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Trade calls for pre-Xmas PS2 price reduction

Leading industry figures have called on Sony to drop the suggested retail price of PS2 as the console nears the final stages of its hugely successful lifecycle. The system, which burst onto the market seven years ago, currently holds a suggested retail price point of around 95.But publisher bosses have …

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Games Industry Status – Hooked on Facebook

I’ve enjoyed all of those in the past week, along with a ‘moon’ from a male friend, a bitch-slap, a bite, a lick and a hug. I’ve also been sent presents of a couple of kissing otters and a cute penguin. And discovered that I score 186 (very good, by …

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Games Industry Status – Hooked on Facebook

I’ve enjoyed all of those in the past week, along with a ‘moon’ from a male friend, a bitch-slap, a bite, a lick and a hug. I’ve also been sent presents of a couple of kissing otters and a cute penguin. And discovered that I score 186 (very good, by …

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Industry follows Nintendo as gaming goes casual

Retail has this week hailed the rise of casual gaming as key to a lucrative peak period with ‘the Nintendo effect’ continuing to reverberate across the industry. The runaway sales success of Nintendo’s DS and Wii has spearheaded a seismic shift in the way people play games – and now …

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Industry follows Nintendo as gaming goes casual

Retail has this week hailed the rise of casual gaming as key to a lucrative peak period with ‘the Nintendo effect’ continuing to reverberate across the industry. The runaway sales success of Nintendo’s DS and Wii has spearheaded a seismic shift in the way people play games – and now …

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New 360 Core bundle on the way?

Games retailers in North America have started taking orders on a brand new Xbox 360 Core bundle that they claim will arrive later this month, Gamesindustry reports. Dubbed the ‘Arcade’ bundle, the deal will reportedly offer a Core 30 console, a memory card, a wireless joypad and five Xbox Live …

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New 360 Core bundle on the way?

Games retailers in North America have started taking orders on a brand new Xbox 360 Core bundle that they claim will arrive later this month, Gamesindustry reports. Dubbed the ‘Arcade’ bundle, the deal will reportedly offer a Core 30 console, a memory card, a wireless joypad and five Xbox Live …

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New Warhawk SKU confirmed for US

LevelUp reports that Sony looks set to introduce a third SKU of its online-online multiplayer shooter Warhawk when it releases a stand-alone retail version of the game in the US – though no details concerning a European release have yet been announced. Currently UK PS3 owners have the choice between …

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