With the launch of the Xbox 360 S still two weeks away in the UK, the redesigned version of Xbox 360 has done wonders for the machine’s performance in Japan. Andriasang reports that on its first week of availability sales of the machine hit 17,370 – 15k of which were …
Read More »NPD: PS3 sales grow once again
Though the PS3 continued to lag behind Xbox 360 in both the April and May markets in the US, Sony’s machine is on a remarkable run that has seen it post its ninth and tenth consecutive months of year-on-year sales growth in North America. Since May 2009 the PS3 has …
Read More »NPD: 360 beats PS3 in Red Dead battle
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 was the single biggest revenue contributor to the US video games market in May, according to NPD, with total unit sales of its console hitting 195k in the period and revenue reaching $254m (total May revenue hit $823.5m). It also fared well in the software market, with …
Read More »Disney swoops for iPhone’s Tapulous
Disney isn’t just interested in acquiring giants like Marvel, it’s interested in smaller independents – and according to a new report tonight the firm has bought Tap Tap Revenge developer Tapulous. The creator of an iPhone/iPad game that has spawned two sequels, a lucrative in-game music store and a number …
Read More »Canadian studio receives $2m in government funds
Award-winning Frima Studio receives massive employee training investment
Read More »Square announces Monster Hunter rival
Japanese publisher Square Enix has announced a brand new action title for the PSP called Lord of Arcana. The title sees players being plunged into the dark depths of the underworld to fight vast and powerful creatures of legend in their quest to obtain the power of Arcana”. Combat is …
Read More »Hulu gets PSN+ exclusivity
Though it has pledged that it won’t strip any existing features from PSN for those who don’t subscribe, Sony is believed to be on the cusp of announcing its first big exclusive PSN Plus functionality. Technologizer dug up some details about the upcoming version of TV streaming service Hulu that’s …
Read More »Medal of Honor marketing kicks off
Marketing for the highly anticipated Medal of Honor reboot has already begun. Electronic Arts has been showcasing the game at one of the UK’s biggest music events, and is already planning a number of other promotions – despite the game’s release being four months away. Medal of Honor has already …
Read More »Kotick: ‘We need UK tax breaks’
Activision has spoken out against the UK government just a week after Chancellor George Osborne dashed developers’ hopes by cancelling Labour’s promised games tax breaks. The Financial Times this evening quotes the company CEO Bobby Kotick as saying the Activision needs financial investments to keep encouraging it to invest in …
Read More »Sony warns of UK dev investment slowdown
Format-holder joins Activision in outcry to stop support for British games industry dwindling
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