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Popular 59p app Pocket God has now sold over 2m copies on the Apple App store, becoming the first paid app ever to reach the milestone. We couldn’t be happier with the turnout we’ve seen at the island,” Bolt Creative CEO Dave Castelnuovo stated. The community has been absolutely incredible …
Read More »Microsoft cuts Games-On-Demand prices
Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has cut the price of a number of titles on its Xbox Live Games-On-Demand service in several territories – but not, it seems, in the UK. Four games have seen their prices cut from $29.99 to $19.99 in the North American Marketplace – BioShock, Civilization …
Read More »GoW Trilogy priced at £110
SCEE has confirmed to VG247 that the recently revealed God of War: Ultimate Trilogy will retail for 109.99 in the UK. The SKU bundles the upcoming God of War III as well as HD remakes of both God of War and God of War II, which until now have only …
Read More »God of War III Ultimate Trilogy Edition announced
Sony has announced that the God of War Collection Ultimate Trilogy Edition will be released in Europe at some point next year and will include both the anticipated God of War III as well as both HD versions of PS3 classics God of War and God of War II. Until …
Read More »AUS: Jaffe slams censors
Hot on the heels of the Australian government’s decision to ban Sega’s Aliens vs. Predator from sale in the territory – and the subsequent statement of protest from developer Rebellion – God of War creator David Jaffe has slammed the country’s ratings structure. There’s a government board and if they …
Read More »God of War III CE revealed
SCEA has released details of what will most be likely become a highly sought after Ultimate Edition of the upcoming PS3 exclusive God of War III. Coming in a high-end sculpted replica of Pandora’s Box” the UE will, alongside the game itself, include a number of notable additions. Chief amongst …
Read More »SCEA dev wanted God of War FPS
God of War III is one of the most anticipated games on PS3 – but some believe that the game would be even more anticipated had it shunned in hack ‘n’ slash heritage in favour of an FPS adaptation. That’s the belief of SCEA art director Ken Feldman, who has …
Read More »Minimal changes for GOW on PS3
Sony has revealed that aside from the technical changes, the re-releases of both God of War and God of War 2 on PS3 are likely to be more or less identical to their PS2 forbearers. The games will, however, boast revamped 720p visuals, 60fps gameplay and run with 2X anti-aliasing. …
Read More »God of War remake coming to PS3
Sony has announced plans to release retooled versions of its God of War PS2 games for the PS3 – and has signed up US independent studio Bluepoint to help with the conversion. The games were originally developed by SCEA’s Santa Monica Studio. The new versions of God of War 1 …
Read More »SONY: God of War III savages conference
Sony weighed in with yet another heavyweight gameplay demo of its original IP tonight – God of War III. And to top it off, the publisher also announced a release date for the game – March 2010. The demonstration rounded off an impressive E3 for Sony, with a number of …
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