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It’s as you were at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week with Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 spending its third week at the top of the listings despite a 32 per cent week-on-week drop in sales. You can read the full Top …
Read More »Live fees preventing 360 iPlayer
With dedicated BBC iPlayer apps already available on both the PS3 and Wii, it has been claimed that Microsoft has held talks with the BBC to bring an Xbox 360 version of the TV tool to its console. However, it seems that the fact that Xbox Live is paid-for service …
Read More »Xbox Live app launches for iPhone
A new iPhone application has launched that allows users to access their Xbox Live account through their Apple device. 360 Live is an unofficial app that enables Xbox gamers to manage their gamertags and friend requests, send and receive messages, check the games history and achievements of their own account …
Read More »Rare hints at Natal Killer Instinct
Rare studio head Mark Betteridge has strongly indicated that a new Killer Instinct game could be developed for Natal. Street Fighter IV looked great and they’ve done a great job, and I’m a big fan of those products, but with KI we want to do something different rather than go …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: FLIPS
Click here for the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to the biggest games set to hit shelves soon. This week, we look at EA’s Flips range, which brings classic series of children’s books to DS owners. Not only does each card contain a variety of …
Read More »Call Of Duty series tops 55 million sales
The Call Of Duty series has surpassed 55 million unit sales to date worldwide, taking a whopping $3 billion in retail sales in the process. That’s according to a combination of data from The NPD Group, ChartTrack, GfK and internal Activision estimates, released today by the publisher. The series has …
Read More »BioWare: ‘PS3 a key platform
BioWare co-founder Greg Zeschuk has outlined a revised strategy for PS3 development, stating that Sony’s console is now a key platform”. The EA-owned outfit has hitherto built its reputation with games for Microsoft’s Windows and Xbox platforms. Titles such as Knights of the Old Republic and Mass Effect have often …
Read More »Future trialling website paywalls
Future Publishing has revealed that it is trialling paywalls on its websites – to discover how much its online consumers are willing to pay for content. Future CEO Stevie Spring said that the firm produced ‘must-have, very special content’, which consumers were more willing to pay for than national or …
Read More »Woolies expects Xmas games boost
Home shopping and online retail giant Shop Direct anticipates a strong Christmas for games after tripling its share in the software market. The firm, which bought the rights to the Woolworths brand earlier this year, has bolstered its games offer in 2009 with an even bigger range of products. It …
Read More »Hornby commits to EA tie-in
Hornby has revealed it will be bringing more Electronic Arts properties to toy shelves in 2010. The company is already seeing strong sales from its Need For Speed Scalextric range, which launched in July, and is now working on additional joint ventures with the games publisher. The Need For Speed …
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