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Retail is preparing for two of the busiest Fridays of the year – as over 15 serious Christmas contenders fight for space on their shelves. Both today and next Friday see the release of a host of Triple-A titles gunning for the festive number one spot, with publishers keen to …
Read More »EA aims for Xmas number one
Next Friday sees the release of Need For Speed ProStreet – the latest in the world-beating racing series – and publisher EA is confident the title will be first to cross the finishing line in the race for Christmas number one. A Need for Speed game has been Christmas number …
Read More »Microsoft considering Wii-style controller?
Euro Xbox boss Chris Lewis has revealed that Microsoft has looked ‘very closely’ at Wii-style controller-based gaming – and that a karaoke title could be introduced ‘at the right time’. As Microsoft gears up for Xbox 360’s second Christmas, it is increasingly looking to widen the console’s appeal out to …
Read More »Whos next for Warner after TT deal?
Media behemoth Warner will snap up more top studios as it homes in on its target of becoming a billion dollar publisher within five years. After the appointment of Chris Meredith as the European boss of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (as revealed by MCV in September), the new publishing powerhouse …
Read More »JAPAN: PS3 resurgence continues
After yesterday’s claims from Sony CEO Howard Stringer that the recent PS3 price drop has seen sales of the machine rocket in North America, the latest sales data from Media Create show that Sony’s machine outsold even the mighty Wii in Japan for the week ending Novemeber 11th. It’s sales …
Read More »INTERVIEW: In2Games
Nintendo’s motion sensing technology has brought flapping your arms around in the name of fun out of the shadows and into the mainstream. But it’s not just the Japanese giant targeting this style of gaming. For years, In2Games has dabbled in this field with its GameTrak technology. Now the UK …
Read More »Gem snaps up French distributor
The firm has bought out Paris-based Banque Magnetique – which enjoys sales of €245m (170m) – for an undisclosed sum. Banque Magnetique customers include top French IT and electrical retailers, dot-com companies and supermarkets. The company boasts a product range consisting of many brands Gem already handles, including Logitech, Creative, …
Read More »Mass Effect banned in Singapore
Whilst BioWare’s upcoming RPG Mass Effect is lining up to be one of the last great releases of the year when it arrives in Europe next Friday, it has emerged that the game will not be seeing the light of day in Singapore. The country’s Media Development Authority took great …
Read More »Marvel Universe facing the chop?
Cryptic’s massively-multiplayer title Marvel Universe Online is on the verge of being cancelled by publisher Microsoft, a ‘source’ has told NextGen . Speculation has been rife since a 1up podcast mentioned that an anticipated Microsoft Game Studios title was soon to be canned, with internet chatter rising to a level …
Read More »COMMENT: Play-ing with the big boys
If there’s one thing that these squirm-inducing memories prove, it’s that Wembley is a very English stadium. It can quash expectations in a flash: reducing previously heroic sentiment to rubble. But we all know that when Wembley throws up those against-the-odds miraculous moments, it can also make a nation proud …
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