Since it topped the charts on its debut week 12 weeks ago, stock issues have seen Nintendo’s Wii Fit dip in and out of the listings – but a renewed push from the publisher has this week seen the title return to the top of the ChartTrack All Formats Top …
Read More »E3 08: Nintendo announces new Wii Remote
Ahead of its E3 conference tomorrow (and about 60 minutes ahead of the Microsoft conference), Nintendo has unveiled a new piece of hardware – an accessory that enhances the Wii’s ability to track a player’s movements. The Wii MotionPlus attaches to the end of the existing Wii Remote and enhances …
Read More »Eidos closes Pivotal Games
Eidos has closed down Pivotal Games, its internal UK studio. A company spokesperson told Develop: "Eidos parent company SCi Entertainment Group announced on 29 February its plans to re-structure its business and to focus on cornerstone studios and core franchises. "As part of this process Eidos confirms that, despite reviewing …
Read More »E3 08: Square Enix lists its show titles
Square Enix has outlined its range of titles for the E3 expo in Los Angeles, which is lead by high-profile Xbox 360 exclusive Infinite Undiscovery and next-gen RPG The Last Remnant. The first title, which is due out in September, is important milestone for both the publisher and Japanese Xbox …
Read More »E3 08: EA reveals expo lineup
Global publishing behemoth EA has revealed its lineup for the LA E3 expo, the size of which dwarves the offering from nearly all of its rivals. Fronting the push will be the likes of Valve’s zombie co-op fest Left 4 Dead, the fast-arriving music sequel Rock Band 2, sci-fi survival …
Read More »Games revenue up over 42 per cent
ELSPA and ChartTrack have reported unprecedented revenue growth for software over the first half of 2008. Over all formats, software sales reached 738 million (31.3 million units sold) – an increase of 42 per cent compared with the same period last year. Hardware revenue told a similar success story, but …
Read More »E3 08: Microsoft pouts its Lips
It appears Microsoft will tonight announce its answer to Sony’s massively popular SingStar series in the shape of karaoke title Lips – and French site Gamekyo seems to have got the scoop. The game will come bundled with two mics that will also seemingly incorporate some sort of motion-sensing technology. …
Read More »Super Monkey Ball tops iPhone download chart
Sega's arcade classic is the best-selling paid download on Apple's UK App Store.
Read More »Stringer: Wii is an expensive niche game device
With all sorts of verbal fisticuffs likely to erupt following the E3 presentations of the big three over the next few hours, Sony CEO Howard Stringer has attacked rival Nintendo’s Wii console as analysts predict big things for Sony’s machine in 2008. Bloomberg quotes Stringer as telling attendees at the …
Read More »Sky TV now on Sony PSP
Sony has struck a deal with pay TV giant Sky to offer video content to owners of its PlayStation Portable handheld games console in the UK and Ireland. The joint venture Go!View on-demand service will offer ‘comedy’, ‘sport’ and ‘entertainment’ programming packages via a monthly subscription, priced at 5 for …
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