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Report: PS3 faltering as publishers back Wii

The analyst’s latest report states that for the final quarter of 2007, publishers have backed the Wii with the greatest number of titles – 86 in total. This puts the Nintendo console some distance ahead of Xbox 360 and PS3, which have 47 and 38 titles lined up respectively. A …

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PS3 price slashed again in Japan

Sony has announced further price cuts across its entire PS3 hardware range in Japan, and also confirmed that the 40GB model that is soon to debut in Europe will also be making an appearance in the territory. The 60GB model will see its price drop from YEN 60,000 to YEN …

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PS3 price slashed again in Japan

Sony has announced further price cuts across its entire PS3 hardware range in Japan, and also confirmed that the 40GB model that is soon to debut in Europe will also be making an appearance in the territory. The 60GB model will see its price drop from YEN 60,000 to YEN …

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UK CHARTS: FIFA kicks Master Chief into touch

After playing second fiddle to the might of Halo 3 last week, a 79 per cent drop in sales for Bungie’s Xbox 360 FPS has paved the way this week for EA’s FIFA 08 to claim the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 . It’s the third …

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UK CHARTS: FIFA kicks Master Chief into touch

After playing second fiddle to the might of Halo 3 last week, a 79 per cent drop in sales for Bungie’s Xbox 360 FPS has paved the way this week for EA’s FIFA 08 to claim the top spot in the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 . It’s the third …

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Elite 360 gets new SKU

North American gamers who purchase an Xbox 360 Elite console from the end of this month are set to receive free copies of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 2 and Activision’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance, reports Gamesindustry . The new SKU follows the $50 price cut that Microsoft applied across its range of …

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Elite 360 gets new SKU

North American gamers who purchase an Xbox 360 Elite console from the end of this month are set to receive free copies of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport 2 and Activision’s Marvel Ultimate Alliance, reports Gamesindustry . The new SKU follows the $50 price cut that Microsoft applied across its range of …

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New Wii SKU on the way?

Claims that Nintendo of America has registered a new Universal Product Code for Wii are leading some to suggest that a brand new hardware SKU could be on the cards, Nintendo fansite Codename Revolution reports. A new UPC is needed for any new hardware offering to hit the shelves. No …

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