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Konami has nailed down a UK release date for the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of PES 2014. The football sim will be released on September 20th. That’s exactly one week before the arrival of the current-gen version of EA’s FIFA 14. The PS2 and PSP versions of PES …
Read More »FIFA 14 demo on 10th September
A playable demo for FIFA 14 will be released on 10th/11th September, EA announced at Gamescom today. The demo will make its way to the Xbox 360 and PC on the 10th, but the PS3 version will arrive on the Indian PSN Store on the 11th. EA has said that …
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us demo skips Indian PSN Store
We had reported a few days ago that the demo for Injustice: Gods Among Us would be part of today’s PSN Store update, but the demo seems to have been left off the Indian store. Browsing through the store, the only Injustice content to be found was a PS3 theme. …
Read More »Injustice: Gods Among Us demo arrives on 2nd April
Superhero brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us is set to receive a playable demo next week, developer NetherRealm Studios has revealed. The demo will arrive on PSN on 2nd April, while Xbox Live will get it a day later. NetherRealm hasn’t released any details about what content or which playable characters …
Read More »EA is showing off Battlefield 4 to retail
Battlefield 4 is already being shown off to partners of publisher EA. We know this because GameStop CEP Paul Raines said the following yesterday via his chain’s Twitter account: Got to see Battlefield 4 today and all I can say is WOW! Thanks @EA for the sneak peek. Can’t wait …
Read More »VIDEO: The Star Wars fighting game that never was
Long-dead developer Studio Gigante was at one stage working on a Street Fighter II style Star Wars game – and you can see the video here. The video was posted online by Gigante co-founder Josh Tsui, who is currently president of developer Robomodo. What you’re seeing is described as an …
Read More »Releasing a demo can damage your game sales, social games bloss claims
Getting a taster of your game into the hands of consumers is essential, right? Perhaps not. Speaking to the crowd at DICE 2013, the CEO of crowd designed gaming site Puzzle Clubhouse used data from Xbox 360 releases to suggest that games tended to perform better when gamer’s were still …
Read More »Don’t worry, that’s not a demo disc in your copy of LEGO Lord of the Rings
Warner has confirmed that an error has led to a small number” of Xbox 360 copies of LEGO Lord of the Rings being labelled as demos. Reports spread around the internet this morning as consumers claimed that had found a demo and not the full game in the box. Fortunately …
Read More »November 30th release for Zone of the Enders HD
Konami has confirmed a firm UK release date for Zone of the Enders HD Collection. The SKU will be released for Xbox 360 and PS3 in the UK on November 30th. It includes two games originally released on PS2 – Zone of the Enders and Zone of the Enders: The …
Read More »JOBS IN GAMES: Demos can be more important than your CV
Our Jobs In Games special, in association with OPM, has already looked at creating a succinct CV, but in the development world there’s something else to consider. Leading recruitment agency OPM offers advice on why more effort should be put into a winning demo reel or portfolio. DEMO WORK – …
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