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Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has spoken on how online services have driven the expansion of the PlayStation business, and has implied that Sony is set to push the PSN service on other devices. We will be expanding the PlayStation Network to hardware other than the PS3,” he said in …
Read More »Fourth splinter group rises from Ensembles ashes
Two ex-ensemble programmers have together started their own independent development group, Newtoy. The news marks the fourth independent studio that has formed from the infamous Ensemble closure at the hands of owning company Microsoft. The platform holder’s decision to close down Ensemble – a revered development veteran responsible for the …
Read More »Charlie Brooker producing new games TV show
Is gaming finally getting a decent, grown-up national TV show in the UK? Almost 15 years after Dominic Diamond graced our screens on GamesMaster, it has been confirmed Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker is working on a new TV show called Gameswipe which is being produced by Endemol-owned Zeppotron. Brooker was …
Read More »Codemasters: Ashes will be sporting event of the summer
Ashes Cricket 2009 for PS3, 360 and PC is set to be one of this summer’s key sporting titles, says Codemasters. The game will go up against a raft of big summer sports titles including EA Grand Slam Tennis, Tiger Woods, Wii Sports Resort and Virtua Tennis 2009. The Ashes …
Read More »Pokemon duo on for DS remake
Ahead of the rumour mill reaching fever point, Nintendo has reportedly confirmed that legendary Pokemon pair Heart Gold and Soul Silver are to be remade for DS.IGN reports that both games, which were initially released for Game Boy Colour in 2000, will feature a number of enhancements alongside the obligatory …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed 2 gets UK TV premiere this weekend
The release date may be some time off, but that’s not stopping Ubisoft’s plans to promote Assassin’s Creed 2 – the game’s first trailer will debut on UK TV this weekend. Broadcast on Five during movie The Da Vinci Code, the promotional push consists of a teaser and full trailer. …
Read More »Capcom FY profit rises 3.3%
Capcom’s net income for the full year to March 31st, 2009 jumped 3.3 per cent to 8,063 million yen, the firm has reported. Net sales increased to 91,878 million yen, up 10.6% from the previous year. Operating income increased to 14,618 million yen, up 11.4 per cent, whilst ordinary income …
Read More »Blu-ray player sales picking up pace
Whether Blu-ray’s rise to ascendancy will gather the required pace needed before the mainstream adaptation of digital movie downloads arrives is yet to be seen, but sales of HD discs players have performed well year-on-year. TechRadar reports that annual Blu-ray player sales climbed 72 per cent in 2008 in North …
Read More »Supermarket battle hots up as Somerfield enters the fray
Somerfield has unveiled a shock warplan to become a leading games retailer – as fellow supermarkets Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s aggressively expand their buying teams in a bid to grab more market share. In yet another new route to market for UK publishers, The Co-operative, which bought Somerfield for 1.5 …
Read More »Capcom: Console quality hurting arcade business
Publisher deems difference between console and arcade quality as â??negligibleâ??
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