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The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Athena has become the latest title to be snapped up after suffering at the hands of the Activision-Blizzard merger – and it’s Atari once again doing the honours . Having allegedly already snapped up the rights to publish Ghostbusters next year, Atari has now acquired …
Read More »Leaders of the pack
What do you feel are the key first party products for Nintendo this Christmas period? In terms of key new releases on DS we have Professor Layton and the Curious Village and on Wii, Wii Music and Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City. That’s not to mention some of …
Read More »Nintendo promises massive Xmas stock boost
Platform holder Nintendo has promised to bring more Wii and DS stock into the UK this Christmas than ever before, to cope with ‘unprecedented’ demand. The firm has told MCV that console production is at its highest level in the company’s history, with Wii sales up 76 per cent and …
Read More »Facebook microtransactions outrage gamers
The future of Facebook as a viable, and more importantly profitable, platform for gaming has been drawn into question after the developers of one popular title suffered a scathing attack from fans after introducing micropayments. PackRat sees gamers receive a number of cards, with additional cards being acquired by stealing …
Read More »JAPAN: DSi interest questioned
A survey by Japanese games website Dengeki Online has suggested that Japanese gamers remain sceptical about Nintendo’s upcoming redesign of its globally popular DS. However, the Dengeki survey found that only 3.6 per cent of respondents were intending to buy the machine upon the release A further 29.4 per cent …
Read More »Nintendo: Weve never neglected core gamers
General Manager of Nintendo UK David Yarnton has told MCV that the platform holder has never lost its passion for core gamers”. Speaking in an exclusive interview in this week’s MCV magazine – which hits desks tomorrow – Yarnton reassured fans that new ‘hardcore’ Nintendo games were being developed. When …
Read More »EA: N-Gage ‘hasn’t started yet’
Mobile arm's worldwide director also complains about submission process
Read More »Disney readies huge Q4 marketing campaign
Publisher Disney Interactive is to unleash a huge all-encompassing marketing campaign this Q4 to drive the success of a number of its key upcoming titles – in particular those tied in to the successful film High School Musical 3. The push, which is to be marketed under the banner ‘All …
Read More »Euro date for Rock Band 2 confirmed
EA has confirmed that Harmonix’ instrument-based rhythm-action sequel Rock Band 2 will be released on Xbox 360 in the UK on November 21st – though it looks set to arrive in other European territories earlier. Though not specific, the publisher’s press release states that the game will begin shipping in …
Read More »11% of gamers own unplayed titles
A survey from North American gaming stats firm NPD has unveiled a number of interesting insights into the habits of gamers – including the fact that 11 per cent of gamers have titles on the shelf that are yet to be played. Gamasutra reports that the survey, which was compiled …
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