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Rockstar has today confirmed the shock news that DS outing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be released on Sony’s PSP later this year. In line with Sony’s digital overhaul of the upcoming PSPgo, Chinatown Wars will be released both as a digital title and on UMD disc. We’re proud …
Read More »Rockstar to take Chinatown Wars to PSP
Highly praised low selling title redesigned for PSP and PSPgo owners
Read More »Secret Duke Nukem game allegedly in development
Update 1: â??Well knownâ?? developer working on 'Duke Begins', mid-2010 release now in dispute, project may be cancelled
Read More »MCV Retail Biz: This week’s charts and more
Is The Sim 3 still top of the All Formats chart, is Protoype holding its retail price and which retailer is slashing LEGO Indiana Jones? Check out this week’s MCV Retail Biz – the essential High Street guide. The latest edition of the guide is available now. The six-page supplement …
Read More »Apple blocks C64 iPhone emulator
Having reportedly been initially very keen on the project, Apple has slammed the brakes on the planned release of a fully operational and licensed Commodore 64 emulator for the iPhone. The app, which is developed by Manomio, includes a full-speed C64 emulator, auto-save functionality and both landscape and portrait support. …
Read More »Sony responds to Koticks PS3 outburst
Following Bobby Kotick’s extraordinary claim that his company, Activision Blizzard, may stop supporting the PS3, Sony has declined to volley back public mud and has instead offered a calm and measured response. "PlayStation has tremendous momentum coming out of E3,” said spokesperson Patrick Seybold, and we are seeing positive growth …
Read More »Importing unlikely to spook new Ghostbusters
Following confirmation that the US 360 edition of Ghostbusters will be region free, retail does not expect a rush to cash in on imports owing to the game’s UK PlayStation exclusivty. The game debuted at number four in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week. Though there is …
Read More »Warner Bros targets DS success
Publisher Warner hopes to achieve big sales on DS this year with new IP Lego Battles and Scribblenauts. For Lego Battles, the publisher is giving away free entry tickets for Legoland Windsor. The vouchers indicate that kids can get into Legoland for free for every full-paying adult, and Warner hopes …
Read More »IDEF and Gamescom aid Euro retail
This summer’s two most important European trade shows have tied up with MCV, as retail looks for local market updates following the global blitz that was E3. Whilst almost all the leading UK retailers visited the Los Angeles show, new product and marketing updates for buyers across Europe are eagerly …
Read More »Ballmer shoots down â??new 360â?? speculation
â??I confused the issue with my poorly chosen words.â?
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