Sony has hailed the launch of PSP Slim & Lite as a success after the relaunched console notched up a four-fold increase in portable hardware sales. The revamped system launched across retail on September 14th. And ahead of the release of a range of lifestyle software under the Go! brand, …
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COMMENT – Warner warms up
Initial stirrings and speculation about what kind of strategy the company may have is going to gradually clear, leaving a serious player which wants to invest in this business and grab a significant share over the next five years. That ambition is most vivid when it sets out an objective …
Read More »COMMENT – Warner warms up
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Read More »Gamestation reveals new store opening drive
The GAME-owned specialist retailer revealed the details at its annual conference, Gamefest. We will be opening a dozen or so stores pre-Christmas and this will include Hull, which will be the second largest games store in the UK,” said Gamestation commercial director Martyn Gibbs. Our key messages at Gamefest are …
Read More »Gamestation reveals new store opening drive
The GAME-owned specialist retailer revealed the details at its annual conference, Gamefest. We will be opening a dozen or so stores pre-Christmas and this will include Hull, which will be the second largest games store in the UK,” said Gamestation commercial director Martyn Gibbs. Our key messages at Gamefest are …
Read More »Blu-Ray to front Sony marketing attack
Though it remains one of PS3’s most controversial out-of-the-box inclusions, SCE president Kaz Hirai has told The Financial Times that Blu-Ray will form a major part of Sony’s future marketing campaigns for its next-gen console. Hirai claims SCE is working closely with Sony Pictures and Sony Entertainment to get the …
Read More »Blu-Ray to front Sony marketing attack
Though it remains one of PS3’s most controversial out-of-the-box inclusions, SCE president Kaz Hirai has told The Financial Times that Blu-Ray will form a major part of Sony’s future marketing campaigns for its next-gen console. Hirai claims SCE is working closely with Sony Pictures and Sony Entertainment to get the …
Read More »Lego Batman publishing deal weeks away
Leading UK developer TT Games is weeks away from closing a deal with a top publisher for the much sought after rights to its latest smash-hit-in-waiting Lego Batman. The Cheshire-based firm has refused to name any of the title’s potential suitors, but has confirmed to MCV that it is in …
Read More »Lego Batman publishing deal weeks away
Leading UK developer TT Games is weeks away from closing a deal with a top publisher for the much sought after rights to its latest smash-hit-in-waiting Lego Batman. The Cheshire-based firm has refused to name any of the title’s potential suitors, but has confirmed to MCV that it is in …
Read More »Nokia’s SNAP gets Japanese development partners
D3P and G-Mode using the platform to develop online mobile games
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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