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Read More »Minecraft convention cancelled, with $500k unaccounted for
The organisers of a now-cancelled unofficial Minecraft convention are suspected of having made off with over $500k worth of ticket sales. Kotaku reports that the team behind the New York fan convention Mineorama cancelled the event just four days before it was supposed to happen, saying on Twitter that: "It …
Read More »Retailers cancelling Destiny Limited Edition pre-orders
It’s not just the Ghost Edition of Destiny that is in short supply. VG247 reports that two retailers in the US – Walmart and Best Buy – have been contacting some customers who had pre-ordered the Limited Edition version of the game to say that they will be unable to …
Read More »Sony dismisses The Last Guardian cancellation claims
IGN has apologised for a story published over the weekend claiming that Sony had cancelled The Last Guardian. It originally quoted an internal source speaking to IGN Russia” who said that confirmation of the game’s cancellation was shared at an internal Sony meeting last week. However, Sony’s head of software …
Read More »Persson cancels Minecraft for Oculus Rift following Facebook swoop
A virtual reality version of Minecraft in the planning stages for Oculus Rift has been cancelled. That’s according to Minecraft creator Markus Persson, who has claimed on Twitter to have pulled the plug on the deal following the acquisition of Oculus at the hands of Facebook for $2bn. We were …
Read More »Wii U version of Watch Dogs is "still alive"
Ubisoft insists that the Wii U versions of Watch Dogs is still in development. In January reports emerged claiming that the Nintendo SKU had been cancelled – claims that were later denied by Ubisoft, although not until over two weeks after the event. Watch Dogs was given a May 27th …
Read More »Gabe Newell’s Reddit AMA scrapped and rescheduled after T&Cs breach
Valve founder Gabe Newell was supposed to hold his long awaited Reddit AMA yesterday. It didn’t happen. That’s because Newell failed to adhere to a couple of Reddit’s terms and conditions – specifically it wasn’t submitted through the site’s approved channel and was posted too long before the event was …
Read More »Sega loses right to Shenmue trademark – report
The Shenmue trademark looks like it may no longer be the property of Sega. DualShockers has spotted an update to the Shenmue trademark page on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website that says the rights have been lost due to lack of use. Registration cancelled because registrant did …
Read More »Warner cancels Batman: Arkham Origins DLC on Wii U
There will no longer be any DLC released for the Wii U version of Batman: Arkham Origins. A Warner Bros spokesperson told VG247 that: Based on demand for DLC content on the system, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has made the decision to remove its offering of the upcoming all-new story …
Read More »Rune Factory 4’s European 3DS release is scrapped
MarvelousAQL has cancelled the planned European release of Rune Factory 4 in Europe. The 3DS game is already available in America and Japan but it is though that the bankruptcy and closure of the game’s developer Neverland in November 2013 is behind the decision. "We regret to inform you that …
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