Sierra has revealed that its game of The Bourne Conspiracy book and film will be released in June on 360 and PS3. Developed by High Moon Studios, the title was revealed to a crowd of retail and press at Sierra’s Spring Break ’08 in Mallorca last week. Considered by many …
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GAME boss Morgan in The Telegraph
GAME boss Lisa Morgan has given her first ever national newspaper interview to The Daily Telegraph – and the newspaper has praised the business acumen of the retailer’s CEO. The piece charts Morgan’s life from being a buyer at now-defunct chain Tandy when she was 19-years old, through her roles …
Read More »The Gowers, Burton and Stamper make The Sunday Times Rich List
Founders of Jagex, Traveller's Tales and Rare ranked amongst UK & Ireland's 1000 richest people
Read More »No price cuts for Nintendo hardware in 08
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has told Reuters that Nintendo is not planning on reducing the retail price of either Wii or DS this financial year. Speaking after the company’s record financial results yesterday, Iwata said: "Our earnings projection for the year is not based on hardware price cuts, and I …
Read More »COMMENT: Relax, don’t do it
If our story proves true and retailers across the board stick to the official street date for GTA IV, then it will surely be something of a pivotal moment for the UK games trade. I’ve written about broken street dates so many times that, sadly, I could probably do it …
Read More »UK industry confident GTA IV wont be sold early
Concerns that some retailers may sell copies of Grand Theft Auto IV early so far appear ill-founded as the industry gears up for its April 29th launch. Rockstar’s much-hyped car-jacking sequel has already shipped to retailers worldwide, but there’s currently no sign that copies have been sold ahead of time. …
Read More »Philips appoints amBX CEO
Neil MacDonald steps in lead technology firm's 'ambient experiences' division
Read More »Wii Fit fever hits the High Street
The next week could become one of the most lucrative in games retail history as Wii Fit hits shelves today – followed by GTA IV on Tuesday. Queues formed nationwide this morning as eager Wii owners snapped up the fitness-focused title, complete with balance board. Media coverage has hit an …
Read More »Ubisoft FY sales top $1bn
Ubisoft’s full year sales for the 12-month period to March 31st, 2008, reached €928 million ($1.45 billion at current exchange rates) – thanks to the outstanding success of the likes of Assassin’s Creed and the publisher’s casual range. The figure represents a 36.4 per cent jump from the same period …
Read More »Fils-Aime on Nintendos missed opportunities
Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime has told Wired that his office is constantly hassling the firm’s Japanese HQ for more Wii stock – reminding them of missed opportunities”. In an exclusive interview, Fils-Aime also claimed that Wii consoles, on average, only sit on US retail shelves for an hour …
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