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Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 for PC, PS2 and 360 is to be re-released on May 16th at a reduced price. The 360 re-issue will be priced at 24.99, whereas the PS2 version will retail for 19.99. There is currently no confirmed price for the PC edition. PES 2008 overtook FIFA …
Read More »EA: The Sims 3 could come to console
The boss of EA’s dedicated Sims division, Nancy Smith, has said that The Sims 3 may come to more formats than PC after it is released next year. Smith also revealed that she doesn’t see the title as a ‘casual’ game – and added that, in EA’s eyes, the games …
Read More »What we can learn from the crumbling music biz
As a 15-year veteran of games fiscal analysis, Nicholas Lovell know what he’s talking about: So if you work in the business, it might be a good idea to pay attention to his five lessons our industry can learn from the music business. Handily split into two manageable parts (read …
Read More »GAME proclaimed MCV Pub Quiz champs
The industry’s finest minds descended upon AKA Bar in Holborn last night to go head to head for the crown of MCV/Xbox 360 pub quiz champions, with the team from GAME (pictured) scooping the top prize. Beating off close competition from the likes of Amazon, 505 Games and Sainsbury’s, the …
Read More »How the music industry got it wrong: Pt 2
LESSON FOUR: Profits come from secondary sources One part of the music industry remains highly profitable – music publishing. That is the business that owns the underlying copyrights and licences it out to films, commercials, video games and other media channels. They generate revenues from ringtones, radio play, in fact …
Read More »How the music industry got it wrong: Pt 1
Games are now bigger than music at High Street retail. Something to shout about? Only if you believe that being more valuable than an industry segment which is universally acknowledged as being in terminal freefall is a cause for celebration. The games industry is in the happy position of being …
Read More »EA announces Fight Night Round 4
Electronics Arts will bring the fourth in its Fight Night series to Xbox 360 and PS3 next year. The title is being developed at EA Canada in Vancouver under the EA Sports brand and features some of the greatest boxers in history fighting in their prime – including Mike Tyson. …
Read More »GTA IV: Biggest entertainment launch of all time
GTA IV has become the most lucrative entertainment launch of all time – dwarfing best-ever releases in music, video and literature. Take Two has confirmed that GTA IV sold six million units globally in its first week – with an estimated retail value of more than $500 million. The title …
Read More »Daily Mail takes another potshot at games
The Daily Mail has attacked one of the more traditionally innocent cornerstones of our industry – the humble Nintendo DS. After years of being praised across the national media for its family-friendly qualities, the newspaper’s Rosie Millard calls the console a toxic drug” in her first-person piece about her experience …
Read More »Nintendo success making kids’ market tougher, says THQ
President and CEO of THQ Brian Farrell has pointed the finger at Nintendo’s successful first party software for making the kids’ video games market extremely competitive”. In a Q4 earnings call with investors, Farrell cited Nintendo’s software success as a reason why THQ’s traditionally strong kids’ business did not meet …
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