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Having only been available in Japan so far, a number of newly announced filings on the US Federal Communications Commission’s website show that the white version of Sony’s PS3 is on the way to the US. And although there’s no word yet, it’s hopeful that the machine will also make …
Read More »Call of Duty 4 topples Halo 3 on Xbox Live
The ever-popular Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare has knocked Bungie’s Halo 3 off the top spot in the Xbox Live most played table for the week ending January 21st, according to information posted on Major Nelson’s Microsoft blog . The stats track the number of unique users logged in …
Read More »Wii PES 2008 to support online multiplayer
Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 has to date enjoyed a heady mix of tremendous commercial success and mixed critical musings, but the upcoming Wii version of the game looks to offer something genuinely different. And to top off the exciting prospect of its Wii debut, CVG claims that the game …
Read More »PS3 shifts 1.2 million in Europe over Xmas
Speaking to Bloomberg , Sony’s games president Kaz Hirai has revealed that the firm sold 1.2 million PS3 consoles in Europe in the last five weeks of 2007. He also refused to concede that Sony is unlikely to hit the 11 million sales target, that it had previously set itself, …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Sonic and Mario hurdle Call of Duty
Thanks to a Wii and DS hardware stock boost there are five DS and Wii exclusives in this week’s ELSPA/ChartTrack all format chart. Alongside best seller Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, DS’ duo of Brain Training titles, Super Mario Galaxy and Wii Play make up half the top …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 4 demo next month?
People bemoaned its lack of exclusive software for the first year of its life, but the PS3 big-hitters have begun to arrive, and none come bigger than Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4 – so news of a possible demo next month is understandably reason to get excited. CVG reports that …
Read More »Pinnacle in shock MBO
Led by chairman Sean Sullivan and finance director Andy Leonard-Myers, the buyout gives Pinnacle and label Windsong the opportunity to provide more flexible third party logistics services for smaller organisations in the same marketplace,” says a statement from the firm. It also plans to expand its offerings to cover marketing …
Read More »Games on the agenda at Next
Fashion retailer Next has laid out its plans to claw away market share from more established games retailers with a giant increase in its interactive entertainment offering. The firm has added over 300 games products to its latest Next Directory catalogue – and it could begin stocking the likes of …
Read More »Zavvis games space set to swell
Zavvi is to make significantly more space for games in-store after the category shone for the retailer during the Christmas period. The general entertainment store looks set to reduce its music offering to make way for the move, the second time it has increased its dedicated games space in under …
Read More »Warner unveils games team
New publishing powerhouse Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has finalised its core games team – but expect further high profile recruits as the media giant picks up momentum in the UK. After setting up a dedicated office for the region and buying Lego Star Wars developer Traveller’s Tales late last year, …
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