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505 Games has confirmed that total UK sales of the Cooking Mama series have now hit 2m units. Furthermore, the brand has shifted 3.5m copies in all of Europe and a massive 12m across the world. It remains the best-selling third-party series on DS since its debut in 2006. The …
Read More »VIDEO: Michael Bay’s Need for Speed trailer
Have a game full of fast cars but need a man looking at a woman’s bum in your commercial? Yep, Michael Bay is definitely your man. EA has enlisted the help of the Bad Boys, Pearl harbour and Transformers director to piece together a short for its upcoming racer Need …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 price roundup – where’s cheapest?
It’s the biggest release of the year, and retail will tomorrow go to war to try and win as big a share of the mammoth Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 market as possible. Troubled retailer Best Buy has the best deal when it comes to catch-free low-price – 29.99. …
Read More »Bye-bye for Best Buy UK? Big box chain to close, says report
After a stop-start beginning and growing losses, Best Buy UK’s chain of 11 stores is likely to close says The Sunday Times. But the brand may live on – with Carphone Warehouse stores turned into ‘mini’ Best Buys. A report in the Sunday paper said that parent Carphone could make …
Read More »Other publishers wanted us, RedLynx claims
Studio blasé on losing independence after Ubisoft buyout
Read More »PSN exclusive Joe Danger jumps to XBLA
Move to Xbox could be good for Indies, says Hello Games man Sean Murray
Read More »INTERVIEW: Rob Cooper
2011 marks the firm’s 25th year in the business, but even without that, Ubisoft’s UK division has plenty to celebrate. Managing director Rob Cooper talks to MCV about notable achievements and an even more promising future… Obviously you’re celebrating 25 years of Ubi this year, but it’s worth celebrating your …
Read More »GamesAid names charity winners
UK video games charity GamesAid has named the six charities nominated for official support by the organisation’s membership. The lucky winners are Action for Kids, Jigsaw4u, Lifelites, Volunteer Centre Sutton: MAPS, SpecialEffect and The Willow Foundation. Each will receive a donation of 29k, which represents a 74 per cent year-on-year …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 sells for $1,725 on eBay
An early copy of Modern Warfare 3 for Xbox 360 was yesterday sold for an eye-watering $1,725 on auction site eBay. It is believed that the game is one of few that were accidentally sold early by US retailer Kmart. In total the game received a staggering 88 bids. And …
Read More »Alan Wake ditches retail for digital
Standalone title to be released on XBLA, says Microsoft's Larry Hryb
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