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Atari’s online games division outperformed its console operations in the first half of the year, but were unable to prevent overall losses in revenue. For the six months ended September 30th, 2010, the publisher’s online games generated revenues of €12.9 million – a significant increase from the €1.8 million achieved …
Read More »Nintendo kicks off Winter Wonderland tour
A range of Wii games are being promoted at two key UK cities this Christmas. The firm will be showcasing games at family-friendly Winter Wonderland events in Edinburgh and Cardiff, which run from late November 2010 to early January 2011. A ‘Wii Join the Party’ stand will feature a range …
Read More »Iwata: Retailers ready to showcase 3DS
The big hardware launch of the moment may be Microsoft’s Kinect – but plans are moving quickly for Nintendo’s 3DS. Speaking during a recently investors Q&A, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata shrugged off a suggestion that initial shipment figures of 4m hardware and 15m software units were too high. He said …
Read More »Dev victory as Microsoft promotes indie store
The XBLIG rack quietly returned to the front of the shop
Read More »What Harmonix thinks of Guitar Hero
There’s no doubting that Guitar Hero and Rock Band are the two major players in the music games market. However, speaking to MCV Alex Rigopulos, the boss of current Rock Band developer and Guitar Hero creator Harmonix, has claimed that battling with the franchise his studio created doesn’t rouse him. …
Read More »MGS Rising unlikely to arrive next year
The next instalment in the Metal Gear Solid series on consoles is unlikely to be released until 2012, according to online reports. Kotaku claims that Metal Gear Solid: Rising, which is set some time between the events of the second and fourth instalments in the series, will not make it …
Read More »LGC 2010: ‘Tough times ahead’ for PSP and DS devs
Bigpoint boss says Rise of smartphones will cause pain for traditional firms - and iOS is already stealing users
Read More »LGC 2010: PSN/XBLA shops as crowded as App Store’
App Store devs routinely claim that Apple’s great games ocean is difficult to be discovered in, yet a GameStop exec believes the PlayStation and Xbox’s digital platforms provide the same difficulties. Chris Petrovic, head of GameStop’s digital business, said that the issue of discoverability cannot be underestimated”. If you start …
Read More »Spend it like Beckham
EA UK has spent over 3m on its David Beckham-fronted Sports Active 2 ad push. And that number doesn’t include the fee paid to the England football superstar. EA hopes that Becks can help its big budget fitness title become the must-own workout product this Christmas. The first TV ad …
Read More »Youth event to attract 50,000 consumers
A new consumer show aimed at youngsters and families is expected to pull in 50,000 visitors, and games will play a major role. The Young People’s Fringe festival kicks off next year on the weekend of June 18th and June 19th at Alexandra Palace, London. Consumers will be able to …
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