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Sega’s upcoming FPS Aliens Vs. Predator will arrive in Europe in February next year. As spotted by VG247, the game’s date has appeared on Sega’s official website, and will ship simultaneously on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Aliens Vs. Predator is developed by Rebellion and invites gamers to play as …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days dated
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days will be released in the UK on October 9th. The title is the first DS instalment in the long-running RPG series that combines the locations and characters of Final Fantasy and Disney, which has sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. 358/2 Days explores the story …
Read More »EA losses more than double
Electronic Arts has seen both its losses increase and its revenue fall for its fiscal Q1 ending June 30th 2009, with boss John Riccitiello admitting that the video games market has proved weaker than expected. Losses for the period climbed from $95m in the same period in 2008 to $234m …
Read More »Crytek will leave Germany if action games are banned
Potential ruling against violent games would drive out its biggest home-grown talent
Read More »It’s all a Blur
Bizarre Creations' Chris Pickford discusses his team's new racer
Read More »TV station looking for master Flash developer
E4 searching for promising young flash designer, Tiga welcomes initiative
Read More »New Final Fantasy ‘will rule PSP
Square Enix is confident that Dissidia Final Fantasy will outperform all of the series’ previous entries on PSP. The upcoming beat-‘em-up has already met success in Japan, and now the publisher is sure it will set new records in the UK, surpassing that of its predecessors such as the 2008 …
Read More »Exspect on the prowl for new partnerships
Gem-owned accessories specialist Exspect is reaching out to secure new retail and publishing partnerships, following the appointment of industry veteran Tracy Johnson in a business development role. The company has seen its market share steadily increase in the last few years, largely thanks to award-winning products on iPod and a …
Read More »New games packaging hits market
Shorewood.blueprint has launched two new DVD media packages for multiple disc releases: the ShoreStack and the ShoreTwin. The ShoreStack and the ShoreTwin have previously only been available from one supplier, so we are offering clients a choice of who to use at a competitive price,” said group marketing director Amanda …
Read More »JAPAN: DSi sales top 3m
Nintendo’s DSi has sailed past the 3m unit sales mark in Japan, Kotaku reports. In total the machine has sold 3,062,920 units as of August 2nd. It first went on sale in the region on November 1st last year. Total DS sales in the territory now stand at 27m. The …
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