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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 …
Read More »US: PS3 outsells 360 in May
Sony’s PS3 outsold Microsoft’ Xbox 360 in the US during May, shifting 208,700 units compared to its rival’s 186, 600. However, Nintendo was the true citor of the month. Wii sold 675,100 units, whilst DS shifted 452,600. Sony’s PSP generated 182,300 unit sales in the month.
Read More »US: May sales hit $1.12bn
The US video games market created $1.12 billion in revenues in May, according to sales monitor NPD – up 37 per cent year on year. Software sales created the majority of the growth, generating $536.9 million – up 41 per cent year-on-year – whilst hardware created $428.6 million, an increase …
Read More »US: 360 doubles PS3 GTA IV sales in May
GTA IV sold almost double the number of units on Xbox 360 as it did on PS3 in the US in May. According to data from sales monitor NPD, the Rockstar title shifted 871,300 copies on Microsoft’s system, whilst selling 442,900 on Sony’s console. Nintendo’s Mario Kart and Wii Fit …
Read More »Guitar Hero staff hunt begins
Activision is massively expanding its Guitar Hero team as the franchise continues to grow rapidly throughout the UK and Europe. The firm has a wide portfolio of new Guitar Hero SKUs on the way and is pushing the brand across as many different territories as possible. As result, it is …
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