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28,772,303,165.695 – that’s the amount that a recent study by Japanese trade body The Computer Entertainment Suppliers Association reckons piracy has cost the global handheld video games industry.Andriasang reports that the number comes from the joint efforts of the Tokyo Game Show organisers and Tokyo University’s Baba Lab and relates …
Read More »THQ names next Red Faction
The sequel to under-rated sandbox action title Red Faction Guerrilla has finally been made official by publisher THQ. Called Red Faction Armageddon, the series sticks to its traditional Mars setting, but this time a failure of humanity’s terraforming equipment had forced humanity underground. Playing as Darius Mason – grandson of …
Read More »THQ names next Red Faction
The sequel to under-rated sandbox action title Red Faction Guerrilla has finally been made official by publisher THQ. Called Red Faction Armageddon, the series sticks to its traditional Mars setting, but this time a failure of humanity’s terraforming equipment had forced humanity underground. Playing as Darius Mason – grandson of …
Read More »New iPhone to be revealed tonight
Though next week’s E3 is likely to bring with it a whole host of headline-grabbing announcements, few will be able to match the global news meltdown that will accompany Steve Jobs’ keynote tonight at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference. With iPad fever very much still in full effect, the …
Read More »New iPhone to be revealed tonight
Though next week’s E3 is likely to bring with it a whole host of headline-grabbing announcements, few will be able to match the global news meltdown that will accompany Steve Jobs’ keynote tonight at the Apple World Wide Developers Conference. With iPad fever very much still in full effect, the …
Read More »X Factor game confirmed
The X Factor game is real – and MCV can confirm that the publisher is Koch Media’s Deep Silver. We first exclusively uncovered the game last week – this morning Deep Silver publishing has confirmed it recently forged a deal with brand owner FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell’s production company SyCo. …
Read More »X Factor game confirmed
The X Factor game is real – and MCV can confirm that the publisher is Koch Media’s Deep Silver. We first exclusively uncovered the game last week – this morning Deep Silver publishing has confirmed it recently forged a deal with brand owner FremantleMedia and Simon Cowell’s production company SyCo. …
Read More »Sony and SE did nothing about bricked PS3s
PS3 manufacturer Sony and publisher Square Enix are being taken to court over claims that recent RPG release Final Fantasy XIII is causing the PlayStation console to stop working. Furthermore, the lawsuit filed by Californian gamer Daniel Wolf claims that both defendants are eminently aware of the damage being cause …
Read More »Sony and SE did nothing about bricked PS3s
PS3 manufacturer Sony and publisher Square Enix are being taken to court over claims that recent RPG release Final Fantasy XIII is causing the PlayStation console to stop working. Furthermore, the lawsuit filed by Californian gamer Daniel Wolf claims that both defendants are eminently aware of the damage being cause …
Read More »3DS close to 360 and PS3 quality
The victory of the DS over PSP in the current handheld generation proves amongst many things that graphics are not the be all and end all – so claims that the upcoming 3DS will boast processing power on par with current home consoles certainly raise eyebrows. IGN claims to have …
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