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With change happening at a rapid pace at GAME, MCV Pacific took a look at what options were available during theadministration process. Aside from GAME Australia being sold outright, there is also the possibility that a Deed of Company Arrangement (DOCA) be organised (an unlikely scenario), a return ofto the …
Read More »Lionhead developing Next Xbox MMO
A job ad posted on LinkedIn has revealed that Microsoft-owned UK developer Lionhead is working on an MMO title for the Next Xbox. The ad, spotted by Superannuation, is a new IP. "Opportunity to work on MMO like title for next generation consoles. AAA game and budget!" the ad explains. …
Read More »Next Xbox "in the manufacturing stages"
Fresh reports this morning are claiming that the Next Xbox console is already in the manufacturing stage. IGN speculates that with a 2013 launch now looking very likely, these early machines are possibly dev units” – that is, basic versions of the machine designed for use by studios currently working …
Read More »Next Xbox and PS4 to get Alien-based title
A game based on the cult sci-fi franchise Alien is in the works for the next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The confirmation comes from a job listing for Sega developer Creative Assembly, as spotted Gamerzines. The listing for a Multiplayer/Gameplay Programmer seeks some to work on triple-A multi-platformtitle on current …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Xbox Live’s next step
Hundreds of press and industry members attend the annual glitzy launch events for each Call of Duty game. Celebrities make appearances at huge venues like Old Billingsgate, from Sophie Ellis Bextor to Joe Calzaghe. Thousands of consumers queue up for midnight store openings. Then there’s the eye-catching point-of-sale imagery and …
Read More »Next Call of Duty – big reveal coming on May 1st
CallofDuty.com has gone live with a countdown pointing to a World Reveal” on May 1st. This, of course, will be the first official details of the next Call of Duty game, due out more likely than not this November. All we know for certain is that the world-first glimpse of …
Read More »And today’s next-gen console rumour is…
Face it – this won’t stop until we finally see the machines at either E3 this June or E3 2013. Today’s report comes from VG247, which claims to have word on the Next Xbox’s specs from an assortment of anonymous sources. Firstly, the site takes great delight in stressing that …
Read More »Disc-less Next Xbox – your questions answered
The news this morning that the Next Xbox will not feature a disc drive has lead to a whirlwind of debate and disagreement on Twitter. MCV does not claim to have all the answers. We know the Next Xbox will be out in 2013. We know it won’t have a …
Read More »No more Marvel games coming from Sega
Marvel has confirmed that Captain America will be the last of its licenses to be published by Sega. No reason was given for the fact that there are no current plans for additional Marvel games to be published by Sega, though the critical maulings received by the likes of Captain …
Read More »PS4 to ditch The Cell processor?
The next iteration of Sony’s PlayStation console will not feature the much-touted Cell processor, according to new reports. The Cell was the famous love child of former PlayStation boss Ken Kutaragi, who believed its expensive development would be rewarded by its eventual use in more or less every aspect of …
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