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It’s common knowledge that Nintendo is the only current platform holder to have made a profit from its hardware from the off, and now a number has been put on that – $6. A report on Forbes reveals each Wii unit brings in an operating profit of $6 for Nintendo, …
Read More »Criterion reverses free DLC decision
Leading developer Criterion has reversed its decision to offer the upcoming Big Surf Island DLC, which will introduce a whole new island to the game along with a range of new vehicles, for free. Speaking on Criterion’s website, the studio stated: We’d mentioned in a previous podcast that this would …
Read More »Project Zero IV conjuring up PAL release
The Australian version of Official Nintendo Magazine has for the first time dated the Western version of Tecmo’s spooky survival horror outing Fatal Frame IV, claiming that it’s being lined up for an Aussie release next February. Owing to the added regional challenges of publishing in Europe, this does not …
Read More »Double Fusion nets PS3 deals
In-game ad firm strikes partnerships with THQ, Sega, Eidos and Midway
Read More »The Witcher heading to consoles?
A designer on Atari’s cult PC RPG The Witcher has spoken openly about developer CD Projekt’s intentions to bring the game to Xbox 360 and PS3. A six minute video on GameTrailers claims that the new title will be called The Witcher: Rise of the Wolf, and will boast several …
Read More »Apple attacked by The Simpsons
Hugely popular US series The Simpsons went head-to-head with almost equally popular vendor Apple last night, as the former ridiculed the latter in a show aired last night. For the full story head over to MCV’s online sister-site PC Retail.
Read More »Sumner Redstone sells Midway for $100,000
Media mogul Sumner Redstone has sold his 87 per cent controlling stake in Midway Games to a private investor for $100,000. According to the Wall Street Journal, Redstone sold the stake to ‘ease his load’. His network of businesses had begun to cause him fiscal trouble – as reported on …
Read More »Best of a bad crunch
The credit crunch has already taken its toll on many sectors. From the automotive industry to manufacturing and retailing, the companies that were once the cornerstones of the British economy are suffering some of the country’s biggest losses. It seems that no one is immune to the global meltdown, which …
Read More »Resi creator: "I won’t play RE5"
Shinji Mikami, the original creator of Capcom’s Resident Evil franchise, has admitted that he won’t be playing the upcoming fifth addition to the series as he claims it would make him angry” if it isn’t as he would like. MCV’s sister site Develop has the full story – click here …
Read More »LEGO outing planned for Harry Potter?
With Harry Potter due to cast a spell on cinemas next year following the delay to the release of recent Hollywood outing The Half-Blood Prince, claims have emerged that J. K. Rowling’s literary smash hit will be the next brand to receive the Traveller’s Tales LEGO treatment. For the full …
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