It’s been more than three years since Rainbow 6 fans last saw a new console entry in the series, but Ubisoft today confirmed it has another one on the way. The publisher announced Rainbow 6 Patriots will arrive on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC sometime in 2013. Patriots is the next refuge of [...]
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News : Square Enix profit spikes on Deus Ex sales
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
Deus Ex: Human Revolution shipped two million units in the two weeks following its release in August, and that’s just about where it remained throughout September. As part of its six-month earnings report today, Square Enix provided a brief update on its best-selling title for the April-September window, saying the Eidos Montreal-developed title shipped 2.18 million units [...]
News : Konami social game sales nearly equal to traditional games
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
The publisher of Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, and Pro Evolution Soccer is now making as much money from its social games as it is from its more traditional titles. Konami today reported results for the first half of the fiscal year, revealing that declines in its traditional consumer games business are being more than offset [...]
News : PAX East 2012 registration now open
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
PAX Prime closed out just over two months ago, but the next Penny Arcade-run convention is just around the corner. Organizers sent word via the official Penny Arcade Expo site that registration for PAX East 2012 is now open. Pikachu loomed large at PAX East 2010. PAX East 2012 will run April 6-8 at the Boston Convention [...]
News : Xbox 360 crosses 57 million units worldwide
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
Nearly six years after its launch, Microsoft continues to sell millions of Xbox 360s every quarter. Xbox Live director of programming Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb revealed via Twitter today that the Xbox 360 has now crossed 57 million systems sold worldwide. Over 57 million served. Microsoft is pushing to add to that tally for the holiday season, [...]
News : Harmonix poised to post company-best profits
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
Rock Band may need a “creative reinterpretation,” but the studio behind that franchise is clearly doing something right. Some 12 months after being dumped by media megacorp Viacom, Harmonix is on track to post its most profitable year to date. Harmonix got its groove back with Dance Central. Speaking to Bloomberg, Harmonix COO Florian Hunziker said that the studio [...]
News : Assassin’s Creed film deal gives Ubisoft ‘unheard of’ control – Report
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
When Ubisoft announced an Assassin’s Creed movie, the publisher touted its creative control in the project. While that may have given fans of the series hope for a positive outcome, at least one Hollywood insider is predicting that the publisher’s level of control will keep the film from ever being made. Some Hollywood insiders think [...]
News : Sony getting stricter on PS3 and PSP game sharing
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
A month before the PlayStation 3′s November 17, 2006, launch, Sony put a limitation on digitally distributed games for the system, allowing customers to purchase titles once, but download them to as many as five different systems. Given that most downloadable PS3 games were playable regardless of whether the purchasing profile was logged in, the [...]
News : Lego Universe shutting down in January
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
Last year, Gazillion sold its just-launched massively multiplayer online game Lego Universe to The Lego Group, predicting a “bright future” for the title at the time. That future was instead brief, as The Lego Group is pulling the plug on the game. Lego Universe will come to an end in January. The Danish building-block company announced [...]
News : Warner Bros. lays off around 60 – Report
Posted by Rishi on November 8th, 2011
Earlier this week, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment released The Lord of the Rings: War in the North at retailers nationwide. Now comes word that the publisher’s releases this week may have included employees as well as games. Snowblind shipped Lord of the Rings: War in the North earlier this week. 3D Realms’ president George Broussardreported [...]
