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A brand new 320GB Red PS3 console will be released in the UK at the beginning of May. As well as the high-capacity console it will also include a red Dualshock 3 controller. It can currently be pre-ordered at three retailers. Amazon is asking 249.99 for the machine, which it …
Read More »Syndicate sales "hurt" by GAME instability
Developer Starbreeze has claimed that the recent instability at retailer GAME hurt” the sales of its recent shooter Syndicate. Syndicate was released in late February and was only temporarily stocked in the UK’s leading games retailers GAME and Gamestation following the collapse of terms with publisher EA. Although EA is …
Read More »RUMOUR: Apple console in the works
Parts of the internet went mental at the weekend after it was revealed that Apple boss Tim Cook had visited the offices of Steam owner Valve. But talk of a possible acquisition was wide of the mark. However, Cult of Mac claims to have word on the true reason behind …
Read More »Zattikka goes public as first UK social games flotation
British social games outfit Zattikka has floated on the London Stock Exchange this morning. The firm, founded by former Virgin games execs Tim Chaney (president) and Mark Opzoomer (CEO), has a target market cap of 22m on its first day of trading, with shares opening at 1 each. Its ticker …
Read More »Valve IS making hardware… but it’s not a console
In a very un-Valve-like move, the Seattle-based Half-Life 2 creator has revealed all of its plans for its mysterious new hardware project. But the rumours were wrong. Valve is not making a games console or under-the-TV PC box. It is, in fact, developing some sort of wearable computer. Writing on …
Read More »EA denies lay-off reports
Publisher EA has denied an unsubstantiated report claiming that it is on the verge of announcing between 500-1,000 job losses after the story spread like the wildfire across the internet this morning. StartupGrind claims to have confirmation of the claims and says that lower-than-expected sales of Star Wars: The Old …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA Street returns to the top spot
EA has made good on its temporary loss of the No.1 spot last week by bouncing back to claim the top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Last week’s No.1, Microsoft’s Kinect Star Wars, whose sales fell over 50 per cent week-on-week, has to settle for …
Read More »Familiar names plot Indian games push
The games industry’s biggest names are currently plotting a path into one of the fastest growing regions in the world of modern gaming. Key distributors in India include Milestone Interactive (who handlefirst party PlayStation games, EA, Namco Bandai and Capcom), E-Xpress Interactive (Ubisoft, Sega, THQ, Bethesda, Square-Enix, Warner Bros, Take-Two …
Read More »Call of Duty appears to have peaked
It remains the powerhouse IP of modern console gaming, but figures suggest that Activision’s mighty Call of Duty IP is in decline. Gamasutra reports that life-to-date sales of last year’s Modern Warfare 3 are tracking behind those enjoyed by predecessor Black Ops by an estimated 4.2 per cent. In March …
Read More »FarmVille sequel could be on the way
A sequel to Zynga’s farming simulation social network game FarmVille is apparently in the works. The info comes about according to advertiser Alex Harvey’s rsum (via Superannuation), which claims a successful pitch for FarmVille 2 while working with Zynga as a client. The work was done sometime between January 2011 …
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