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Rumours and speculation have been rife for many weeks now, but MCV can reveal that Sony is clearing PS3 hardware stock from the channel ahead of what is expected to be a new price point introduced from early September. A press conference at the Gamescom event in Cologne next Tuesday …
Read More »Expo gathers shape
Consumer games site Eurogamer has announced the addition of four major publishers to the line-up for its upcoming Expo 2009 scheduled for this October. Fresh on board are Sony, Microsoft, EA and Ubisoft, all of whom will be bringing playable titles. Publishers already signed up include Eidos, Sega, Capcom, Konami, …
Read More »Football Manager 2010 dated
Sports Interactive’s Football Manager 2010 will hit PC and Mac on October 30th, alongside Football Manager Handheld 2010 on PSP. Last year’s entry in the series spent 22 weeks at the top of the ChartTrack PC charts and sold well over 1 million copies, and for this year’s games Sports …
Read More »EA on the hunt for smaller acquisitions
Publisher loses interest in high-profile, blockbuster buyouts
Read More »Mad Catz to release Modern Warfare 2 accessories
Mad Catz has announced it will be releasing a range of accessories based on Activision Blizzard’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Under a new agreement with Activision, the company will release officially branded controllers and other peripherals on all formats alongside the game when it releases in November. We …
Read More »No western release for Dragon Quest IX?
Square Enix has yet to decide whether or not it will release Dragon Quest IX in western markets. The DS RPG made its debut last month in Japan, but the publisher has yet to confirm it will be released in the US or Europe, according to VG247. Dragon Quest IX …
Read More »Blaze unveils retro handheld
Retro gaming and accessory specialist Blaze has unveiled its new handheld gaming system, named the Dingoo A320. The console offers emulation of a number of retro systems, and doubles up as an MP3 player, movie viewer and FM radio. Complete with a 16 million colour 2.8" LCD screen, a 4GB …
Read More »US: DSi breaks sales records
Nintendo of America has revealed that the DSi, its third iteration of its twin-screened handheld hit, sold 1.7m units in its first three months on sale in North America – the best performance from a Nintendo machine in recent times. The original DS sold just under 1.38m in the same …
Read More »Sony headhunting talent at â??Get in the Game’
Second annual game-commissioning event set for September
Read More »The Hut: Well raise sales by 800%
The Hut has vowed to become Europe’s No.1 online retailer, following a multi-million pound investment and a string of high profile new recruits. The firm plans to extend its white label business globally, with a target of increasing its turnover by 800 per cent from 25 million to 200 million …
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