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Microsoft has unveiled a new chapter in the Halo franchise set for touchdown in autumn ’09, entitled Halo 3: Recon. The Bungie-developed title, which has for weeks been teased on Bungie’s official website (courting a little controversy in the process) will take the form of a standalone expansion set before …
Read More »YouTube inks game link deal
YouTube will start ‘selling’ games via links from its popular video game-relevant videos to online stores. The Google-owned site will split revenue with the likes Amazon and iTunes on sales of music, films, TV shows, video games, books, concert tickets and other media-related products that are bought by those following …
Read More »Google unveils AdSense for games
Web giant Google has finally unveiled its long-awaited bid to enter the in-game advertising sector, revealing it is putting a big focus of the strategy on casual games. In a post on the blog for the firm’s web advertising team Adsense, Google reps said that it is targeting web games …
Read More »PS3 price could lead to next-gen defeat, says analyst
Microsoft’s recent price cuts to its range of Xbox 360 SKUs could lead to a drop in PS3 sales according to one analyst who insists that Sony must drop the price of PS3 if it is to remain competitive. Edge Online quotes Electronic Entertainment Design and Research analyst Jesse Divnich …
Read More »Dead Rising Wii dated in UK
The Wii edition of Capcom’s Zombie classic Dead Rising is set to hit the UK market in March next year. Based on the Xbox 360 classic, Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop was first unveiled back in July, and has been built using the Resident Evil 4 Wii engine. Capcom …
Read More »Analyst convinced Wii HD is coming
Games analyst Michael Pachter has reignited the recent Wii HD rumours by stating that he believes such a move would strengthen Nintendo’s already strong position in the games market. The platform holder recently unveiled its third iteration of its handheld DS console, but has so far not made noises about …
Read More »Humble is new Sims label head
Giant publisher Electronic Arts has named Rod Humble as EA’s executive vice president and new head of The Sims label, replacing Nancy Smith who will manage special new Sims projects before moving into a new as yet unnamed role. Humble has been with EA and The Sims label since 2004 …
Read More »TGS: Microsoft and Square Enix team up
Ahead of tomorrow’s Tokyo Game Show, Microsoft has spoken of its partnership with acclaimed Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest publisher Square Enix which will see the two showcase product side-by-side at the event. Microsoft sees its close ties with Square Enix as key to future success in the Japanese games …
Read More »Wii Speak dated in Europe
Less than a week after the new Wii Speak Channel and solo hardware bundle was announced , Nintendo has announced that both will be arriving in Europe on December 5th. Wii Speak allows users to chat to other players on their friends list both through the dedicated Wii channel and …
Read More »Sainsburys reports 8.4 per cent sales growth
Sainsbury’s revealed strong sales growth in the face of difficult trading conditions in its second quarter trading statement. Total sales for Q2 were up 8.4 per cent (or 5.3 per cent excluding fuel), with the grocer citing non-food ranges a major factor in fuelling growth. Like-for-like sales for Q2 were …
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