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The leading games retailer can begin the integration of the two companies in earnest after the Competition Commission finally approved GAME’s 74 million acquisition of Gamestation – but that doesn’t mean a summer of major upheaval, said deputy CEO and group finance director David Thomas. We’ll start to implement the …
Read More »Woolworths dumps HD-DVD
Woolworths has announced that it is to drop HD-DVD from its product mix in March – leaving Blu-Ray as the sole ‘next-gen’ DVD format in its stores. The decision was made by Woolworths execs after Blu-Ray discs outsold HD-DVD by ten-to-one at the chain over Christmas. Woolworths will continue to …
Read More »Stringer: PS3 beat Xbox over Christmas
A confident Sony chief executive Howard Stringer told Reuters on Friday: PS3 has now gone past Xbox on the Christmas market. It’s moving into its own as it gets into higher bandwidth … PS3 is out of the woods and beginning to hold its own.” His comments echo those of …
Read More »Government backs Wii in schools
The Government has endorsed proposals to use Nintendo’s Wii as part of its curriculum for PE lesson in schools. The Independent On Sunday reports that the console has succesfully been used in trials in five schools in Worcestershire to tempt pupils into ‘virtual PE’ – and could now be taken …
Read More »Call of Duty 4 crowned top seller worldwide in 07
Combined data reveals that the Infinity Ward-developed title sold over seven million units worldwide in 2007, despite having only been released in November. The mega-selling shooter has attracted critical acclaim and is also the number one Xbox Live title at the moment, according to www.majornelson.com. We’re very excited about this …
Read More »FlatOut coming to PSP
Empire Interactive is to release a version of popular racer FlatOut on PSP on March 14th. FlatOut: Head On will feature eight cars per race and Empire has promised up to 4,000 destructible objects per track. The publisher claims the title will run at a ‘smooth’ 30fps. A company statement …
Read More »Codemasters teams up with Gem
MCV can reveal that Gem will exclusively distribute Codemasters titles to UK retail with Gem Logistics handling primary distribution. Under the agreement, the first new Codemasters title that Gem will distribute is eagerly-awaited shooter Turning Point: Fall of Liberty. Further Gem-distributed highlights include HEI$T, Race Driver: GRID and Rise of …
Read More »Reeves: PlayStation Network has surprised us
SCEE president and CEO David Reeves has told MCV that both user registrations and online purchases through PlayStation Network are ahead of SCEE’s expectations. One thing that has surprised us is in the Network purchases and the general level of interest that has been shown around the Network business,” he …
Read More »THQ goes RPG in Big Huge deal
Worldwide studio boss at THQ Jack Sorenson has told MCV that the acquisition of Big Huge Games will kickstart a major assault on the role-playing game genre. The newly-acquired developer made its name with real time strategy series Rise of Nations and Rise of Legends – and is now set …
Read More »PS3 tech contributed to GTAIV delay
With a firm release date now seemingly set in stone by Rockstar, the Grand Theft Auto IV developer has admitted that familiarising themselves with the unique architecture of Sony’s PS3 was a factor in the game’s delayed shipping date. Speaking to MTV, Rockstar’s vice president of product development Jeronimo Barrera …
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