NEWS In Brief
UBISOFT: Dance Juniorswill be released in the UK on February 4th. It’s the UK version of Just Dance Kids which is currently only available in the US.
THE GAMES TRIBE: Three new genre-specific sites have been added to the media group’s gaming network:
FPStribe.com,
3DStribe.com and comic book-style games site
Kapowgames.com.
505 GAMES: Zumba Fitness will arrive on PS3 Move and Wii on February 4th.
MAD CATZ: In MCV’s 2010 Retail Survey the Turtle Beach headsets were incorrectly described as Lygo-distributed products. They were in fact distributed by Mad Catz. From January 1st, 2011, Lygo will distribute them, as Mad Catz begins offering its Tritton brand of ProGaming headsets instead.
Bumper year for BioWare
Developer’s ‘best is still to come’ 2011 trio: Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Star Wars MMO by Christopher Dring
2011 WILL be a landmark 12 months for developer BioWare as it prepares three big titles for the year. The EA-owned developer announced Mass Effect 3at Spike Video Game Awards last weekend, and revealed it will arrive in time for Christmas. It will follow hot on the heels of the firm’s highly anticipated MMO, Star Wars: The Old Republic. But before all that the studio will release Dragon Age IIon March 11th. It is the sequel to the 2008 smash hit Dragon Age: Origins, which is EA and BioWare’s most successful new IP launch on record. “Dragon Age: Originswas an immense success for us at both BioWare and EA,”
Mass Effect 3 will be released in time for Christmas 2011
said global senior product manager David Silverman. “To date, Dragon Age:
Originsis EA and BioWare’s most successful new IP launch ever. The team has spent countless hours trying to create a rich, dark fantasy world that people can escape to and shape in their
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SONY plans to expand the range of retail titles that are available to download on the PlayStation Store. PSN content manager
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Ross McGrath told MCV that consumers can expect to see more titles added following continuing strong digital sales of Warhawk and Burnout Paradise. “It’s likely you will start to see older titles migrate to
digital as they reach the end of their natural life cycle at retail,” he said. “This can provide games with a new lease of life.”
Dragon Age: Origins is EA and BioWare’s most successful new IP launch ever. David Silverman, EA
own image. And to see the sales results as strong as they were, especially given the crowded holiday window, we are both humbled and inspired. “It is our hope that we are able to continue establishing Dragon Agein the RPG space and eventually play a major role in redefining it.” Mass Effect 3was the headline reveal at the VGAs last weekend, and BioWare’s co-founder Ray Muzyka is confident the game will live up to the plaudits Mass Effect 2received when it arrived last January. “At BioWare, we are always driving ourselves to improve and I firmly believe our best work is still ahead of us,” he said. EA: 01483 463000
More on-demand retail hits due for PSN
retail releases would benefit the Store going forward. He said: “Our first party PSP titles are already released simultaneously on the store and at retail in order to reach all PSP users. “For some products, it will
Recent titles to hit PSN
include Assassin’s Creed and 2009’s Red Faction: Guerrilla. McGrath also suggested that simultaneous digital and
make sense for publishers to provide digital content at the same time as boxed product. This can benefit both distribution channels and grow the market.” Sony: 020 7859 5000
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