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Gears of War creator promises future with “true horror games”

, Feb 13th 2013 Discuss [6]

Those who are fans of true horror games may like where this is going. It has been said that more "true" horror games will come when we finally make the move from disc to digital. The comments come by way of Cliff Bleszinski, who many will recognize from not only being a creative director with Epic Games, but also one of the people behind the Gears of War franchise. The interesting part here, the comment from Bleszinski came at the end of some rather normal Dead Space 3 talk. Read The Full Story

Voters pull the Monopoly iron out of the fire

, Feb 8th 2013 Discuss [3]

As far as board games go, it's hard to get more classic than Monopoly. I'm sure most of us have spent many hours playing the board game over the years. The game has changed slightly and some iterations have gone from paper money to credit cards and such, but at its core it's the same game of dominating your friends in the real estate market. Hasbro recently let fans of the game vote on which of the iconic, silver game pieces to toss from the game. Read The Full Story

Queen frontman turns Freddie Birdcury for hit app promo

, Sep 3rd 2012 Discuss [0]

Queen is certainly one of the best-selling and most famous rock bands of all time. Queen frontman Freddie Mercury is making the jump to a digital Angry Bird as part of the Freddie for a Day promotion. The promotion is in celebration of Freddie Mercury's birthday, September 5. The promotion will start Monday, September 3 with an all-new animation for the hit game Angry Birds. Read The Full Story

GAME saved by OpCapita: urged to “develop a digital strategy”

, Apr 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Things were looking bleak for GAME as it entered administration last week. The UK company hadn’t managed to survive a tough holiday season in 2011, and pleas to negotiate better deals with the gaming studios fell on deaf ears. It announced that it would be halting all pre-orders, as well as suspending the Reward points system, much to customers dissatisfaction. 277 stores were closed and 2,104 jobs were lost as a result of the administration process. Over the weekend, OpCapita swooped in and bought the remaining stores that were still open. Read The Full Story

GAME administration bail-out tipped as banks wade in

, Mar 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Beleaguered gaming retailer GAME will face a speedy exit from administration, it's reported, with leaks tipping an RBS-led deal that could yank the ailing chain from the financial precipice as early as March 30. A Royal Bank of Scotland consortium is wading in, MCV's sources tell them, with the bank already being one of GAME's main lenders and currently owed around £45m ($72m) by the retailer. Read The Full Story

GAME suspends refunds and Reward Card scheme [Update: Store closures]

, Mar 26th 2012 Discuss [1]

GAME officially entered administration today, with no sign of a buyer. The move comes after poor sales during the 2011 holiday season, as well as gaming publishers refusing to negotiate with GAME in order to secure more favourable deals. GAME has taken to Facebook today to inform customers of the moves the company is planning to take moving forward. Read The Full Story

Baldur’s Gate Enhanced Edition heading to the iPad

, Mar 22nd 2012 Discuss [4]

Overhaul Games has revealed that it will be bringing the recently announced Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition game to the iPad. It was only a week ago that the retooling of the classic RPG was revealed following a mysterious countdown on the Baldur's Gate website. At the time all we knew was that this new version would feature updated graphics and arrive sometime in summer. But now, we can also look forward to its arrival on the iPad, where it'll be interesting to see how the game adapts for the touchscreen. Read The Full Story

GAME calls in administrators

, Mar 21st 2012 Discuss [2]

Struggling European retailer GAME will call in the administrators, the company's board has confirmed today, after ceasing trade of shares in the group earlier today. The gaming store has "not made sufficient progress in the time available to offer a realistic prospect for a solvent solution for the business" after ongoing negotiations with stakeholders, the board said in a statement. GAME's troubles were flagged earlier this month, with news that the company had put itself up for sale after falling sales and the rise of internet retail. Read The Full Story

Sony lets you unleash Minecraft anywhere

, Mar 20th 2012 Discuss [3]

Fans of the popular video game Minecraft can now unleash the pickaxing fun on any website, thanks to Sony. The company has created a bookmarklet called Minecraft Anywhere that scales down the game for the web browser and allows it to be opened on top of any website. It gives the effect of digging into a web page to reveal its layers of dirt and creepers. Read The Full Story

Walmart reportedly approached GAME for possible buyout

, Mar 14th 2012 Discuss [1]

Just a few days ago we learned that UK retailer GAME had put itself up for sale, so short on cash that they’re unable to pay rent, which could force the company into administration in just a few short weeks. While GameStop have previously expressed interest in buying the company, MCV reports that Walmart have approached GAME about a possible acquisition. Read The Full Story

Assassin’s Creed 3 screenshots leak

, Mar 2nd 2012 Discuss [14]

Ubisoft had just revealed the official cover art for Assassin's Creed 3 yesterday, and now five more images purported to be screenshots of the game have surfaced on Reddit via imgur. There's no way to verify the authenticity of these images, but they look very convincing and provide more hints at what elements of gameplay to expect. Read The Full Story

PS Vita Review

, Feb 24th 2012 Discuss [47]

This past week we’ve been checking out Sony’s newest and most powerful handheld gaming system in the history of its existence, the PS Vita. This mobile console is also known as the PlayStation Vita and is able to be used as a gaming system in and of itself or in tangent with your PlayStation 3 – today we’re just taking a look at how the system works on its own, connected with the PlayStation Store for digital content, and with cartridge games which you’ll be buying individually and separately. Is this the greatest mobile gaming system in the history of time, or is it the end of a dying genre?

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