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Toshiba has unveiled what it claims are the world’s first LCD TVs that allow viewers to watch in 3D without the need for special glasses. The new REGZA GL1 series consists of the 20-inch 20GL1 and the 12-inch 12GL1. Both products will be available in Japan from the end of …
Read More »FIFA 11 enjoys record UK launch
As well as claiming the top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week, FIFA 11 has also set a new sales benchmark for the series. As well as enjoying FIFA’s best ever week one, the game also enjoyed the third strongest launch week ever in …
Read More »Nintendo reveals star-studded marketing push
Platform holder Nintendo has lined up a string of family-friendly faces to promote its wares in the UK this Q4. Acclaimed actress Dame Helen Mirren has been drafted in to promote Wii Fit Plus, while reality TV pop group JLS will be the faces of Wii Party. The latter’s first …
Read More »Wii in one-in-three UK households
Tucked away in its news release concerning its star-studded celebrity marketing campaign for Wii and DS this Christmas, Nintendo has also revealed a juicy statistic. Chart-Track numbers reportedly show that one in three UK households now owns a Wii console, illustrating the remarkable extent to which the motion-controlled device has …
Read More »Ubisoft plans Brazilian cut-backs
South American operations to wind down after performance disappointments
Read More »Livingstone urges survey support
Eidos life president Ian Livingstone has made an appeal for developers to contribute towards an ambitious talent survey that hopes to show the UK Government the value of the national games industry as an employer. The survey has been conceived to help to inform an independent review into how to …
Read More »3DS to automatically block pirates
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has stated that the 3DS will automatically download firmware updates – a method that the exec hopes will help combat Nintendo’s handheld piracy problems. Andriasang reports that the functionality will be included as part of the SpotPass feature set, which allows 3DS machines to autonomously connect …
Read More »Excitement blamed for high 3DS RRP
Speaking to analysts yesterday, Nintendo president Saturo Iwata admitted one curious reason for the comparatively high price of the Nintendo DS handheld – the enthusiasm with which it was greeted Andriasang says Iwata told the audience that the price was set by considering a number of factors, including reactions to …
Read More »Xbox Live gets MSN content
Xbox 360 owners have been given access to MSN editorial content today. Microsoft has integrated its MSN entertainment news portal onto the Xbox Live Dashboard. It will sit in the Inside Xbox area. Only gold subscribers will be able to view the new editorial channels which provide news in the …
Read More »FIFA 11 for 97p
UK supermarket Asda will at midnight tonight begin selling FIFA 11 for just 97p. The price is available for anyone willing to trade-in one of either Halo reach, Dead Rising 2 or F1 2010 and applies to both the Xbox 360 and PS3 SKUs. In addition, the game will be …
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