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THQ and Sega impressed its retail and distribution partners across PAL territories last week, with a perfectly executed trade conference comprising over 400 delegates. Following on from the success of last year’s inaugural event in Malta, the two games giants joined forces in Lisbon to show off their range of …
Read More »UK games market poised for downturn
GAME’s share price dropped by over 10p today, as a prominent City analyst predicted a ‘downturn’ for the buoyant UK market. GAME’s stock dropped by 4.13 per cent, down 11.75 pence, prompting Investec’s Natalia Marisova to paint a gloomy picture of the industry’s near future. She wrote: ‘Growth and performance …
Read More »New DS bundle for Europe announced
Activision has teamed up with Nintendo for a new limited edition Guitar Hero DS Lite bundle. Co-inciding with the release of Guitar Hero: On Tour on the format, the pack will be available in Europe from July 18th. PRicing details are yet to emerge. Guitar Hero created a unique and …
Read More »Overlord goodies up for grabs
Codemasters has teamed up with MCV to offer five lucky readers a copy of Overlord and a limited edition ‘Go To Hell’ T-shirt. To be in with a chance, all you have to do is send you best ‘Overlord’ joke (about a wicked boss) to overlord@intentmedia.co.uk. The top five will …
Read More »Crisis Core biggest PSP release of 2008
The publisher of new Final Fantasy title Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII has claimed that the title is the biggest release on PSP this year. The title, which is being distributed by Centresoft in the UK, is released in the UK next Friday (June 20th) and will be backed by …
Read More »Coldplay on Guitar Hero
Tracks from Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida and previous LPs are to become available on Guitar Hero. The new three-track downloadable song pack will Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with the release of a three-track downloadable song pack. It will be released on Xbox Live and PlayStation Store …
Read More »Microsoft’s Bach talks up Zune gaming
'More compelling than an iPod', but no games service planned
Read More »PS3 set for software avalanche
VP of product marketing at SCEA Scott Steinberg has stated that the release of Konami’s MGS4 is just the beginning of a software avalanche” for PS3. Writing on the official PlayStation blog, Steinberg wrote: ‘Thanks to PS3’s Blu-Ray technology, this is the biggest Metal Gear Solid yet and sets a …
Read More »Bach: Zune more compelling than iPod
President of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Group Robbie Bach has called Zune a more compelling” gaming proposition than Apple’s iPod. Apple CEO Steve Jobs this week revealed a slate of new games for iPod and iPhone, whilst Microsoft has as yet remained quiet on Zune’s gaming capabilities. However, Bach told …
Read More »Shane Kim: We dont have a new game as big as Halo 3
Microsoft’s newly-promoted corporate VP of entertainment strategy and business development Shane Kim has admitted that Xbox 360 doesn’t have an exclusive as big as Halo 3 this year – but put his faith in Gears Of War 2 and Fable 2 to enjoy "huge" sales. Kim said he expected Xbox …
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