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At is Sierra Spring Break ’08 event for trade and press last week, the publishr unveiled its new Crash Bandictoot game – Crash: Mind Over Mutant on Wii, PS2, 360, PSP and DS. Crash returns in the family friendly ‘free-romping’ adventure, which has been developed by Radical Entertainment and is …
Read More »SIERRA SPRING BREAK 08: World In Conflict: Soviet Assault
Sierra unveiled its its new World In Conflict title on Xbox 360 at its Spring Break ’08 event in Mallorca last week. Following the success of World in Conflict’s release on PC, this new title takes the critically-acclaimed original and build upon that with new 360-exclusive levels in which gamers …
Read More »SIERRA SPRING BREAK 08: 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand
Sierra unveiled its latest 50 Cent game at its Spring Break ’08 event in Mallorca last week UK studio Swordfish’s mission to defy the critics and make a good 50 Cent game looks well on its way to becoming a reality – this ‘balls out arcade experience’ boasts use of …
Read More »SIERRA SPRING BREAK 08: The Bourne Conspiracy
Sierra has revealed that its game of The Bourne Conspiracy book and film will be released in June on 360 and PS3. Developed by High Moon Studios, the title was revealed to a crowd of retail and press at Sierra’s Spring Break ’08 in Mallorca last week. Considered by many …
Read More »SIERRA SPRING BREAK 08: Ghostbusters
Sierra has revealed that its next-gen Ghostbusters game will hit stores in October on PS3, 360, Wii, PS2, PSP and DS. Showing off the title at its Sierra Spring Break ’08 in Mallorca last week, Ghostbusters looks like living up to the hype surrounding it – both as a video …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Wii Fit takes £16m as it hits No.1
Nintendo’s Wii Fit has shot straight to the top of the ChartTrack/ELSPA All Formats chart in its first week – becoming the sixth fastest-selling UK release of all time. The fitness game, which was launched on Friday, was bought by roughly one in 10 Wii console owners in its first …
Read More »Canadian studio turns publisher as it bids £2m for Lighthouse
Canadian developer SilverBirch has announced plans to buy Netherlands-based publisher Lighthouse in a deal worth around CAD $4m (close to 2m). In an official announcement the deal, Silverbirch described the move as the "first step in SilverBirch’s stated strategy of building an integrated video game company. The acquisition will improve …
Read More »Chinas The9 buys into Korean developer
Chinese online game operator The9 has acquired a minority stake in Korean developer G10 in exchange for an investment of approximately $38 million. G10 is best known for Audition, a hugely popular online title in Korea and China. The9 owns the licence for titles such as World Of Warcraft and …
Read More »260 GAME stores to sell GTA IV at midnight
GAME is to open 260 stores across the UK and Ireland at midnight tonight for the launch of GTA IV. In addition, these stores will re-open their doors at 7.00am – and will be joined by every one of GAME’s 414 UK stores. GAME is advising customers that only those …
Read More »Miyamoto: Gamers need to get outside
Nintendo development legend Shigeru Miyamoto has said that spending too long playing a video game is not good” – and encouraged his consumers to get outside. Speaking in an interview with The Times, Miyamoto said that he makes sure his own children get out in the sunshine as well as …
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