[Update] The news of a PS3 Skyrim title update has since been confirmed with patch notes, as well as an ETA for PC and Xbox 360 players - details over here. [End of Update]

It’s being reported by users on the official Bethesda Softworks forum that the long-awaited patch for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is now available for PlayStation 3 gamers.

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In a report on VGChartz (i.e. not an official source), the site claims that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 has managed to sell over nine million units on day one of sale, making it by far the best selling game in the series, as well as the biggest selling videogame and entertainment property ever.

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According to a recent report on industry site TechCrunch, casual games giant PopCap Games is in the process of being acquired by an unknown buyer for over $1 billion.

PopCap Games would be known to most any gamer, ‘hardcore’ or ‘casual,’ for web, PC, console and portable games such as Bejeweled, Zuma, Peggle and Plants VS Zombies, and thanks to the company’s ability to release hit after hit is able to earn revenues in the range of $100 to 150 million annually, according to sources.

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Following the riotous success of the first multiplayer map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, First Strike, a second content update for Activision and Treyarch’s military-themed first-person shooter was always on the cards.

Thanks to an advertisement put out by the Australian arm of retailer GAME, we may have just got our first glimpse at this future package.

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[Update] Developer Victory Games has since been officially revealed, with a new Command & Conquer game announced!

Visit the official Command & Conquer website for a couple new details.

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Internet denizens VE3D were quick enough to capture information on a new EA-owned studio this morning thanks to the revelation of a site called CnCStage.com, which initially announced the existence of a new developer, Victory Games.

What’s the purpose of this studio? Why, to make new Command & Conquer games, of course.

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According to a post on consumer site NPack.de, an initial list of publishers and developers set to exhibit their wares at this year’s gamescom event in Cologne, Germany has been revealed, with big hitters Electronic Arts, Nintendo and Ubisoft scheduled to make an appearance.

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According to videogame consumer website Nintendo Everything, a follow-up to last year’s Wii-exclusive first-person shooter The Conduit is currently in the works, and has been revealed in the latest issue of Nintendo Power.

Amongst the most intriguing details for The Conduit 2, currently in development at original developer High Voltage, is that the game is set in the fabled sunken city of Atlantis, as well as locations such as Siberia, Agartha (another legendary setting) and Washington D.C.

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On March 6th 2010 (also known as ‘last week Saturday’), a group of like-minded individuals, professional and enthusiast software developers alike, all passionately interested in disciplines related to the development of computer and videogames, gathered at an undisclosed location (CTI’s campus in Durban North… 59 Adelaide Tambo Drive) to discuss their common interests in this exciting field.

Little did we (I) know that everyone would soon have their faces glued to their monitors and their hands stuck to their computer peripherals (some nice imagery there) in an effort to create a mini-game masterpiece in under eight hours.

At the beginning of the day, this garbage bin was empty. By the end of the day, it would be overflowing with discarded junk food wrappers and condiments - a diet of saturated fats and caffeine was our fuel.

The clock was ticking and there were games to be made.

Continue reading El33tonline’s Durban DevLAN March Report: Full of win or epic fail?

Convention organiser IDG World Expo has confirmed that the E for All consumer show is to be cancelled and will not recur in 2009.

After only two events at the Los Angeles Convention Centre, the E for All event will be scrapped, following the decision by IDG World Expo to focus on a reinvigorated, further reaching and, basically, bigger E3 next year in June. A comment from IDG:

“We want to thank all of our E for All partners for their support, and we encourage E for All exhibitors to participate in the E3 new event, which we believe will meet their needs as well as those of the industry at large.”

The E for All consumer show was thought of as a supplement to E3, which took place months before in the calendar year, providing an opportunity for the public to get hands-on time with new games as well as be exposed to new, up-and-coming games and technologies. R.I.P.

Somehow the E for All Event, a public game exhibition, flew under the radar of most publications this past weekend, operating very much on the down-low. Despite such a low-key function, the expo was able to attract 15 000 attendees over the weekend, which Chief Executive Officer of IDG World Expo, Mary Dolaher, calls “a true success.” Dolaher said:

“E for All 2008 was all about connecting great game companies with gamers and gamers with great games, and we’re happy to report that the event was a true success in this regard. In addition to welcoming back great exhibitors, celebrity gamers and partners from last year, we added a number of new programs and special features for 2008 which truly added to the excitement and energy of the show. We want to thank everyone who participated in E for All 2008 and helped make it such a success.”

The second event of its kind in as many years, held in Los Angeles, E for All is heralded as the public E3. It also just happened to coincide with South Africa’s very own game and technology event over the weekend, rAge.