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Epic’s Gears of War 3 could be heading to PS3 unless Microsoft is willing to increase the amount it pays for the series’ platform exclusivity – that’s according to leading industry psychic/analyst Michael Pachter. Speaking of Gears of War’s current platform exclusivity in the latest edition of Gametrailers’ Pach-Attack, he …
Read More »NPD: Kratos conquers March
Sony’s God of War III emerged as the March software champion in the US, shifting 1.1m units and bettering the performance of predecessor God of War II by 32 per cent. The sales mirror its similar achievement in the UK. The success is all the more impressive considering that God …
Read More »PoP losing out to GoW
Ubisoft has admitted it has lost many core Prince of Persia players to God of War – but it’s also hoping to win them back with upcoming release Forgotten Sands. Animation director for Ubisoft, Jan-Erik Sjoball, told CVG: When we make questionnaires and ask, ‘what did you play in the …
Read More »New Lord of the Rings title announced
Warner Bros Interactive has revealed a new action RPG game set in the Lord of the Rings universe. The War in the North will focus on co-op gameplay set in Middle-Earth from the original J.R.R Tolkien novels. It promises new and familiar narratives, with up to three players able to …
Read More »US: PS3 shortages to cut GoW3 sales
A shortage of PS3 consoles in the US could have a detrimental effect on sales of God of War III, it has been claimed. The game is already available to buy in the States but customers are unable to buy PS3s to play it, as popular retailers Best Buy, GameStop, …
Read More »Bleszinski heaps praise on Natal
Cult developer and design director at developer Epic Games Cliff Bleszinski has expressed his interest in the motion control movement that’s currently enveloping the console sector, singling out Natal as the technology that interests him most. I find motion controls to be very interesting, very compelling,” he told IGN. The …
Read More »Gears of War 3 in development?
It’s hardly be the most surprising news in the world, but Edge Online is claiming to have word from a trusted US publishing source” that Epic Games is currently developing Gears of War 3. Furthermore, the site predicts that it is being scheduled for an April 2011 release, with its …
Read More »INDIA: God of War III released early
Sony India has put God of War III on sale six days earlier than planned in an attempt to prevent import copies flooding the market. The game was originally scheduled for a March 19th release, which has now been brought forward to March 13th. It was reported on indianvideogamer.com that …
Read More »Rave reviews hit for God of War III
The first reviews have flooded the internet of Sony’s upcoming PS3 only God of War III, and it seems that Sony has yet another critical smash on its hands. The next-gen hack ‘n’ slash outing was awarded an impressive nine from Eurogamer, a 9.3 from IGN, 94 per cent from …
Read More »Kotick wanted Commodore console
Speaking of his regrets in a fascinating speech at last week’s DICE summit, Activision boss Bobby Kotick has admitted that he rues missing out on the chance to buy Amiga during the late 1980s. A keyboard-less Amiga, he believed, could have triumphed in the console war of the time. It …
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