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A new collection of Joystick Junkies peripherals has been announced by Exspect which will arrive in retailers later this year. The accessories feature branding from games clothing label Joystick Junkies, and include DSi play cases, DSi hard shell cases and flight bags that can hold any type of DS or …
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EA settles Gibsons Rock Band lawsuit
Electronic Arts is no longer being sued by music firm Gibson Guitar Corporation over its Rock Band controllers. The companies have told Magistrate Judge Juliet that they had reached a full settlement” and will be seeking dismissal of the case by June 14, according to a federal court filing. Terms …
Read More »Games industry facing first big crisis
In a chilling warning ahead of the global games industry gathering at E3’s LA Convention Center, Namco Bandai’s VP of sales, marketing and publishing Olivier Comte has outlined what he sees as the unprecedented challenges faced by modern gaming. I think that today we are seeing the first big crisis …
Read More »MS goads Sony over Halo sales
In a quite stark bit of pre-E3 willy-waving, Microsoft’s product director Aaron Greenberg has pointed out that total sales of Halo 3 aren’t simply better than those of Sony’s leading games – it beats the lot of them combined. Speaking via Twitter, Greenberg stated: Just in from research team (NPD): …
Read More »Mario Galaxy 2 sparks price battle
It’s got a great chance of being one of the biggest releases on 2010, so perhaps it’s no surprise that two High Street retailers are focusing very heavily on Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy 2 ahead of its UK release on Friday. HMV is offering the game for just 4.99 for …
Read More »ChoicesUK gets new owners
Endless LLP has acquired Webb Group – the online specialists that runs ChoicesUK. Choices UK is a supplier of games, music, DVD and other entertainment products. Its clients include Co-op, Spar, Wilkinsons, Currys, Littlewoods and Next. It claims to be the leading supplier for convenience and catalogue retailers. The firm …
Read More »FIFA 11 reinvents player authenticity
Such was the praise heaped on last year’s version that FIFA 11 has got its work cut out trying to better it – but if nothing else EA can be assured of another storming chart success this autumn when the new title hits retail. Its headline improvement is the reinvention …
Read More »Big names back UK games conference
IGN, Screen Digest and renamed trade body UKIE are already backing the return of the London Games Conference in November. With a theme of ‘Survival And Profit In A Changing Industry’ LGC 2010 will focus on shifts in revenues, platforms and distribution methods for game content. The event will take …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption sells in 5m worldwide
Stock shortages? Take-Two this evening said it has sold 5m units of Red Dead Redemption into retail less than a month after the game’s launch. The massive ship number was revealed as part of its second quarter results. Sales of the game were not included in the second quarter results …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption sells in 5m worldwide
Stock shortages? Take-Two this evening said it has sold 5m units of Red Dead Redemption into retail less than a month after the game’s launch. The massive ship number was revealed as part of its second quarter results. Sales of the game were not included in the second quarter results …
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