swiftly.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 9th 2011 at 9:29AM in News
Kratos to star in Mortal Kombat

Kratos to star in Mortal Kombat

It has been confirmed that Kratos, the god-killer made famous by Sony’s God of War series, will appear as a playable character in Warner’s upcoming new game in the Mortal ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Dec 13th 2010 at 8:38AM in News

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West "more receptive" to Japanese games then ever before

West "more receptive" to Japanese games then ever before

Ahead of the release of Xbox 360 fighter Samurai Shodown Sen next Friday, Rising Star Games’ product marketing assistant Yen Hau has said that Japanese games stand a better chance ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 9th 2010 at 1:41PM in News
Broad to front International Cricket 2010

Broad to front International Cricket 2010

Stuart Broad has been signed up as the face of Codemasters’ International Cricket 2010, which is due out on Xbox 360 and PS3 this summer.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2010 at 3:22PM in News
Star Trek Online scraps console plans

Star Trek Online scraps console plans

The chances of recently released MMO Star Trek Online making the expected trip to consoles have been drastically cut following Cryptic Studios’ admission that its console project is currently “on ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 8th 2010 at 11:31AM in News
BioWare rules out Xbox SWTOR

BioWare rules out Xbox SWTOR

Acclaimed RPG developer BioWare has moved to scupper any lingering hopes that in-the-works MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is also lining up a secret arrival on Xbox 360.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 30th 2010 at 2:41PM in News

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Old Republic heading to Xbox 360?

Old Republic heading to Xbox 360?

BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is being lined up for a release on Xbox 360 – that’s the claim of VG247, which reports to have obtained a ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 29th 2010 at 6:35PM in News
Rising Star puts faith in hardcore

Rising Star puts faith in hardcore

Japanese games specialist Rising Star hopes to draw in the hardcore Wii gaming audience when No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle hits the console.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 19th 2010 at 11:51AM in News
SNK to grow UK market share

SNK to grow UK market share

Renowned Japanese games firm SNK Playmore has set its sights on the UK market with the upcoming launch of Samurai Shodown Sen.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 15th 2010 at 1:23PM in News
Old Republic is BioWare's biggest

Old Republic is BioWare's biggest

Star Wars: The Old Republic will be BioWare’s biggest title to date, eclipsing recent RPGs Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on Mar 12th 2010 at 9:56AM in News

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Force Unleashed hits 7m sales

Force Unleashed hits 7m sales

LucasArts’ third person action adventure Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has now sold 7m units worldwide, the publisher has confirmed to GameSpot.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 23rd 2010 at 10:20AM in News
"Sometimes I sounded like a dick"

"Sometimes I sounded like a dick"

In a high-profile confessional at the DICE summit earlier this week, Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick took the chance to clarify his infamous boast that he wanted to “take the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 19th 2010 at 5:04PM in News
US: Star Wars invades PS Home

US: Star Wars invades PS Home

As is demonstrated by the premium price of the lightsaber prop on the Xbox Live Avatar marketplace, Star Wars has an unusual command over its followers’ wallets – so the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 18th 2010 at 11:11AM in News
LEGO Star Wars III announced

LEGO Star Wars III announced

Having pillaged all six films for its first two LEGO Star Wars titles, LucasArts has confirmed that animated TV series The Clone Wars will provide the setting for the freshly ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 8th 2010 at 2:05PM in News
THQ reveals All Star Karate

THQ reveals All Star Karate

Publisher THQ has announced a brand new Wii title that is in development and due for release this spring – All Star Karate.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 8th 2010 at 11:05AM in News
Rising Star retains Marvelous rights

Rising Star retains Marvelous rights

Contrary to widespread reports over the weekend, MCV can confirm that Rising Star Games has once again secured the rights to publish Marvelous Entertainment’s ongoing video games catalogue.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 25th 2010 at 9:40AM in News
No standard SKU for Star Trek Online

No standard SKU for Star Trek Online

The collector’s edition of Star Trek Online will be the only SKU of Atari’s anticipated MMORPG to hit UK shelves.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 20th 2010 at 1:32PM in News
Half-Minute Hero lands in February

Half-Minute Hero lands in February

Rising Star Games has announced it will be releasing Half-Minute Hero in Europe on February 12th.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 19th 2010 at 1:14PM in News
Star Trek Online beta beams down

Star Trek Online beta beams down

Publisher Atari has at last opened the digital doors to the public beta for Cryptic Studio’s long awaited MMO Star Trek Online.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jan 13th 2010 at 5:39PM in News