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Sony must make online security a new priority, Culture Minister Ed Vaizey has said in response to the PlayStation Network data breach. But he insisted the Government would not interfere with the Information Commissioner’s Office on whether to fine Sony. Clearly, as more and more companies move their products online …
Read More »Konami profits drop 3%
Japanese publisher Konami generated YEN 12.9bn (98m) in profit for its financial year ending March 31st 2011, a three per cent drop from last year’s YEN 13.3bn (101m). Net revenues fell 1.6 per cent year-on-year from YEN 262.1bn (2bn) to YEN 258bn (1.9bn). This is across its overall business. In …
Read More »New Alien game from Creative Assembly
A brand new title in the Alien video game franchise has been confirmed this morning, MCV can reveal. In development at Sega owned studio Creative Assembly, at this stage it’s simply being described as an "action title". The developer has told MCV that it maintains an "open mind" about which …
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Read More »Prepaid 3DS cards spotted at retail
Nintendo may not have launched the 3DS eShop yet, but some US retailers are already selling credit for the virtual store. Joystiq and its readers have spotted Nintendo 3DS Prepaid Cards on sale at various branches of Best Buy, including Merced, California and New York City. The cards are only …
Read More »Creative Assembly working on new Alien game
Sega confirms new action title from Total War dev; Next-gen release a possibility; Platforms undecided
Read More »Resident Evil: The Mercenaries due July
Upcoming action shooter Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D will hit UK stores in July on 3DS. Publisher Capcom and format holder Nintendo have signed a deal which will see the latter handle sales, marketing and distribution for the game across Europe. This was also the case for 3DS launch title …
Read More »OPINION: MW3 vs Battlefield
Blur vs Oasis. Tyson vs Bruno. Now Battlefield vs Call of Duty. The best bitter rivalries in entertainment and culture are the ones most fiercely fought, but where one can’t survive without the other to validate it. Or one can’t survive without the other to generate coverage for it. At …
Read More »The Battle Lines Are Drawn
So Call of Duty’s dominance is only underlined by EA’s serious bid to dethrone it. Is EA bold enough to deploy Battlefield on the same day as Call of Duty? No one’s too sure. I bet top brass at EA aren’t too sure just yet. For all the talk of …
Read More »Xperia Play coming to O2 in June
O2 has announced it will begin stocking the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play at the start of June. The PlayStation-certified phone was originally due for release on April 1st, but the mobile phone provider delayed it after discovering a number software bugs. It turns out these will be fully resolved very …
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