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The site, which promises to give GTA IV gamers a chance to compare game statistics whether they play on Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, invites gamers to ‘pre-register’ from tomorrow. The Social Club is open to anyone with an Xbox Gamertag or a PlayStation Network ID and offers gamers the …
Read More »DOWNLOAD CHARTS: Football Manager scores big
Football Manager 2008 has topped the Metaboli Download to Own top ten, edging out rival Championship Manager 2008 into second place. Elsewhere, new releases Dawn of War: Soulstorm and Frontlines: Fuel of War sit in fourth and sixth respectively, whereas The Witcher makes it to third. Metaboli’s On Demand charts, …
Read More »Take Two stockholders silent as annual meeting looms
EA’s bid for the publisher remains in the balance ahead of Take Two’s annual meeting of stockholders, as no proposals of any kind – to either accept or reject the bid – have been put forward. Take Two is expected to reveal more on the proposed takeover at the potentially …
Read More »Prototype comic book revealed
DC Comics, the largest English language comic book publisher in the word, already has a successful line up of best-selling comics based on licensed properties. Hank Kanalz, VP & General Manager for WildStorm, a division of DC said: We’re blown away with what Sierra and developer Radical Entertainment have shown …
Read More »GTA IV to smash Halo 3 sales
A Variety report has suggested that industry analysts and ‘sources close to Take Two’ are expecting the new much-hyped game will eclipse Halo 3’s $300m in first week sales. It could also topple the $404m raked in by the most recent Pirates of the Caribbean movie At World’s End within …
Read More »COMPETITION: Win a copy of Namco Museum Remix
Our friends at Atari are at it again, offering five lucky gamers the change to win a copy of Namco Museum Remix on Wii. For a chance to win and play the latest remixed collection of Namco classics, simply answer the following question: Who is the main protagonist of action …
Read More »AUSTRALIA: DualShock 3 dated
Sony’s DualShock 3 controller will hit retail shelves in Australia on April 24th for a price of AU $99.95. The controller will also arrive in New Zealand on May 9 for a price of NZ $109.95. The announcement was prompted by a shortage of Sixaxis controllers in this territory. Due …
Read More »The Sims hits 100m worldwide sales
Gamedaily is reporting that The Sims has cemented its place as the best selling PC franchise of all time by shifting 100 million units worldwide, taking in 60 countries across the world. At this milestone, we want to thank players of The Sims everywhere for making The Sims such a …
Read More »Tanya Byron compares games to heroin addiction
Dr Tanya Byron may have became a ‘friend’ of the industry when conducting her six-month Government Review – but a new BBC TV show written and fronted by the child psychologist is unlikely to have been well received by the UK games business. Am I Normal?, screened at 9pm on …
Read More »Tanya Byron’s TV show: Is gaming as addictive as heroin?
Tanya Byron narrates ‘Am I Normal?: Most of us think of games as the preserve of the teenager; young people escaping into a virtual world of fantasy. It’s an attractive but artificial world where they can give themselves a new identity and a status and power unobtainable in reality.” Michelle …
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