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Consumers can expect to pay full-whack for Bungie’s upcoming Halo 3: ODST upon its release in September following Microsoft’s decision to back-track on its initial statement claiming that the game would be a budget standalone expansion release. At the time of those statements, the overall scope of Halo 3: ODST …
Read More »US: GameStop bags Halo exclusive
GameStop has gained exclusive rights to the Halo 3: ODST Collector’s Pack. The American retail giant will be the only company to offer the bundle in the US, although Joystiq reports the pack will be made available in other regions at participating retailers. The Collector’s Pack includes a copy of …
Read More »NPD: Wii sets US sales record
The US video games market may well be starting to struggle in the face of the global recession, but Nintendo is undoubtedly fairing best in the face of economic instability as Wii sails past yet another significant sales milestone. Since its release a mere 31 months ago the Wii has …
Read More »US: Tiger Woods series tops $500,000,000
EA Sports’ Tiger Woods series has generated more than $500,000,000 in sales in the US to date. The figure was revealed by NPD analyst Anita Frazier’s Twitter feed, and comes in the wake of the latest release in the best-selling franchise, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10. Tiger Woods video games …
Read More »Natal launch to rival Xbox 360’s
Microsoft is promising the launch of Project Natal will be on a similar scale to that of the Xbox 360. In an interview with Kotaku, the company’s head of long-term Xbox 360 strategy Shane Kim hinted that the debut of the motion-sensitive peripheral will be comparable to the launch of …
Read More »Microsoft renames Community Games, updates XNA
Xbox Live Indie Games unveiled as XNA 3.1 adds avatar support, video playback and more
Read More »NPD: Hardware suffers sharp dip
Mirroring the overall decline seen in the US video games market in May, hardware sales for the period suffered a sharp fall – year-on-year sales of consoles dropped 30 per cent, hitting $302,500. Software was on the decline, too, albeit by a lesser extent. Compared to May 2008 total software …
Read More »NPD: Big US market declines in May
May proved to be another tough month for US games retailer with market research body NPD stating that the market suffered a 23 per cent year-on-year drop in revenue in the period. Sales reached $863.3m – significantly down on the $1.12 generated in May 2008 and the first time the …
Read More »First ever all-party games group formed
Over 20 MPs and Lords on hand to provide a forum for discussion on how the industry can be aided
Read More »Government ratings decision due next week
Labour will announce the new industry standard age classification system on Tuesday next week (June 16th) as part of its Digital Britain report, MCV can reveal. The news comes 12 months after the publication of the Government’s Byron Review, which recommended that the BBFC’s powers be increased in a hybrid …
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