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Nintendo has revealed to MCV that Wario Land: The Shake Dimension will hit Europe on September 26th. The game is being developed by Japanese firm Good-feel, and marks the first release of a Wario Land title since 2001’s Wario Land 4. The Shake Dimension invites gamers to hold the Wii …
Read More »Full 2008 Wii release schedule updated
Nintendo has updated its the full 2008 European software schedule for Wii. The list includes Rock Band, Manhunt 2 and a new Wario adventure. The full rundown reads: JuneSuper Smash Bros. Brawl (Nintendo) 27th June 2008 Bejing 2008 (SEGA) 27th June 2008 Big Beach Sports (THQ) 27th June 2008 Wacky …
Read More »Yet another publisher leaves ESA, says report
Reliable news source Gamepolitics.com is reporting that US publisher Crave Entertainment is the latest games firm to withdraw its membership of the Entertainment Software Association. California-based Crave is behind titles such as World Championship Poker featuring Howard Lederer and Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection. While the company is …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 4 hits 1m sales in first week
Konami has announced that MGS: Guns Of The Patriots has sold a million copies in Europe since its release on June 12th – and that it has shipped many more SKUs to its retail partners. The firm also confirmed that 25,000 copies of the the Limited Edition were made available …
Read More »â??Graduates from accredited courses three times more likely to get a jobâ??
Games Up says a â??shockingâ?? 95 per cent of games courses are failing their students and the industry
Read More »PS3 loses Sony $3.3bn
PS3 has lost Sony Corp. $3.3 billion since its launch in 2006, according to the company’s annual filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to Forbes, "strategic pricing" has left Sony selling the console at a loss. "Even if the platform is ultimately successful, it may take longer than …
Read More »UK online retailers caught selling violent games to minors
Underage children are able to buy violent video games through auction websites, says the UK Trading Standards Institute. Reported in the national press and on the BBC this morning, 44 children as young as 12 were recruited by Welsh Trading Standards in order to buy 18 rated games online via …
Read More »Industry campaigns for government-assisted work-placement scheme
Video games can make education attractive, says Games Up, but only with the right Government backing
Read More »UK CHART: LEGO Indy reclaims top spot
LucasArts’ LEGO Indiana Jones has risen back to the top spot in ChartTrack/ELSPA’s All Formats Top 40, knocking Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots into second place. Sales of Konami’s PS3 exclusive drop 59 per cent, but still managed to sell more than double the units of Atari’s …
Read More »New Warcraft book on the way
Titan Books has obtained the rights from DC Comics to publish a graphical novel set in Azeroth in the UK and Ireland. The title has been written by Walt Simonson, who previously penned comics Elric and Orion. According to CVG, the story follows a human who is washed up on …
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