After all the talk and all the hype, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 Kinect is finally on sale in the UK. Following the arrival of Sony’s Move in the UK in September, the launch of Kinect today means that the motion control revolution started by Nintendo last decade has now finally spread …
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LittleBigPlanet 2 CE detailed
Sony has announced the extras scheduled for inclusion of the Collectors’ Edition version of LittleBigPlanet 2, which is due out on PS3 in January. The SKU will come packaged in a SteelBook case. The transparent plastic sleeve onto which the game’s logos are printed slides off to reveal a clean …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Motion Controllers
There can be no doubt that the launch of the Nintendo Wii was a huge step forward for the in-home gaming market. Its revolutionary motion controller-based system changed the games experience and opened up home gaming as a leisure activity to a new audience. Although there are a large number …
Read More »Microsoft offers Kinect as Christmas Quiz prize
Members of the winning team at the MCV/Xbox 360 Christmas Quiz will each receive the most talked about new product of the year, Kinect. They’ll also receive an Xbox 360 to use it with and a copy of Kinect Adventures to get them started. The quiz takes place at London’s …
Read More »Fans flock to GAMEs Black Ops launch
As well as the celebrity-driven official Call of Duty: Black Ops launch party at Battersea Power Station last night, UK retailer GAME held the official retail launch gathering at its Oxford Street store in central London. Around 300 Call of Duty fans were at hand to be the first to …
Read More »GameStop thinks Kinect will trump Move
Leading global games retail GameStop has predicted that Kinect will emerge as the winner in the fight of the next-gen motion controllers. However, senior VP or merchandising and marketing Bob McKenzie has confirmed that early sales of Sony’s Move have exceeded the chain’s expectations. I’d say right now Microsoft’s Kinect …
Read More »Strong reviews as Black Ops arrives at last
It’s finally here. As midnight struck around the world last night retailers opened their doors to usher in the arrival of what many in the industry is hoping will be the best selling game ever made – Call of Duty: Black Ops. The official Activision launch event, held at Battersea …
Read More »Online key to Asda’s plans
Watch out Play and Amazon – Asda wants a slice of your market share. The retail giant told MCV that improving its online offer is key to its plans for 2011. This ties in with Asda’s bid to grow its games market share, which the firm says is already in …
Read More »5m copies of New Vegas shipped
ZeniMax owned publisher Bethesda has confirmed that it has now shipped five million copies of recent post-apocalyptic Xbox 360, PS3 and PC hit Fallout: New Vegas. Add to this what Bethesda describes as heavy volumes” of digital downloads and the game has already grossed in excess of $300m at retail. …
Read More »Asda defends trade-in offer
Retail behemoth Asda says it had to start selling used games in order to ‘protect its long-term games business.’ The grocer rolled-out pre-owned into 234 UK stores following the launch of FIFA 11 last month, and head of games Andrew Thompson says he and the team have been keeping publishers …
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