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Development legend Archer Maclean has told MCV publishers have become reluctant to invest in new and innovative ideas. Maclean’s new futuristic racing title for Wii, Wheelspin, will be released through Bethesda in November. Discussing his future projects, he told MCV: I’ve got one or two ideas I’m playing around with, …
Read More »Super Street Fighter IV announced
As was rumoured yesterday, Capcom overnight announced a major update to last year’s celebrated fighter in the shape of new standalone title Super Street Fighter IV. The game will include eight new characters including fan-favourite T-Hawk and new arrival Juri. The remainder of the additions are expected to mix both …
Read More »Big SFIV news coming tomorrow
A teaser site from publisher Capcom promises that some exciting news for fans of acclaimed battle Street Fighter IV is on the way tomorrow – though question marks remain concerning exactly what the publisher has in store. Leaked images courtesy of JV247.com (pictured) show a brand new character – a …
Read More »New UK Wii bundle leaked
A retail source has told MCV that the UK will shortly unveil a brand new Wii hardware SKU that will replace the current bundle incorporating Wii Sports. The source has not, however, been lead to believe that the new bundle will be any cheaper than the current offering, meaning that …
Read More »New 2D Sonic in the works
Sega has confirmed that development is well underway on a brand new 2D Sonic title, which is currently going under the name Project Needlemouse. Little is known about the game as of yet, though Sega’s associate brand manager Ken Balough told GameSpot that the game has been built from the …
Read More »New look for ME online
MCV’s sister site Mobile Entertainment has this morning revealed a brand new look for the portal, which continues to be the leading news resource for mobile content on the internet. The sleek upgrade reinforces the site’s position as the leading news source for the global mobile content industry, featuring breaking …
Read More »Third WoW expansion underway
Californian game maker Blizzard has announced it’s working on a third expansion package for the world’s most popular MMORPG. The project, entitled World Of Warcraft: Cataclysm, was announced at the fourth annual BlizzCon event. The announcement confirmed that Blizzard is not yet ready to focus its core workforce on new …
Read More »Kotick: Gamers happy with sequels
Bobby Kotick, the boss of the world’s largest games publisher Activision Blizzard, has stated that the hunger for new ideas and IP in gaming is true of just a tiny fraction of gaming’s overall audience. A small segment of very vocal gamers say everything has to be new and different …
Read More »Tretton hails tremendous PS3
Speaking on the US PlayStation blog, Sony America president Jack Tretton has hailed the success of Sony’s PS3 for the speed at which the company has moved to launch a redesign. For the original Playstation and the PlayStation 2 we announced revisions of the hardware in the third and fourth …
Read More »Iwata: New games will sell 10m each
Having admitted that both Wii Music and Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City have both underperformed at retail, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has predicted big things for its upcoming Wii line-up. I believe that Wii Sports Resort, Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros Wii all have the …
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