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EA has confirmed that UEFA Euro 2008 is being developed by EA Canada, and will be out on multiple platforms this April. The game is scheduled to appear on Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PSP, PC and mobile phones, and is the only chance that us English folk will get to …
Read More »National Geographic drops HD-DVD
Sky News reports that National Geographic is to drop the HD DVD format in favour of rival hi-def format, Blu-Ray. National Geographic, along with New Line Home Entertainment, HBO Home Video and BBC Home Video, are all distributed under the Warner umbrella. Warner announced it was to drop HD DVD …
Read More »Win copies of No More Heroes
There are two prizes, the first is five copies of No More Heroes signed by the game’s legendary creator, Suda51. Also up for grabs, get this, are ten packs of No More Heroes toilet rolls, and Suda51 has left his mark on every single one. You’ll get the significance of …
Read More »Koch signs up S.T.A.L.K.E.R. sequel
Deep Silver parent company Koch Media has secured worldwide publishing rights to new release S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky, with the exception of Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The deal represents a major coup for the firm, which recently acquired Games That Matter – a studio established by …
Read More »ASIA: EA confirms Warhammer
Electronic Arts has announced it is to launch and operate Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Working closely with developers EA Mythic, GigaMedia will provide marketing, community management, technical support and customer service functions. We are pleased and honoured to become EA’s operating partner on …
Read More »New High School Musical game announced
Disney Interactive Studios is set to release another title in its popular High school Musical series. High School Musical: Work This Out! Will be released on Nintendo DS in April. The title is described by Disney as ‘an all-new musical adventure game, featuring storylines extending beyond High School Musical 2′. …
Read More »Sony cuts PS3 sales target
Reuters reports that the platform holder now expects to have sold 1.5 million fewer PS3s than its initial sales target up to March. But its handheld console has outstripped forecasts – Sony has raised its sales target for PSP for the current business year by three million to 13 million. …
Read More »Gamers to see SAW in 2009
Attention gore fans: Brash Entertainment has announced it has acquired the rights to a game based on grisly horror movie series SAW. Underneath an eerie headline of ‘Oh yes.. There will be blood…’ a Brash press release sent out today reveals the title will be released in October next year …
Read More »Format breakdown
Wii TOP 10 ALL PRICES 1. Wii Play (Nintendo) 2. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Sega) 3. Big Brain Academy: Wii Degree (Nintendo) 4. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo) 5. Mario Party 8 (Nintendo) 6. Wario Ware: Smooth Moves (Nintendo) 7. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Nintendo) 8. …
Read More »Microsoft: 360 can be this generations PS2
Top Microsoft exec Jeff Bell has revealed that the format holder plans to make Xbox 360 ‘this generation’s PS2′. Bell, corporate VP of global marketing for Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, also said he was hopeful that 360 would become popular with Wii owners who had ‘graduated’ above Nintendo’s console. Speaking …
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