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Just two weeks after LucasArts’ The Force Unleashed set new records for week one sales of a Star Wars title , FIFA 09 has smashed the previous performances of EA’s sports sim to become one of the fastest selling games ever in the UK. FIFA 09 shot straight to the …
Read More »Sorensen quits THQ
THQ’s executive vice president of worldwide studios Jack Sorensen has left the company, sparking a reshuffle of its product development management – all part of an overall bid to improve the quality of titles coming out of its internal studios. Sorensen joined THQ as head of studios in 2001, after …
Read More »Sony: DSi wont expand Nintendo audience
Sony’s director of hardware marketing John Koller has complimented the new features of Nintendo’s new DSi – but questioned whether the console will significantly expand the firm’s audience. Speaking to Gizmodo, Koller discussed the lukewarm reception Nintendo received after their last hardware revision – the DS Lite – and the …
Read More »PS3 FIFA 09 slashed to £25 at Morrisons
Supermarket chain Morrisons has slashed the price of FIFA ’09 on PlayStation 3 to 25, MCV can reveal. The deal is set to run for two weeks, and follows Tesco and Asda’s FIFA price promotions, which came to an end on Monday. This offer was a last minute decision,” explained …
Read More »UK CHART: FIFA 09 nets No.1 in debut week
EA has kicked off the race to grab the Christmas No.1 spot by taking FIFA 09 straight to the top of the official UK Top 40 Chart. Last week’s No.1, LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, drops to second in the ELSPA/GFK-Chart-Track ranking. Other than FIFA, there isn’t a single …
Read More »Manhunt 2 dated for UK
IGN is reporting that Rockstar has dated Manhunt 2’s UK release for October 31st, 2008. The title will arrive on Wii, PS2 and PSP on the date – which is exactly a year after the game was released in the US. The game is the edited second edition of the …
Read More »DSi to be region-locked
Nintendo has confirmed that new downloadable and boxed software for its DSi console will be region-locked. A spokesperson for the firm told CVG: "DSi software (software that is only compatible with DSi) is region locked, eg: European DSi software can only be played on European DSi consoles. "Nintendo DS software …
Read More »Oberon bags $20m investment
Credit crunch? What credit crunch? Wall Street worries aren’t stemming the flow of cash into the games industry – I-Play onwer Oberon Media has just scored a $20m boost from a Chinese investor. The Infinity I-China Fund has stepped up to help Oberon with its push into the Chinese gaming …
Read More »15,000 attend E For All
E For All Expo, held in Los Angeles over the weekend, attracted 15,000 visitors. That’s according to organiser IDG World Expo, which has called the event a great success”. "E for All 2008 was all about connecting great game companies with gamers and gamers with great games, and we’re happy …
Read More »Microsoft CEO: Xbox Live is going gangbusters
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has singled out the firm’s Xbox business as its one recent unqualified success”. Despite some negative questioning in today’s San Jose Mercury News interview, Ballmer remained positive – saying that Xbox Live in particular was going gangbusters”. Ballmer called 360 a home run” before sticking up …
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