Monthly Archive: February 2012

Feb 29 2012

GAME cancels Mass Effect 3 pre-orders alongside other EA releases

Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector's Edition

GAME Group look to be in some trouble today after the news broke that they would not be stocking any EA published titles after Friday’s release of SSX.  The game retailer had some trouble with Metal Gear Solid at the start of February and had to stop taking pre-orders.  Things seem to have gone from …

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Feb 29 2012

Microsoft Releases Visual Studio 2011 Beta and Windows 8 Consumer Preview

Windows 8's new "Metro" start menu

Double the fun for developers and consumers today, as Microsoft launched the consumer preview of their new tablet-friendly Windows 8 OS, alongside the first beta of Visual Studio 2011, which will provide all the necessary tools for developers to get to grips with Win 8′s new “Metro” styling.