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Microsoft has announced that in the first four months of 2011 the Xbox 360 has enjoyed year-on-year unit sales growth of 29 per cent in the US– that’s triple the growth seen by PS3 in the same period. The console has now sold 55m units worldwide. This figure spans sales …
Read More »IN DETAIL: Develop 100
Who are the best games studios in the world? Who makes the best games? Who deserves the kudos? That last question is one we have tried to answer with every annual version of the Develop 100. Whether based on the now-narrower retail sales data or our confident judgement, the previous …
Read More »Team Ico Collection gets Japan date
Sony has stated that the long-awaited Team Ico Collection will be released for PS3 in Japan on September 22nd. That’s according to a translation from VG247. The SKU will include HD re-workings of two PS2 classics – Ico and Shadow of the Colossus. Both will include hi-def visuals, 7.1 surround …
Read More »Yoshida laments PSPgo mistakes
The boss of Sony Worldwide Studios has admitted that Sony got it wrong with the release of the digital-only PSPgo. In April Sony Japan confirmed that it had ended production of the device, while UK retailers were told not to expect any supply replenishments. "I could spend 30 minutes talking …
Read More »Develop 100: How Nintendo reclaimed first place
Lightning strikes twice for the untouchable Japanese studio
Read More »Yu Suzuki joins ‘Kinect fighting game’ studio
Sega talisman joins Premium Agency as executive producer and advisor
Read More »Sony ‘should hire hackers’
Today marks the long-awaited return of the PlayStation Store, but one hacker has said that the network will remain unsafe until Sony hires hackers directly to test its security. "Most big corporations have what’s called an annual security audit and they go out and hire outside security companies," Ligatt Security …
Read More »New FIFA will stun consumers
FIFA 12 will revolutionise the franchise and stun fans, says the man behind the series. The latest game in the award-winning, best-selling football franchise was shown to the press last week. That’s earlier than usual because EA believes it has something special this time, says producer David Rutter. This year’s …
Read More »First NGP hands-on goes live
One consumer site has gone live with its impressions of Sony’s NGP. Mobile-review.com says that it had some hands-on time with the machine at a London press event on May 19th. It says that its final dimensions are very similar to the original PSP and that "you immediately recognise the …
Read More »PlayStation Plus avalanche accompanies Store return
The PlayStation Store is back and as a reward for customers’ patience Sony has gone live with a host of fresh content to download. Currently all PSN members have been upgraded to PlayStation Plus membership for a month. Four PSN titles are currently free to download – Burnout Paradise, Magic …
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