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A questionnaire sent out to Asian users of Sony’s PC-based PlayStation Store has hinted that the firm is possibly considering allowing gamers to download an unlimited number of items from PSN if they agree to pay a monthly subscription charge, CVG reports. The questionnaire also lists a number of existing …
Read More »Say What?
"We continue to believe that GameStop is the leading potential acquirer of Gamestation.” Michael Pachter at Wedbush Morgan starts the year off by winding up Gamestation’s commercial director Martyn Gibbs, January It is time to garotte the Game Boy and paralyse the PlayStation and admit the catastrophic effect these blasted …
Read More »Watch this space in 2008 boasts expanding Exspect
Peripherals specialist Exspect has its eye on chomping into its rivals’ market share next year – with the help of parent company Gem. The company has told MCV that it has already won some ‘major accounts’, which it will announce later this year – and that there is ‘no question’ …
Read More »Guinness Book of Gaming Records on the way
The Guinness Book Of Records has told MCV that its new Gamer’s Edition annual will offer retailers a spectacular additional source of revenue when it is released on February 8th. The title represents the first time that GBOR has concentrated purely on games for a publication – and the company …
Read More »Nintendos WaveBird discontinued
Whilst we all may take wireless joypads for granted in these days of next-gen technological wonder, there was a time when Nintendo’s WaveBird controller for the GameCube was the leader in wireless pad tech – but now it seems that the fan-favourite controller has come to an end. GoNintendo reckons …
Read More »Jade Raymond interviews Hideo Kojima
Development heavyweights go head to head; Metal Gear creator talks desire to create violent games
Read More »Christmas footfall down at UK retail
The latest data from the Retail Traffic Index from analyst firm SPSL shows that the number of people shopping throughout December was down 3.2 per cent compared to the same month in 2006 – worse than SPSL’s prediction of 2.1 per cent drop. The numbers are in stark contrast to …
Read More »Skype for PSP to be unveiled at CES
PSP platform holder Sony is set to lift the lid on the previously mentioned Skype service for its handheld at next week’s CES show is Las Vegas, if information on the company’s website is to be believed. The PSP section of Sony’s CES website states: Call friends, talk trash to …
Read More »Midway and SCi considering merger?
Online games portal Next-Gen is claiming that ‘a source’ has told it that Midway is sizing up SCi/Eidos for a possible merger. SCi last year openly admitted to be courting the business world for offers for the company. And Midway and SCi were said to have been in preliminary talks …
Read More »Play.com boasts year-on-year growth
Online retailer Play.com is celebrating a record breaking Q4 for the firm which delivered year-on-year growth of 24 per cent, with December itself showing a 29 per cent improvement compared to 2006. Customer activity peaked on December 3rd, with Play processing an average of 700 orders per minute and enjoying …
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