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Modern Warfare 2 made a total of $310m in sales revenue across North America and the UK in its first day on sale. According to the latest figures from Activision, the game sold a whopping 4.7m units in the two territories across 24 hours. The news comes following confirmation that …
Read More »Xbox pirate ban hits headlines
Microsoft yesterday cut off up to one million 360 owners playing on modded consoles from Xbox Live. According to newspaper reports this morning – including a front page on Metro (pictured) – the platform holder has cracked down on gamers that have ‘violated their terms of use’. The Guardian reports …
Read More »Mythic not shutting down from EA layoffs
Studioâ??s executive producer assures the studio will go on
Read More »GAME sponsors next three BAFTA Awards
UK retail giant GAME will be the official sponsors of the next three BAFTA Games Awards. Having sponsored the 2009 event, the company has signed a three-year partnership deal with the British Academy, starting with the next awards ceremony, due to be held on March 19th, 2010. Following the success …
Read More »48 hours to Final Fantasy XIII reveal
Eager fans are counting down the minutes until Square Enix Europe unveils the latest Final Fantasy XIII trailer at the game’s official site. And the unveiling will bring with it, the publisher says, some big news about the title. The hotly-tipped RPG has been in development for a number of …
Read More »Take a bet on Modern Warfare 2
Following its jaw-dropping day one UK sales, online bookies PaddyPower have revealed a number of new Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 related bets including 1/3 odds on it going on to become the best selling video game of all time. Punters are now also able to bet on just …
Read More »â??IO Interactive has secret third projectâ??
Consumer site says the group has spent three years on a secret project
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 smashes day-one sales record
Activision sold 1.23 million copies of Modern Warfare 2 in the UK on the game’s first day on release, MCV can reveal. Incredibly, that’s double the number GTA IV sold through in its first 24 hours on shelves – making MW2 by far the fastest-selling video game in UK history. …
Read More »Kutaragi starts new company
The former chairman and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment, Ken Kutaragi, has established a new company in Tokyo. A report from Japanese news group Nikkei, brought to attention in a Kotaku report, claims that the new company is called ‘Cyber AI Entertainment’. Kutaragi, widely known as the ‘father of PlayStation’, …
Read More »New 360 Wireless Adapter dated
Microsoft has confirmed that its new Xbox 360 Wireless Network Adapter will be released in the UK on November 20th. The platform holder also told Eurogamer that the device will cost 59.99 – the same price as the current wi-fi adapter that has been available since the console’s launch. The …
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