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Killzone: Mercenary gets dated

Sony’s has confirmed a release date for anticipated PlayStation Vita shooter Killzone: Mercenary. The game will be released on September 18th. Sony has marked the announcement by releasing a brand new multiplayer trailer, which can be seen below:

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Resident Evil Revelations out January 27th

Capcom’s 3DS survival horror shooter Resident Evil Revelations will hit UK shelves in January next year. Like this year’s Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Nintendo will handle sales, marketing and distribution duties for Revelations throughout Europe and Australia. Capcom will remain publisher. Revelations is the second Resident Evil game on …

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Capcom acknowledges Mercenaries controversy

Publisher Capcom has said that the controversial save system used in 3DS title Resident Evil: The Mercenaries is unlikely to be incorporated into other titles. The furore reached its peak last week when retailers said they wouldn’t be accepting traded-in copies of the game. This is due to Capcom’s decision …

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Capcom explains lack of Mercs reset

Capcom has defended the lack of a reset option in Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D. The news that players won’t be able to delete their saved game file and reset their progress caused alarm among fans and retailers earlier this week, with many suggesting this had been done to prevent …

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HMV won’t accept Mercenaries trade-ins

UK entertainment retailer HMV will not be accepting trade-in copies of 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries, which is released in the UK this Friday. PR boss Gennaro Castaldo told VG247 that the decision was made avoid any potential customer disappointment for those purchasing a pre-owned version”. However, a spokesperson for …

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GameStop reverses Mercenaries block

In the latest twist in what is becoming a somewhat untidy saga, retailer GameStop has reversed a decision to block consumers from trading in copies of 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries. It emerged earlier in the week that the game, which saves data directly onto the card, will not allow …

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Resi Evil clear for pre-owned market

Capcom has told MCV that the second hand trade-in value of 3DS title Resident Evil: The Mercenaries will not be dented by the game’s strict data management options. As spotted by TinyCartridge, the game will not allow users to reset their game save data. The blog speculates that the move …

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Resident Evil: The Mercenaries due July

Upcoming action shooter Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D will hit UK stores in July on 3DS. Publisher Capcom and format holder Nintendo have signed a deal which will see the latter handle sales, marketing and distribution for the game across Europe. This was also the case for 3DS launch title …

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More online shutdowns for EA

EA has announced a fresh batch of online server shutdown that will this time leave owners of several next-gen titles unable to access the online component of some of their titles. The news follows confirmation of a large number of server shutdowns last month. Games affected in this round of …

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Mercenaries Inc is real

The closure of EA’s Pandemic studio and the layoff of its 200 employees was the talk of the industry last week – but the publisher isn’t quite done with the label’s IP yet. This evening the firm has confirmed the production of Mercs Inc, a new game in the early …

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