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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president David Reeves has stated that Sony’s PlayStation division is on target to alleviate” the specific pressure” it has come under for failing to post a profit since the launch of PS3. In an upbeat forecast for the year ahead on the UK PlayStation site, Reeves …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA nutmegs Call of Duty
Mirroring the early 2008 chart success of EA’s FIFA 08, the publisher’s latest take on the beautiful game is starting 2009 on the front foot having pipped Call of Duty: World at War for the second time at the top of the ELSPA Gfk-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. FIFA 09 …
Read More »Partnertrans opens new Slough office
New location for expanding localisation specialists
Read More »Oxygen ceases internal development efforts
London-based publisher Oxygen has decided to cease internal development efforts at its studio in the capital. Oxygen Studios was established in 2007 and employed 14 people, primarily working on mainstream DS and Wii titles. A source close to the development team told Develop that the news was broken to the …
Read More »Oxygen pulls away from internal development
UK publisher seeking buyer for South London studio
Read More »Capcom reveals Q1 release line-up
Japanese publisher and developer Capcom has revealed its release schedule for the first quarter of 2009, and it’s not a line-up shy of potential triple-A hits. The listing is lead by graphically lush next-gen fighter Street Fighter IV, which will be released on both Xbox 360 and PS3 on February …
Read More »Sony denies ‘drastic’ cost-cutting
Electronics giant Sony has denied reports that it is set to embark on drastic cost-cutting measures, Reuters has revealed. The Times reported this morning that Sony is set to transform its business by closing factories and ‘major’ divisions. However, a Sony spokesperson insisted there is no new restructuring plans bar …
Read More »2008s most played console was PS2
Data from research and analysis firm Nielsen claims that North America gamers spent more time playing Sony’s PS2 than any other console in 2008. The stats show that the PS2 accounted for 31.7 per cent of the US’ total game time. Microsoft’s Xbox 360 claimed the second spot with 17.2 …
Read More »Spring in her step
Future Publishing’s preliminary annual results made for pretty special reading last month – complete with a year-on-year profits rise and a ten per cent reduction in debt. But how did CEO Stevie Spring and her team manage it? And, more to the point, how has her company managed to rebuff …
Read More »Blu-ray sales boast strong gains
New figures from the British Video Association show that hi-def disc format Blu-ray enjoyed a bumper Christmas in the UK, with sales climbing significantly compared to the same period last year. The BVA claims that 1.5 million Blu-ray movies were sold in the UK in December – a number that’s …
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