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Read More »New Mario and Sonic confirmed
Sega will publish a sequel to Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, based on the 2010 Winter Olympics. The title was confirmed to The Province by the Winter Olympics’ director of licensing Dennis Kim, while MCV understands an official announcement will be made later in the week. "Last year, …
Read More »FIFA 09 hosts 1.25m online games per day
EA has lifted the lid on a brand new multiplayer game mode called Ultimate Team that players of FIFA 09 on Xbox 360 and PS3 will be able to download from March 19th. The publisher says that over 141m games of FIA 09 have been played across Xbox 360 and …
Read More »iPhone Gaming the story so far
As part of CasualGaming.biz ‘s ongoing iPhone month, MCV’s sister site brings you the essential history of the iPhone and iPod Touch, and the devices’ rise to power and the industry-changing impact they have had on the casual gaming market. Click here to take a look at the feature.
Read More »Iwata: Expect a higher price point for DSi
Nintendo chief Satoru Iwata has confirmed that the DSi is still on course to launch in Europe and America in the next six months – but has added that the device will cost more than its predecessor the DS Lite. The DSi is the third iteration of Nintendo’s dual screen …
Read More »DS closes in on 9m UK sales
GfK-ChartTrack has revealed to MCV that the Nintendo DS is teetering on the edge of a nine-million installed base in the UK. And director Dorian Bloch said that he believed the imminent launch of successor the DSi will give those numbers yet more of a boost. He told MCV: We’re …
Read More »Three new colours for PSP-3000
Three new colour variations of Sony’s recently redesigned PSP are to hit UK retail over this month and next, SCEE has announced. Later this month the PSP-3000 will be made available in both Mystic Silver and Pearl White, whilst an additional Radiant Red model will be launched some time in …
Read More »amBX captures PS3 deal
Special effects hardware firm amBX this week took a step closer to wider acceptance after signing up as a tools provider for the PlayStation 3. The agreement with Sony Computer Entertainment means that amBX – which recently spun out of Philips via VC funding – can develop its light, sound …
Read More »GameFly purchases Shacknews
Online rental service GameFly has acquired the independent video games site Shacknews. The deal covers all of Shacknews’ related destinations, granting GameFly control over various websites and services including FileShack, a popular downloads site. GameFly has pledged to retain the current Shacknews staff and ethos, as well as improving the …
Read More »Ricitiello: Wii development is ‘a third to a fourth the cost’ of next-gen
EA CEO explains company's increased internal focus on Nintendo titles
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