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Fellow PC title Bioshock comes in second, ahead of DS trio Pokemon Diamond, More Brain Training and Brain Training in a PS and DS-heavy chart. Other formats don’t get a look in until Bioshock on 360 at 8, followed by Wii Play and FIFA ’07 on PS2. So, the full …
Read More »AUSSIE CHARTS: Bioshock holds firm at No.1
The Xbox 360 SKU of Bioshock remains top of the Australian all formats chart this week, with the PC version also sitting pretty in fifth. Sony’s Singstar 90s also enjoys two separate entries, with the basic game in second and the microphone bundle taking fourth spot. Elsewhere, it’s a good …
Read More »Sony teams up with Future Plus
SCE has commissioned publisher Future Plus to produce a high end brochure for the PS3, as the format holder ramps up its marketing for the Christmas buying period. 250,000 copies of the 60-page perfect bound brochure will be distributed at retailers and transport across the UK. It will be divided …
Read More »Japanese hardware sales take a knock
Hardware sales in Japan have taken a downturn for the week ending September 2nd – the PS3 being the only exception with a marginal boost, shifting 18,068 units. The DS sold less than 100,000 units during the week for the first time this year, reported Games Industry . Its 94,339 …
Read More »BBC content coming to Xbox Live?
Microsoft is in discussions with the BBC to bring the Corporation’s programmes to Xbox Live. According to The Times , Ross Honey, senior director for media at Microsoft’s content and partner strategy group, confirmed the company had spoken to the BBC and several other European media companies. We are working …
Read More »Sony games phone coming in Feb?
Whispers that the handset manufacturer might be planning a device based around gaming functions have been circulating for years, especially after the success of its Cyber-shot imaging range and Walkman music family. There’s been feverish speculation that the company is working on a PlayStation-branded phone – and insiders suggest this …
Read More »Call Of Duty Beta goes live at Gamespot
Activision is celebrating after promotion of the multiplayer Beta for Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare on both Eurogamer.net and Game.co.uk led to more than 10,000 applications for keys. The Beta is now set to launch on Gamespot , which the publisher hopes will produce another surge in demand”. Senior …
Read More »Segas The Club delayed until 2008
Much-anticipated Sega title The Club will miss the Christmas release window, after the publisher admitted that its release has slipped until next year. The 360, PS3 and PC action title, which was developed by Project Gotham creators Bizarre Creations, was previously due for release at the end of this year. …
Read More »COMMENT: Hitman and her
Business spectators claim that when Warner was sniffing around the SCi Group late last year, the Board of the UK publisher chose to hold out for a deal worth 6-7 a share. In the end, the US media giant acquired a ten per cent stake in the company at a price …
Read More »Ubisoft not interested in SCi, says company source
SCi’s mystery would-be bidder is not Ubisoft, according to a source from the company. The Financial Times quotes an insider from the French publisher as saying: We are not in discussion with SCi Entertainment any more than we are with any other company in the industry.” However, another source quoted …
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