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More than one million levels for LittleBigPlanet have been published since the game’s launch. Media Molecule announced LBP players have passed this milestone nine months after the title launched, calculating that a new level has been published every 21 seconds. It also revealed that the game’s user-created levels have been …
Read More »US: Uncharted 2 dated
Sony has announced Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will be released in the US on October 13th. The upcoming PS3 hit is expected to arrive in Europe a few days later, most likely October 17th. Several US retailers have gained the rights to exclusive pre-order incentives. Amazon.com is offering consumers an …
Read More »US: 2009 releases fail to perform on Wii
Almost all 2009 releases on Wii have been outsold in the States by games launched in previous years, with only EA Sports Active standing tall. The latest NPD data, analysed by Gamasutra, shows that EA’s new fitness game is the only title in the top five best-selling Wii games of …
Read More »Microsoft patents online FPS co-op
Microsoft has reportedly registered a patent for a drop-in/drop-out feature in an online co-op shooter. The application was made to the United States Patent and Trademark Office during the reign of the original Xbox in December 2002, according to Kotaku. The patent has now been approved, and refers to: A …
Read More »Streaming music coming to Xbox?
Microsoft has revealed it will be launching a music streaming service this month that could appear on Xbox 360. The company claims the service should be ready by the end of July and will be akin to Spotify, allowing users to stream music for free or purchase downloadable tracks. Speaking …
Read More »Konami announces Calling for Wii
Konami has announced a new horror game for the Wii that shies away from the genre’s typical mechanics in favour of a more experiential structure. Calling traps players in a strange building and sees them searching for a way out using the Wii Remote as a torch. The Wii Remote …
Read More »Ubisoft improves customer case with RightNow
Ubisoft has joined forces with customer care experts RightNow to provide a new service to support its gamers. The publisher’s new phone self-service channel boasts an interactive voice response software that interacts with customers using prompts and speech recognition technology. The service gathers information from the caller and uses it …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Fallout 3: Anchorage & Pitt
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where MCV offers a guide to the best games heading to retail this month. This week, we take a look at Bethesda’s Fallout 3 Game Add-On Pack: Operation Anchorage and The Pitt. This expansion pack brings the first two DLC episodes …
Read More »MTV Games snaps up Guthrie and Cox
MTV Games has announced it has signed up former THQ man Scott Guthrie and Sony Computer Entertainment Amercia’s David Cox. Guthrie previously worked as executive vice president of publishing for THQ’s North Amercian arm, but left recently to ‘pursue another opportunity’. He now takes up his new role as MTV …
Read More »Hirai: Enhanced PSN to arrive in Spring 2010
Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kaz Hirai has revealed a new and enhanced version of PlayStation Network should be launched by next spring. The upgraded service will build on the established PSN system but will be more open and broader in scale, Fortune reports. Hirai suggested the upgraded service will integrate …
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