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US super-developer Valve has told MCV it will spend around $10m (6.12m) on the European marketing campaign to support Left 4 Dead 2. The game, published under EA’s Partners label, follows on the heels of last year’s sleeper hit, and pits players in co-op first person shooter scenarios fighting off …
Read More »Rockstar backs Movember
Publisher Rockstar has been unveiled as a sponsor for the upcoming charity event Movember – and is offering those who join in the chance to win an appearance in the upcoming Wild West shooter Red Dead Redemption. Movember is a month-long celebration of the moustache that is designed to highlight …
Read More »US: Capcom reveals 360 triple pack
Japanese publisher Capcom is to thrust three of its most successful Xbox 360 titles back into retail with the unveiling of a brand new SKU called the Platinum Hits Triple Pack. Included will be time-restricted zombie curiosity Dead Rising, thermally challenged third person shooter Lost Planet: Extreme Condition and gothic …
Read More »Dead Space goes to the movies
EA’s solid work in successfully bringing new games IP Dead Space to the market last year tastes that bit sweeter for the US publisher today with news that the franchise is to be spun-off into a Hollywood movie. Variety reports that D.J. Caruso has been drafted in to direct the …
Read More »Dead Space Wii rated 18
The concern that Nintendo consoles are not a suitable platform for mature-rated games will be tested yet again later this year with the news that the BBFC has granted EA’s upcoming Wii-exclusive Dead Space: Extraction an 18 certificate. No cuts were made to the game, which is an on-rails take …
Read More »EA Visceral boss departs for Activision
Two high-profile EA executives have departed from San Francisco dev Visceral Games to join a brand new Activision studio located nearby, according to reports. Staff at Visceral Games, the studio behind award-winning survival-horror title Dead Space, have been told that general manager Glen Schofield and COO Michael Condrey have departed. …
Read More »BioShock 2 dated, new Red Dead delayed
There’s both and bad news for gaming enthusiasts in Take 2’s recent financials – a ‘tentative’ date for the highly anticipated BioShock 2 will excite many, but a delay to ‘Wild West GTA’ title Red Dead Redemption will disappoint. Many outlets are citing October 30th as the European release date …
Read More »UK CHARTS: New DLC lifts Left 4 Dead
The benefits of freely downloadable DLC have been demonstrated this week by the re-entry of Valve’s Left 4 Dead in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 just days after the developer released hyped new DLC for the title. Last week saw the release of the Survival pack, a free …
Read More »Original Xbox comes to an end
The Xbox has taken a step closer to the gaming grave with the news that Microsoft has as of today terminated its service repairs for original Xbox machines that are no longer in warranty. Recently purchased machines will be supported until their warranty until it expires, though faulty machines will …
Read More »Left 4 Dead sales jump 3000%
Valve boss Gabe Newell revealed at the DICE Summit earlier this week that following his firm’s 50 per cent price cut to zombie FPS Left 4 Dead last weekend, sales of the game jumped an incredible 3000 per cent. Sales were so strong that they actually eclipsed those seen in …
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