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Despite this week’s ruling that saw the illegalisation of nearly all devices aimed at allowing the running of homebrew and pirated games on the Nintendo DS, MCV has confirmed that some outlets are still selling the accessories. Though many of the links that come up in a Google search for …
Read More »Ballmer: iPad sold more than I’d like
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told financial analysts that tablet computers were a "job one urgency" for the company. Despite the company recently becoming a licensee of CPU-designer outfit ARM, Ballmer said that the company is focusing on tablet computers based on Intel CPUs running the Windows 7 operating system. The …
Read More »Sony dismisses 3.41 firmware concerns
The recent 3.41 firmware update for the PS3 is not behind some reported problems some owners are claiming to have when trying to upgrade the hard drive in their consoles, Sony has said. Several users on the US PlayStation forums had reported issues when trying to download the 3.41 software …
Read More »Koch denies Playlogic claims
Koch media has rubbished claims that it owes publisher and developer Playlogic €1.7m in unpaid bills. The Dutch company made the allegation after filing for bankruptcy earlier this week. The pair entered into an agreement last year that was supposed to see Koch distributing Playlogic’s titles in a number of …
Read More »Nordic and Namco back GMAs
Namco Bandai and Nordic Games have become the latest publishers to support this year’s Games Media Awards at the Bloomsbury Ballroom on Thursday, October 14th. Both will be helping the winners celebrate and the losers drown their sorrows by pushing singing and drinking to the top of the After Show …
Read More »Koch counters pay accusations
German-based publisher, developer and distributor denies claim it failed to pay Playlogic â?¬1.7m
Read More »GamesAid Cricket Challenge Cup
GamesAid will be teaming up with Sega for its first annual Cricket Challenge Cup. The event takes place on London’s Kew Green on September 8th. Four teams will compete in 10/10 matches, with the aim of raising 2,000 for GamesAid. The four teams are: Sega All-Stars, captained by John Clark; …
Read More »Sega sales up despite ‘weak market
Sega Sammy has posted an operating income of 14,951 million YEN (110.8m/$173m) for the three months ending March 31st, 2011. It’s a significant increased compared to the 7,820 million (58m/$90.6m) YEN loss the firm reported in the financial first quarter last tear, The firm’s net income was 7,036 million YEN …
Read More »Daily Mail slams unkind iPad owners
In a report that has very much caught the attention of UK Twitter users this morning, a remarkable story on The Daily Mail’s website has stated that the typical person who has bought Apple’s latest gadget is unkind and has little empathy for others”. Citing a survey conducted by personality …
Read More »Microsoft reveals UK Kinect tour
Those wanting to try Kinect before deciding whether or not to invest in the device this Q4 will now get the chance thanks to five dates announced as part of a new UK tour. The sampling program will visit Alton Towers, Chessington World of Adventures, London Zoo, The Thames Festival …
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