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Halo storms Australia

After strong performances across the rest of the world, new entry Halo 3 has debuted in the Australian charts straight in at number one, while FIFA 08 also does well with its tri-format positioning – coming in at number two on PS2, four on PS3 and six on Xbox 360. …

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Halo storms Australia

After strong performances across the rest of the world, new entry Halo 3 has debuted in the Australian charts straight in at number one, while FIFA 08 also does well with its tri-format positioning – coming in at number two on PS2, four on PS3 and six on Xbox 360. …

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JAPAN: PSP holds tight at top

Japanese charts body Media Create reports that Sony’s PSP handheld has successfully claimed the top spot of the region’s hardware charts for the third consecutive week. Despite a drop in sales of over 175,000 units, PSP still beats its closest contender, Nintendo’s DS, by 30,000 units. PSP’s newly found success …

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JAPAN: PSP holds tight at top

Japanese charts body Media Create reports that Sony’s PSP handheld has successfully claimed the top spot of the region’s hardware charts for the third consecutive week. Despite a drop in sales of over 175,000 units, PSP still beats its closest contender, Nintendo’s DS, by 30,000 units. PSP’s newly found success …

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PC Gears of War dated

It took a while for all concerned to admit that Epic’s hugely successful Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was indeed coming to PC – but following the confirmation at July’s E3 Microsoft has finally dated the game’s arrival. The game will be released in the UK on November 9th, …

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PC Gears of War dated

It took a while for all concerned to admit that Epic’s hugely successful Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War was indeed coming to PC – but following the confirmation at July’s E3 Microsoft has finally dated the game’s arrival. The game will be released in the UK on November 9th, …

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NCsoft unveils Carbine Studios

MMO specialist NCsoft has lifted the curtain on its new wholly-owned California-based development outfit Carbine Studios. Next-Gen reports that 17 former Blizzard employees now work for the studio, many of whom were formerly lead and senior developers” from the World of Warcraft team. This is a dev team made in …

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NCsoft unveils Carbine Studios

MMO specialist NCsoft has lifted the curtain on its new wholly-owned California-based development outfit Carbine Studios. Next-Gen reports that 17 former Blizzard employees now work for the studio, many of whom were formerly lead and senior developers” from the World of Warcraft team. This is a dev team made in …

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Imagines PSU3 merges with Play

Imagine Publishing has effectively closed its unofficial PS3 magazine PSU3 – merging it with multi-format PlayStation title Play. In a statement, Imagine said: ‘The move comes after careful deliberation into the state of both the PlayStation and the related magazine market which has not seen the significant growth shown by …

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Imagines PSU3 merges with Play

Imagine Publishing has effectively closed its unofficial PS3 magazine PSU3 – merging it with multi-format PlayStation title Play. In a statement, Imagine said: ‘The move comes after careful deliberation into the state of both the PlayStation and the related magazine market which has not seen the significant growth shown by …

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