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Step aside, Davina – Zumba is the UK’s true fitness champion. The original Zumba Fitness has sold more copies year-to-date than the hit TV presenter’s latest workout DVD Ultimate Target. McCall’s latest sold 25,000 copies between January 1st and January 14th, according to data from The Official Charts Company. Zumba …
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Eve Online has been governed by players since 2003. Develop speaks to CCP about protests, economies and the PS3 invasion
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Tequila Works' debut title Deadlight to release on Xbox in summer
Read More »Christmas sales up for Xbox but profits fall
Microsoft revenues pass $4 billion for the holiday quarter
Read More »Skyrim update replaces dragons with… My Little Pony
Love Skyrim but think it could do with an injection of cuteness? By gosh, you’re in luck. An update for the latest Elder Scrolls title, as spotted by Eurogamer, is currently available on SkyrimNexus. Once installed players will find that the fearsome dragons that once tormented the land of Skyrim …
Read More »Rising Star readies five games for 3DS
Rising Star Games will unleash more than ten releases in the first half of 2012, including a new Harvest Moon. Five of these titles will be released on Nintendo 3DS, such as retro arcade game Bit.Trip Saga in Q1, fishing title Super Black Bass 3D and puzzler Cradle of Rome …
Read More »Free 3DS demos added to eShop
Nintendo 3DS owners will be able to download free game demos from tomorrow, starting with Resident Evil Revelations. Users can access the demo using the 3DS’ online eShop service, more than one week before the survival horror game hits shelves on Friday, January 27th. Platform holder Nintendo announced that demos …
Read More »Sony discusses the ‘irony’ of PSN hack
The president and CEO of SCE Andrew House has labelled last year’s high-profile hack on the PlayStation Network as ironic”. The statement comes as much of the internet – including most famously Wikipedia – have ceased operations for a day in protest at the proposed US legislation SOPA that is …
Read More »11 publishers accused of pursuing torrenting settlements
The names of nine publishers have been released in conjunction with claims that a fresh spate of anti-piracy lawsuits has emerged across Europe. The practise, which has been bullied out of court on numerous occasions, sees publishers contacting internet users with claims that their IP address has been used to …
Read More »"Pre-owned is pushing devs into digital"
Game publishing and development firms are finding sanctuary in digital distribution platforms because boxed retail is dependent on pre-owned sales schemes, industry veteran David Perry has said. Speaking today at the Cloud Gaming Europe event in London, Perry said companies like Gamestop are getting so good at selling used games, …
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