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Not satisfied with having a luxury jet formerly used by the likes of Frank Sinatra and Elton John laid on for her trip to Monaco’s World Music Awards, Destiny’s Child star Beyonce reportedly recently refused to travel to the ceremony unless she was supplied with a PSP and Xbox (360, …
Read More »Sonic Unleashed gets delayed in Japan
Japan is going to have to wait to get its hands on Sega’s latest addition to the Sonic franchise, Sonic Unleashed. Originally slated for release December 18th in Japan, the title’s PS3 and Xbox 360 versions have both been delayed until spring next year. The PS2 and Wii versions of …
Read More »JAPAN: Fallout 3 censored in Far East
Bethesda’s ongoing tussle with global censors has continued with news that the publisher’s upcoming Japanese release of Fallout 3 will see further edits made to the game. Kotaku reports that there have been cuts to the side quest entitled The Power of the Atom, which in its uncut iteration sees …
Read More »Midway losses increase in Q3
Midway has announced widened losses for the three months ending September 30th – down to $75.9 million from $33.5 million a year before. However, revenues were up to $51.4 million from $36.7 million in Q3 2007. The company predicted that its fourth quarter would produce kinder results, largely thanks to …
Read More »Xbox 360 price slashed again in Australia
Microsoft has sliced even more dollars off the price of the Xbox 360 in Australia. All three 360 SKUs have been reduced, with the Xbox 360 Arcade cut from AUD $350 to AUD $300, the ‘Pro’ from AUD $499 to AUD $399, and finally the Xbox 360 Elite from AUD …
Read More »Ubisoft swoops for Massive
French publisher buys one of the studios ejected in the Activision Blizzard merger
Read More »UK CHART: Gears of War marches to the top
Microsoft mega release Gears of War 2 has brushed off stiff competition from Sony and Nintendo this week to claim the No. 1 spot in the GfK-ChartTrack Top 40. Meanwhile, last week’s number one, Fallout 3, slips to third place as FIFA ’09 holds firm in second position. Sony’s much-hyped …
Read More »Is there such thing as too many games?
Earlier in the year and there was genuine optimism that the annual release traffic jam could be avoided. Gran Turismo, Devil May Cry, Mario Kart, Wii Fit, GTA, Smash Brothers, Metal Gear Solid and Spore were all released outside of the fourth quarter period, offering hope that gamers’ wallets may …
Read More »Strength of the Euro
Were you surprised by your win?I genuinely don’t remember because I was exhausted from jumping around in the Electric Ballroom all day playing Guitar Hero, and I was still congratulating Ellie about her win. I was pleased though. I do think we deserved it, because we all worked very hard …
Read More »USA: Circuit City facing bankruptcy
Circuit City has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but the firm has promised to continue trading over the Christmas period with the assistance of a $1.1 billion debtor-in-possession revolving credit facility. Making the announced, vice chairman and acting president and chief executive of Circuit City, James Marcum said: "We …
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