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This weekend, that which was prophesised came to pass: Ubisoft´s PC authentication server for Assassin´s Creed 2 crashed, preventing anyone from actually playing the game. Ubisoft´s latest DRM measures for combating piracy involve a permanent link to their authentication servers, meaning the game would be unplayable without a constant internet connection. Unsurprisingly, this lead to …
After poor sales in recent months, several UK retailers are lowering the retail price of the PSPgo. Best saving goes to Amazon.co.uk, who are offering a ceramic white PSPgo for a fantastic £149.99. Thats a whopping £75 saving, to those who are counting. The same retailer is also offering the black version for £179.99.Many will …
Valve have confirmed the release of Portal 2 for “Holiday 2010” (read: Christmas), according to IGN. The sequel to the 2007 cult favourite was always considered a dead cert, but has now been cemented as a full price, stand-alone product. Although current news is thin on the ground, players can expect “a cast of dynamic …
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced Metro 2033™, the atmospheric first person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic Moscow, has passed the gold master stage of development and entered manufacturing. Powered by brand new technology – the formidable 4A Engine – Metro 2033 will set a new graphical benchmark on both Xbox 360® and PC when it …
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Nintendo fans can trip out to an onslaught of beats and colours with BIT.TRIP VOID and save the world from virus-infected robots in Mega Man™ 10 all available to download on WiiWare this week. On DSiWare the legendary lost project “Dark Void” by Capcom is back after 20 years, returning as Dark Void™ Zero, while …
Is it better than the films? Way back in 1994 Rebellion and Atari created a genre defining first person shooter called Aliens vs. Predator (AvP) for the ill fated Atari Jaguar (god I feel old now). It was an atmospheric and tense shooter that played on all of the greatest aspects of the franchise. In …
The EA Play Label of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that The Sims™ 3 Ambitions Expansion pack* is in development and will launch in June 2010. As the second expansion pack to The Sims 3, the best-selling PC game of 2009**, The Sims 3 Ambitions allows players to pursue a variety of exciting …
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NAMCO BANDAI Games Europe S.A.S. today announced the forthcoming arrival of Japan’s hit Fullmetal Alchemist franchise on PSP® in Europe, with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood scheduled for launch across EMEA this coming summer 2010. For the first time PSP gamers in Europe and beyond will get their hands on the battle action game based on the …
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Simon the Sorcerer: Who’d Even Want Contact?! is now available for digital download. www.gamersgate.com/DD-SIMON5/simon-the-sorcerer-5-whod-even-want-contact Product DescriptionThe most popular Sorcerer of Gaming History returns to the PC and puts you under his spell, due to the fascinating Encounter of the third kind in his latest Point & Click Adventure. In „Simon the Sorcerer: Who’d Even …
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Metro 2033 is scheduled for release in the UK on March 19, on Xbox 360® and PC DVD ROM. For the latest Metro 2033 news, visit Metro2033Game.com, follow Twitter.com/Metro2033 or become a fan at Facebook.com/Metro2033. About Metro 2033 Set in the shattered subway of a post apocalyptic Moscow, Metro 2033 is a story of intensive …
A premium Platinum edition of the BAFTA Award winning Race Driver: GRID™ will launch in PAL territories on March 11th and March 12th in the UK for the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system priced at £24.99. Entitled Race Driver: GRID™ Reloaded, the release will add extra content to the aggressive wheel-to-wheel racing experience by including codes …
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Leading video games publisher Rising Star Games has today announced that Gamebridge’s Way of the Samurai 3, an open world action RPG, will arrive on 12th March for Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Microsoft’s Xbox 360. Developed by Acquire, Way of the Samurai 3 shows gamers the true consequence of their actions, with each decision further …