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Acclaimed joystick manufacturer HORI is to release a keyboard and mouse peripheral for PS3. Destructoid reports that the device has been given a US release date of November 1st and will retail for $99. The accessory comes in two parts – the first, a single hand 11-button mini-keyboard complete with …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Forza 4 speeds past FIFA 12
Microsoft’s race simulator Forza Motorsport 4 has debuted at No.1 in the UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. It was a close-run race with EA’s FIFA 12, however, with Microsoft’s game claiming the top spot by just 700 units thanks to a 62 per cent week-on-week drop …
Read More »Peter Moore keynotes the EB Expo
TheCOO of EA, Peter Moore, has made a personal appearance at Australia’s biggest ever games event EB Expo to deliver a keynote address. His talk spent a considerable amount of time recounting the path games have trodden to get to where they are today, reminiscing about the pre-console FPS days, …
Read More »Star Wars: Old Republic release date brought forward
It took an age for us to actually get a release date for Star Wars: The Old Republic, and now EA has brought the game forward in Europe. Joystiq reports that BioWare’s MMO will now be released in Europe on the same day it arrives in the US – December …
Read More »Aussie retailers break Batman: Arkham City release date
The Australian arm of video games retailer Electronics Boutique has begun selling Warner Interactive’s Batman: Arkham City a day ahead of its official release in the territory. And as a result, rival GAME has also gone live with its sales of the title on its website. The move was brazenly …
Read More »FEATURE: Exponential growth
The fourth Eurogamer Expo drew record crowds and nabbed big game exclusives.We speak to MD Rupert Loman and publishers about the show’s rapid growth. For years companies have struggled to get an annual consumer video games show up and running in the UK. Yes, the European Computer Trade Show was …
Read More »Lenovo is now the world’s second biggest PC manufacturer
Chinese manufacturer Lenovo has surpassed Dell to become the world’s number two PC maker according to data from research analysts IDC and Gartner. IDC data reported that the firm shipped 12.6 million units in the last quarter, capturing 13.7 per cent market share. Lenovo boss Yuanqing Yang said the firm …
Read More »US games market down again
The US video games market suffered yet another month of decline in September, according to the latest data from NPD. Its overall value fell six per cent year-on-year to $1.16bn. Console hardware suffered a nine per cent drop to $349m. Microsoft once again bossed the market selling 438k Xbox 360 …
Read More »Deus Ex DLC gets priced, dated
The first DLC for Square Enix’s highly successful Deus Ex: Human Revolution, called The Missing Link, has been given a release date of October 18th. It will cost 1200 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or 8.99 on the PlayStation Network and PC. The content details exactly what happened to protagonist …
Read More »MCV GameTime: Industry TV advertising monitor (wk ending Sept 25th)
We look at recent TV advertising activity for games and the leading campaigns from September. This is provided by specialist communication firmGeneration Mediawhich focuses on the entertainment and leisure industries. Another week of year-on-year decline has resulted in the year-to-date growth figure being revised downwards again to 13 per cent. …
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