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Though we are still waiting for the appearance of OnLive’s long-awaited gaming app, the company will this Thursday release a new iPad app that brings the Windows 7 desktop to the device. Called OnLive Desktop, the software provides instant, streaming access to programmes such as Microsoft Word, Excel and Powerpoint. …
Read More »Kinect sells 18m, arrives on PC next month
At CES in Las Vegas, Steve Ballmer’s keynote speech finally revealed a concrete global sales number for Kinect – 18m units. After shifting an impressive 8m units in its first few weeks on the market, the device went on to sell just a further 2m in the months up until …
Read More »GAME could face lender action as UK Xmas sales plunge 17.6%
A UK and Ireland Christmas sales slump of 17.6 per cent for the eight weeks ending January 7th has lead GAME to admit that it might have to rely on the good will of lenders to survive. Described by BBC Radio 5’s Breakfast programme this morning as the worst UK …
Read More »Sony shifts 6.5m PlayStation consoles over Christmas
In excess of 6.5m PlayStation consoles were sold worldwide in the period between November 18th to December 31st, Sony has estimated. Of those sales the new PlayStation Vita contributed half a million units following its Japanese launch on December 17th. Sony added that over 70 Vita games are currently in …
Read More »Mobile ads will become the key monetisation model
The app payment landscape is changing, says Inneractive, and charging for apps is becoming increasingly risky
Read More »US firm buys control of Jagex
Insight Venture Partners now owns 55%; R&D investment pulls FY11 profits to £6.7m
Read More »Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition revealed
Warner Bros Interactive has announced a new version of its 2011 fighting game Mortal Kombat. Called Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, the SKU includes all of the DLC that has been released for the title since it arrived on consoles. That means that on the disc gamers will find four new …
Read More »FEATURE: 25 Tips for the Young Games Journalist
Last year I became theproud recipient of a Games Media Legend Award. It was also my 25th year since I began working ingames journalism. So I felt the weird urge to write 25 tips for the young games journalist, based almost entirely on the mistakes I’ve made over the last …
Read More »Twisted Metal UK release date confirmed
PlayStation 3 exclusive Twisted Metal will arrive in the UK on February 17th, Sony has told MCV. The destructive driving game is the latest in Sony’s long-running franchise, which first arrived on the original PlayStation in 1995. The new Twisted Metal was previously scheduled to arrive in October last year …
Read More »Christmas sales climb 10% at GameStop
GameStop has defied the odds by posting an impressive increase in sales of new games for the Christmas period – showing up retailers in the UK who failed to do the same. New game sales were up 9.9 per cent year-on-year for the nine weeks ending December 31st, with the …
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