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Square Enix’s upcoming next-gen RPG The Last Remnant has been granted an impressive 38/40 from Japanese games mag Famitsu – and Square Enix has followed the news with confirmation of the game’s worldwide release in North America, Japan and Europe on November 20th. Interestingly, the acclaimed publisher is still referring …
Read More »Deep Silver joining console fitness sector
Not wanting to risk the chance that any overweight Wii owners are still lurking out there, publisher Deep Silver has announced that it is to release its own entry into the console exercise sector – Jillian Michaels’ Fitness Ultimatum 2009. The title carries the name of celebrity fitness trainer Jillian …
Read More »Handhelds competing with consoles
A new study entitled ‘Portable Devices’ from North American market stats firm NPD claims that the use of portable devices is on the rise – and that gaming is increasing in popularity amongst users. In addition, the top location for using portable devices is still the home, suggesting that the …
Read More »Far Cry 2 sells a million
French publishing giant Ubisoft has stated that its recently released Xbox 360, PS3 and PC first person shooter Far Cry 2 has hit the one million sales milestone after less than three weeks on the market. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said of the news: The holiday quarter is off to …
Read More »"iPod will topple DS and PSP"
Apple’s VP of iPod and iPhone product marketing Greg Joswiak has stated that its iPod Touch represents the future of portable gaming, whilst competitors such as the DS and PSP represent the past. Speaking to T3, Joswiak stated: If you squint your eyes you can see a future where you …
Read More »Imagine appoints new Editor in Chiefs
Bournemouth-based magazine publisher Imagine has had a high-level reshuffle which has seen Rick Porter appointed as editor in chief of its key games titles and Debbie Allen take control of its photography publications. Rick Porter will oversee GamesTM, the mag that he is currently editor of, as well as X360 …
Read More »Hryb justifies Xbox 360 modding bans
Microsoft director of programming for Xbox Live Larry Hryb – also known as community voice Major Nelson – has issued a statement and Microsoft’s ongoing efforts to ban Xbox 360 consoles that have been internally modified. His blog post reads: I’ve gotten a few messages and seen some forum threads …
Read More »Gears of War sells 2 million
Not content with simply wowing the critics and storming straight to the top of the UK charts , Microsoft has announced that Epic’s Gears of War 2 sold a substantial two million copies worldwide over its opening weekend. In addition, 1.5 million gamers logged onto Xbox Live and have subsequently …
Read More »Garriott quits as NCsoft profits tumble 50%
Leading MMO developer and publisher NCsoft has reported a 50 per cent drop in profits for the financial quarter ending September 30th – and has also been dealt a blow with the news that famed developer Richard Garriot is to leave the firm. NCsoft’s profits for the period fell from …
Read More »Vivendi Mobile Games to close
Vivendi Games Mobile’s European office will be closed within days, resports suggest. Sources say the team has been informed of the decision and will be disbanded. Shortly after the buy-out Activision said Vivendi Games Mobile would be ‘realigned or divested’, and the latter looked more likely as Activision has never …
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