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Following the surprise success of THQ’s UFC 2009 Undisputed last year, hopes are high for the recently released sequel – but one analyst reports that UFC 2010 is failing to meet the high expectations. Last year THQ’s maiden UFC outing shipped over 3.5m copies, helping the publisher to what European …
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Analyst: UFC 2010 has fallen short
Following the surprise success of THQ’s UFC 2009 Undisputed last year, hopes are high for the recently released sequel – but one analyst reports that UFC 2010 is failing to meet the high expectations. Last year THQ’s maiden UFC outing shipped over 3.5m copies, helping the publisher to what European …
Read More »MS rebuts South African Xbox claims
Microsoft has denied claims made by a South African distributor that Xbox360 has had a rather rough time in South Africa”. Apex Interactive director Quinton Davie told MCV last month that the console has been plagued with an extraordinarily high failure rate on the hardware when it was initially launched, …
Read More »MS rebuts South African Xbox claims
Microsoft has denied claims made by a South African distributor that Xbox360 has had a rather rough time in South Africa”. Apex Interactive director Quinton Davie told MCV last month that the console has been plagued with an extraordinarily high failure rate on the hardware when it was initially launched, …
Read More »VIDEO: GamesAid 2010
A new video explaining the charities that are set to benefit from GamesAid’s upcoming PS3 triple-pack has gone live – and you can watch it right here on MCV. On June 25th GamesAid will be releasing a brand new PS3 triple-pack that includes Tomb Raider: Underworld, Sega Superstar Tennis and …
Read More »VIDEO: GamesAid 2010
A new video explaining the charities that are set to benefit from GamesAid’s upcoming PS3 triple-pack has gone live – and you can watch it right here on MCV. On June 25th GamesAid will be releasing a brand new PS3 triple-pack that includes Tomb Raider: Underworld, Sega Superstar Tennis and …
Read More »Rising Star calls for lower prices
The industry must develop new ways to generate revenue from video games, says Rising Star boss Martin Defries. His comments follow last month’s remarks from Namco Bandai Partners VP Olivier Comte, who told MCV that games prices are too high. He also said the industry needs more collaboration between publishers …
Read More »Rising Star calls for lower prices
The industry must develop new ways to generate revenue from video games, says Rising Star boss Martin Defries. His comments follow last month’s remarks from Namco Bandai Partners VP Olivier Comte, who told MCV that games prices are too high. He also said the industry needs more collaboration between publishers …
Read More »JAPAN: Mario Galaxy 2 storms charts
Ahead of its UK release on June 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2 has enjoyed a strong debut at Japanese retail. The game sold an impressive 340,000 units in its first three days – around 85k more than the first Super Mario Galaxy managed in the same …
Read More »JAPAN: Mario Galaxy 2 storms charts
Ahead of its UK release on June 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform sequel Super Mario Galaxy 2 has enjoyed a strong debut at Japanese retail. The game sold an impressive 340,000 units in its first three days – around 85k more than the first Super Mario Galaxy managed in the same …
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