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Bulletstorm targeting 1m sales

The co-developer of EA’s console and PC shooter Bulletstorm has said it is hopeful that the game will beat the 1m unit sales mark. "We got a reorder on day one from one of the big US retailers that focuses on games," Epic Games president Mike Capps told IndustryGamers. "That …

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UK CHARTS: Killzone 3 outguns Bulletstorm to No.1

Killzone 3 has debuted at No.1 in the Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Sony’s FPS beat EA’s highly anticipated Bulletstorm to the top spot. The Epic-developed shooter still enjoyed a strong first week, making No.2, which is no bad feat for a new IP. It is one of four EA …

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Killzone 3 and Bulletstorm join GAME’s Play/Trade offer

Retailer GAME has expanded its ‘Play Now/Trade Later’ offer to two of this Friday’s biggest releases. The chain will allow consumers to pick up either Sony’s or EA’s title for 39.99. In return, they will be guaranteed a trade-in price of 35 if they return the game to any GAME …

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Bulletstorm gets glowing reviews

Ahead of its UK release this Friday, EA’s People Can Fly developed shooter Bulletstorm is revelling in critical acclaim. Following the lifting of EA’s reviews embargo last night, the game is currently averaging 85 per cent on reviews aggregation site Metacritic. CVG, who scored it 9.1/10, said of the title: …

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EA responds to Fox News piece

Publisher EA has spoken out for the first time since US broadcaster Fox News went live with a piece attacking upcoming shooter Bulletstorm. In the story, Fox quoted psychologist and author Carol Lieberman who claimed: The increase in rapes can be attributed in large part to the playing out of …

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Bulletstorm censored in Germany

EA’s upcoming console shooter Bulletstorm – which is coming under an increasing level of media scrutiny – has been granted a release in Germany, though the game has had to undergo heavy content cuts to satisfy regulators. It will carry a USK 18+ certificate and will not include the blood, …

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Psychologist blames gaming for ‘rape’

MCV’s more than happy to poke fun at some of the silly reporting about video games in the mainstream press, but there are times when ignorance of the sector can stray into dangerous territory. And video games coverage rarely gets scarier than this. Clearly not wanting to beat around the …

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COD parody passes 1m downloads

People Can Fly’s cheeky marketing stunt for its upcoming shooter Bulletstorm has hit a significant milestone online. As confirmed via the Bulletstorm Twitter feed, Duty Calls has now hit 1.25m downloads since its release last week. The game is an unashamed spoof of Activision’s Call of Duty and is full …

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Bulletstorm devs release Duty Calls

In a quite cheeky bit of marketing, Bulletstorm devs People Can Fly have released a free FPS title that parodies Activision’s FPS series Call of Duty. Called Duty Calls, the 758MB download doesn’t take itself too seriously. In fact, here are some choice snippets of dialogue: "Here’s your objective: blah …

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