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Senior regional director of the entertainment and devices division at Microsoft UK Neil Thompson has cleared up statements reported yesterday on the long-term prospects of Nintendo’s Wii. Maintaining that Microsoft has been the most innovative force” of all three consoles, Thompson said: The gaming market is growing thanks to success …

Senior regional director of the entertainment and devices division at Microsoft UK Neil Thompson has cleared up statements reported yesterday on the long-term prospects of Nintendo’s Wii. Maintaining that Microsoft has been the most innovative force” of all three consoles, Thompson said: The gaming market is growing thanks to success …

GarageGames-supported online learning site reveals initial line-up

GarageGames-supported online learning site reveals initial line-up

Hardware statistics from ChartTrack show PS3 and Xbox 360 are within a hair’s breadth of one another in terms of total calender year sales to date. Xbox 360 enjoyed a 12-week headstart on PS3 before it was launched on March 23rd, but both systems have near identical sales figures for …

Hardware statistics from ChartTrack show PS3 and Xbox 360 are within a hair’s breadth of one another in terms of total calender year sales to date. Xbox 360 enjoyed a 12-week headstart on PS3 before it was launched on March 23rd, but both systems have near identical sales figures for …

New profiling and optimisation services for developers

New profiling and optimisation services for developers

Fans say it’s a match made in heaven – and it seems that Sega clearly agrees as the Japanese games giant has now confirmed that massive cult hit Samda De Amigo is heading to Wii, according to 1UP . Originally developed for Japanese arcades in 1999 and appearing on Dreamcast …

Fans say it’s a match made in heaven – and it seems that Sega clearly agrees as the Japanese games giant has now confirmed that massive cult hit Samda De Amigo is heading to Wii, according to 1UP . Originally developed for Japanese arcades in 1999 and appearing on Dreamcast …