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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 …

Games publishers looking to move into the licensed products sector should head along to Olympia next week for Brand Licensing Europe. Organiser Advanstar is claiming that the event – which runs on October 2nd and 3rd in the venue’s Grand Hall – is going to be the biggest ever in …

Games publishers looking to move into the licensed products sector should head along to Olympia next week for Brand Licensing Europe. Organiser Advanstar is claiming that the event – which runs on October 2nd and 3rd in the venue’s Grand Hall – is going to be the biggest ever in …

Epic Games' engine used to build new game Grimm

Epic Games' engine used to build new game Grimm

Sony’s anticipated PS3 platformer Ratchet & Clank: Tools of Destruction is now due for a European release in November, with a PSN demo set to arrive next month, according to Eurogamer . SCEA recently revealed that the game was going to slip to October 30th in North America. Though no …