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Since the late 2005 launch of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 marked the beginning of the current next-gen home console generation, all three platforms have had to contend with the issues of hardware supply problems, paucity of games releases and transitioning gamers from previous generation (128 bit PS2, GameCube, Xbox) console platforms …
Read More »PC mag takes on Future
Imagine Publishing is gunning for Future’s market share with the launch of a new PC gaming title, which it claims will fill a gap in a sector by offering more holistic content. Total PC Gaming, which will launch on November 8th, will cover MMOs, retro games and hardware as well …
Read More »Pinnacle strikes RealPlay deal
Pinnacle Software has signed an exclusive deal with British vendor In2Games to distribute its range of RealPlay wireless motion sensing games. The first slew of titles – RealPlay Racing, RealPlay Pool, RealPlay Golf, RealPlay and PuzzleSphere (pictured) will be released on November 30th priced at 34.99 each. Each title comes …
Read More »‘Cash-free’ Football Manager media blitz hailed
The studio behind Football Manager 2008 has heralded the series’ ‘best ever’ presence in the UK media – and revealed that no cash was spent on securing the exemplary editorial coverage. The game nabbed the top spot in ChartTrack’s All Format listing last week, becoming one of the ten fastest-selling …
Read More »Rising Star to publish No More Heroes
No More Heroes, the latest title from acclaimed developer Goichi Suda aka Suda 51, will be published by Rising Star in Europe in February next year, it has been confirmed. Suda’s last title, Grasshopper Manufacture’s Killer 7, may not have been a massive commercial hit, but its release on GameCube, …
Read More »PS2 celebrates seventh birthday with 120 million sales
Sony has celebrated seven years since the arrival of the PS2 in the US by announcing that the machine has now sold a colossal 120 million units worldwide – a long way ahead of its former rivals Xbox and GameCube which both failed to beat the 25 million mark. The …
Read More »Spore confirmed for Wii
Speaking to The Guardian , The Sims creator Will Wright has confirmed that his hugely anticipated ‘life, the universe and everything’ sim Spore is in development for the Nintendo Wii. Wright has recently stated that in his opinion the Wii is the only genuine next-gen games system, criticising the rival …
Read More »Sony predicts games losses to double
Sony has said that it expects losses in the unit to be double its initial forecast for the financial year ending March ’08. Reuters reports that contrary to its initial prediction of losses totalling YEN 50 billion, it now expects its gaming losses to exceed YEN 100 billion ($875 million). …
Read More »UK to challenge Canadian tax incentives?
MCV sister site Develop reports that the Minister for Culture, Media and Sport has said that the UK may challenge the legal basis of Canada’s generous tax credits in a bid to level to the paying field for the country’s interactive entertainment talent. Speaking to Channel 4 news, the minister …
Read More »$300m funding boost for Bethesda MMOs
Investment cash pumped into parent company ZeniMax Media
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