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Sainsbury’s has revealed that it will ramp up its efforts in the gaming space to maintain and grow its market share. We’re going after games big time,” Gurdeep Hunjan, Sainsbury’s DVD and games buyer, told MCV. Games is the biggest opportunity by far in the entertainment area and we’re in …
Read More »Wii Fit goes on UK tour
Nintendo UK has reassured the trade that it will keep Wii Fit stock flowing right up until peak season as its Feel Great Britain tour continues to increase awareness of the top-selling title. A mass media assault based around the Feel Great Britain tour has already included TV activity, a …
Read More »Corre de force
You showed I Am Alive at the end of your E3 conference. How important could this game be to Ubisoft? We have big ambitions. We think it will please the community. We’re always very careful in introducing a new brand; we all know it’s more complicated to produce a brand …
Read More »Prison Break game confirmed
Brash Entertainment will release a video game adaptation of Prison Break on PS3 and Xbox 360 in February next year. The company has confirmed that the small screen adaptation will follow up its Hollywood tie-ins for movies such Jumper, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Space Chimps. Eagle-eyed fans noticed an …
Read More »Premiership football comes to PSP
PSP owners will be able to download highlights of football matches from the Barclay’s Premiership via video service Go!View, Sony has announced. From Sunday, 17th August, users will be able to transfer 45 minutes of extended highlights from Sky Sports matches. The football content on Go!View is available as part …
Read More »Testology joins Tiga ranks
Developers' association welcomes QA and creative testing firm
Read More »Engine Software unveils the Pulse Sound System
Renamed DS audio middleware now official 3rd party tool
Read More »No PS3 price cut at Leipzig
Sony will not announce a price cut to its flagship PlayStation 3 games console at the Leipzig trade expo next week, the company has confirmed. "It’s not going to happen. If you’re coming for that you’ll be disappointed," Sony Computer Entertainment spokesman Nick Caplin told Reuters. SCEE president David Reeves …
Read More »Nintendo takes aim at South America
Nintendo is plotting an aggressive Spanish marketing campaign in Latin America to boost sales of its hardware. The promotional assault will most like happen before Christmas and will focus on sports and fitness games. The platform holder believes the territory’s video game market could be worth up to $2 billion …
Read More »Burnout Paradise to cut out retail
In a move that will likely send shudders through the entire retail chain, EA-owned studio Criterion has confirmed that its recent release Burnout Paradise is to be made available as a full download on Sony’s PlayStation Store on PS3. Priced at $29.99 in North America, the game will be available …
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