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Konami has announced that the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of PES 2012 will be released in the UK and Europe on October 14th. Notably, that’s two weeks after EA’s FIFA 12 hits retail. Dates for other formats will be released in the coming weeks. This year’s gimmicks include …
Read More »Doublesix turns to PSN and Steam for new project
Burn Zombie Burn sequel in development
Read More »Nintendo reports Q1 loss and cuts full-year profit expectation 82%
A slow start for the launch of the 3DS has bitten Nintendo hard. In its Q1 financials fro the period ending June 20th, the firm reported an operating loss of 7.7bn YEN ($483.6 million) and cut its annual profit forecast by 82 per cent from 175bn YEN to 37.7bn YEN. …
Read More »PS vita RAM cut won’t hurt studios – Novarama
'The first PSP had 32 MG of RAM and we have about ten times that now', says studio boss
Read More »3DS Euro price cut from August 12th, free games announced
Nintendo of Europe has confirmed it will be reducing the Europeantrade price of 3DS to retailers by around a third from 12thAugust 2011. The news is part of the hardware’s global trade price reduction initiative. Nintendo does not set the price for hardware or software in Europe so "the ultimate …
Read More »Nintendo cuts 3DS price
40 per cent has been knocked off the price of the Nintendo 3DS just five months after its launch – and similar cuts are on the way for Europe and the US. Nintendo, speaking in its quarterly financials today, said it was dropping the price after lower-than-expected sales of the …
Read More »FIFA the star as digital grows at EA
The traditional gaming sector’s current digital crusader, EA, has reported a stellar digital performance for its fiscal Q1 ending June 30th. Overall digital revenue for the period jumped 24 per cent year-on-year to $209m. Revenues for free-to-play and micro-transaction content climbed 32 per cent to $70m. Mobile and handheld content …
Read More »Snake Eater 3DS likely to miss 2011
It’s looking increasingly likely that Konami’s Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D will miss its 2011 release and slip instead to early 2012. VG247 has a roundup of a number of rumours suggesting this is the case. Australian and French Konami reps have apparently confirmed the slippage, while the US …
Read More »Now Namco Bandai adopts single-save 3DS games
A month after Capcom found itself in the limelight over its decision to prevent gamers erasing game information from 3DS title Resident Evil: Mercenaries, Namco Bandai has seemingly opted to pursue the same strategy. Now Wired reports that Namco Bandai’s upcoming 3DS title Pac Man & Galaga Dimensions will also …
Read More »Develop source: Xbox Soho studio turns to games
London based outfit working on new content for mainstream audiences
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