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Metal fans and celebrities are championing Namco Bandai’s Splatterhouse after last month’s 2010 Kawasaki Hammer Golden Gods awards. The game was a key sponsor at the event, which was held at London’s IndigO2 on June 14th. The resultant exposure to the game’s target demographic has led to a boost in …

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Revenue for Xbox Live could well have reached $1bn in Microsoft’s last financial year, Bloomberg is reporting. Microsoft has told the financial news site that half of the services’ 25 million users paid for a Gold membership last year – which equates to around $600 million in sales. Sales of …

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Specialist games website IGN saw 4m global users watch the E3 press conferences through its YouTube channel. The firm became the first website to air live gaming broadcasts on YouTube and was the most viewed channel during each press conference. The site also achieved record traffic figures with 7.5m page …

EA has dated FIFA 11 in Europe for Friday, October 1st. The US will get the title a few days earlier on September 28th. EA hopes the game will follow in the footsteps of last year’s massive selling and critically acclaimed FIFA 10, which boasts an impressive Metacritic score of …

Wii karaoke game sequel We Sing Encore is to get a promotional boost at summer festival Party in the Park. Over 70,000 music fans will attend the free Leeds-based event, which will include a marquee showcasing the game from publisher Nordic Games and retailer The Hut. The game is the …

Next week Microsoft will launch a new Xbox Live service, Destination Arcade. The service offers a new way for consumers to browse Xbox Live Arcade games, including sorting by price and rating. There are over 250 titles on the service and the platform holder hopes this will make it easier …

The 2010 E3 Game Critic Award winners have been revealed. Nintendo 3DS was unsurprisingly awarded the best of show award, while EA scooped four prizes for Star Wars: The Old Republic, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, Rock Band 3 and NBA Jam. Portal 2 also scored two wins, while Harmonix …

Accessories firm Impact Global Solutions will launch a new range of ‘Mini’ Wii products designed especially for the younger gamer. The collection includes a Mini Wii Remote, Mini Nunchuk, sports set, racing wheel, light sword and a child-sized Balance Board. The products will be packaged under IGS’ casual peripherals brand …