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President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Martin Tremblay believes that LEGO Batman will kickstart the media giant’s assualt on the market – and that more studio acquisitions will help the new publisher compete with the trade’s existing big guns. Following its acquisition of TT Games for an estimated 100m last …
Read More »Microsoft states console exclusives are less important
Microsoft’s German Xbox 360 product manager Boris Schneider-Johne has declared that console exclusives are not only rarer, but also ‘less important’ in today’s games marketplace. In an interview with Golem.de, Schneider-Johne discussed Microsoft’s views on the falling importance of console exclusives. In the past, in the eighties and nineties, that …
Read More »Will Wright coming to HMV Oxford Street
Will Wright will be touching down at HMV Oxford Street at 12.30pm on Wednesday September 3rd for a Q&A session ahead of Spore’s release on Friday (September 5th). The event will be restricted to 200 fans, who can pick up a wristband for the event from 9.00am on the morning …
Read More »Samsung opens mobile developer programme
Beta version of service to offer Series 60 app developers access to tools, device specs and technical support
Read More »Telltale praises WiiWare service
Strong Bad selling more on WiiWare; says Nintendo partnership has been 'great'
Read More »Atari plots yearly Driving Theory instalments
Driving Theory Training for Nintendo DS was released last week, and publisher Atari has confirmed to MCV that they are already looking at next year’s update. The game failed to make an impact on the ChartTrack Top 40 this week, however Atari’s Lee Kirton insists that he never expected the …
Read More »PS3 Wireless Headset hits Japan in October
Sony has revealed its new Wireless Headset for the PS3 will launch October 30th in Japan, but has yet to confirm when the headset will reach UK shores. Priced at 5,000 Yen, the Wireless Headset will be compatible with PS3 titles like Resistance 2, SOCOM: Confrontation, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and …
Read More »JAPAN: PSP 3000 dated
Sony has confirmed that it will release PSP 3000 in Japan on October 16th at 19,800 Yen, the same price as the existing console, according to Reuters. Sony sold 3.72 million units of the PSP between April and June worldwide, while Nintendo’s DS sold 6.94 million units. Despite DS’ huge …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Tiger Woods scores a hole in one
Few will be surprised to see EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09 head straight to the top of the Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week – but most will be surprised to hear that’s the first time the Tiger has debuted in the top spot. Ten years on …
Read More »Microsoft announces Ninja Blade
As part of its Japanese press conference in which it was revealed that Xbox 360 hardware would be receiving a significant price cut in Japan , Microsoft has also lifted the lid on a brand new ninja title from Japanese developers From Software – entitled Ninja Blade. A half-minute trailer …
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