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Games journalists must hear this all the time. And I doubt it gets any easier defending their noble profession to those toiling at the tax office or selling insurance for a living. Clearly, games journalists get an awful lot of perks – press trips, free games and other tat, PRs …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet delayed after Quran blunder
Sony has confirmed that its highly anticipated LittleBigPlanet has been pushed back to an unspecified date, following the discovery of Qur’an expressions in the soundtrack. The game was due to be released on October 24th in Europe and October 21st in North America, and is tipped to be the PlayStation …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 beats PS3 yet again
The first time appeared to be a freak one-off; the second a remarkable achievement and the third was simply astonishing – and now Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has outsold Sony’s PS3 for the fourth week in a row in Japan. CVG reports that Xbox 360 sold 7,763 units for the week …
Read More »‘Western studios better at project management than the Japanese’
Western studios 'well built to handle large-scale development', says iNiS co-founder Yano
Read More »LittleBigPlanet delayed in Europe
SCEE has told MCV that it will be issuing a statement shortly that is expected to confirm that LittleBigPlanet has been delayed in Europe. Media Molecule’s creative platformer was supposed to be hitting retail on October 24th, but MCV understands it will now not be released until November 14th. Speculation …
Read More »PES 2009 backed with £2m
Konami’s biggest marketing spend ever will help Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 become the fastest-selling title in the franchise’s history, the publisher has told MCV. The title touches down at retail today (Friday October 17th), and to coincide with its retail release Konami has embarked on a promotional campaign worth 2 …
Read More »Finally… Nintendo gets trumped on DS
Ubisoft became the first ever publisher to outsell Nintendo on DS in the UK last week – challenging the belief that third parties can’t succeed on the Japanese company’s consoles. Nintendo has been the dominant software publisher on the console in terms of units since the DS launched on March …
Read More »Warner ups stake in SCi
Warner Bros has increased its stake in Eidos parent SCi Entertainment to 16.13 per cent. However, Warner’s representative non-executive director at SCi, Kevin Tsujihara, has quit his post. Warner has increased its stake in SCi by five million shares to 42 million shares.
Read More »Digital distribution can ‘ignite’ developer interest in PSP, says Sony
Developer relations chief Colaço says non-retail content offers new options
Read More »PES 2009 Xbox 360 bundle on the way
A new PES 2009 Xbox 360 bundle is winging its way to Europe in time for Christmas. Kotaku reports that the 60GB Pro pack will cost 190/€270 and launch on October 24th. The bundle will contain a copy of the game and a single controller, and will be available in …
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