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SCEE has announced that it has extended its free game promotion for new owners of the digital-only PSPgo. Originally set to expire on January 10th, the deal will now run until January 31st and allows those who buy a new machine the chance to download one of either Gran Turismo, …
Read More »Activision sticking with DJ Hero IP
Leading global publisher Activision Blizzard has vowed to press ahead with its plans for the DJ Hero brand, having confirmed its intention to publish a sequel to the firm’s latest rhythm action IP. If you’re going to make a commitment to doing something original, the odds are that you’re not …
Read More »Just Dance shatters Wii records for Ubi
Just Dance has become Ubisoft’s most successful Wii release ever, having today raced to the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. The game was released on November 27th and at first could only manage No.30 in the All Formats Charts. However, the following week it reached the …
Read More »Ubisoft to cap global dev headcount
Paris-headquartered publisher looks to counterbalance growth
Read More »UK Monthly Charts: December
December 2009 wasn’t all about Modern Warfare 2, with Nintendo, Ubisoft and Electronic Arts also enjoying huge sales during the festive period. MCV takes a closer look… SOFTWARE MARKET SHARE BY COMPANY – units (last month in brackets) 1 (2) NINTENDO – 18.7%2 (3) EA – 14.0%3 (4) UBISOFT – 12.4%4 …
Read More »Where next for DS?
Yet by Nintendo’s reckoning there’s still life in the old DS yet. It’s hard to disagree. It was the UK’s best selling games hardware in 2009 – accounting for a massive wedge of the 2.7m handhelds sold in total. With Nintendo readying both bigger and better hardware now on a …
Read More »Codemasters in bogus customs scare
Longstanding British studio Codemasters saw in the New Year in a most unfortunate manner as HM Revenue & Customs served an erroneous petition to wind-up the business. On face value that meant the studio would face going into administration, receivership or liquidation, with Codemasters’ banks under threat of being frozen. …
Read More »Confusion over 360 sales numbers
Questions are being asked about Microsoft’s claim that Xbox 360 console sold over 10m units in North America in 2009. That number comes from a Microsoft statement released in the wake of NPD’s December and 2009 report which reads: In 2009 US Xbox 360 console sales topped 10m units, with …
Read More »Codemasters in bogus wind-up scare
Threat to close the Dirt 2 studio was revealed to be an HMRC error
Read More »NPD: 09 a turning point for PS3
PS3’s 1.35m unit sales in North America in December – an 87 per cent year-on-year increase – saw the console finish 2009 by enjoying its best ever month in territory, leaving Sony celebrating what it is calling a turning point in the machine’s fortunes. 4.3m PS3s were sold throughout the …
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