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Following the announcement of a complete restructuring of its North American relationship with Infogrames, Atari has also confirmed that it has settled its dispute with Dragon Ball Z licence holder FUNimation. Earlier this year FUNimation issued a notice to Atari threatening to terminate their current agreement due to alleged contract …
Read More »US Atari restructuring complete
Following a prolonged period of turmoil in North America, the restructuring of the relationship between classic games label Atari and parent company Infogrames is complete, bringing with it a complete overhaul of US operations and relationships. Atari will now handle the distribution of Infogrames products in North America for the …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Mario & Sonic fight back
It would still take a brave man to bet against EA’s traditional festive champion Need for Speed fighting back to claim the top spot once again in time for Christmas, but Sega’s Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games is giving it a run for its money by clinching the …
Read More »GAME sales rocket by 90 per cent
Leading UK games retailer GAME has reported a total sales increase of 89.1 per cent, including sales from the recently acquired Gamestation, for the 45 weeks ending December 8th, whilst like-for-like sales increased by 44.1 per cent compared to the same period last year. Taking the UK and Ireland in …
Read More »HMV: ‘We’re replacing CDs with games’
Having earlier today confirmed the opening of its first LAN gaming centre at its flagship Trocadero store in London, the chief executive of HMV Simon Fox has said that gaming is set to replace the likes of music as his chain looks to future growth. Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, …
Read More »Killzone screens land Guerilla in more controversy
Guerilla Games, the developer of hot PS3 FPS Killzone 2, has found itself embroiled in fanboy-angering controversy yet again with the admission that the screenshots it released of the game last week were doctored. When Killzone 2 was first showed off to the world at E3 2005 the world was …
Read More »2K working on Don King game
With EA’s superb Fight Night series more or less monopolising the video game boxing scene at the moment, 2K Games is to approach the genre from another angle with the announcement of the upcoming Don King Presents: Prizefighter. As well as beating people up, the game will see players training …
Read More »Zelnick: We’re pleased with Video Appeals decision
Take 2 chairman Strauss Zelnick has said that he is pleased with the Video Appeals Committee’s decision to back the publisher in its appeal against the BBFC’s decision to ban controversial PS2, PSP and Wii title Manhunt 2 from sale in the UK. "We are committed to making great interactive …
Read More »Rockstars Manhunt 2 appeal successful
The Video Appeals Committee has announced that it has voted in favour of Rockstar, by a margin of four votes to three, in its appeal against the BBFC for its decision to ban controversial PS2, PSP and Wii title Manhunt 2 from release in the UK. The BBFC has said …
Read More »Nintendo continues grip on UK retail
Brain Training once again helps Nintendo top our developer chart
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