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The answer is usually clear, based on the buzz around each company’s announcements, which of the three format holders made the biggest and best impression.This year I don’t think the decision is that simple… ‘SOFTLY ‘SOFTLYMicrosoft relied on wow factor to open the show. Nothing wrong with that; celebrity appearances, …
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Trade rallies behind reborn E3
UK RETAIL HAS hailed E3 2009 a triumph, following a string of key announcements at last week’s show. Many major UK games retailers sent personnel to the LA event, and the trade was thrilled by the new products including Sony’s PSPgo, Microsoft’s Project Natal and Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus. It …
Read More »Getting better all the time
2007 was a shambles. 2008 was a disappointment. But 2009 saw E3 back with a vengeance – perfectly balanced between the huge scale the industry needed to show off, and a more personal focus. It will come as a huge relief to many in the industry that last week’s E3 …
Read More »Analyst: Modern Warfare 2 to outsell all 2009 releases
A Janco Partners’ analyst has estimated that sales of Activision Blizzard’s Modern Warfare 2 will surpass 11.1 million units by the end of 2009. The firm’s Mike Hickey suggests the game will be the largest video game release” for the year, and will rack up $338 million in sales on …
Read More »E3 and the winner is…
Microsoft relied on wow factor to open the show. Nothing wrong with that; celebrity appearances, the long-expected reveal of a new peripheral and fanboy-pleaser Kojima are not to be sniffed at. However, already-established Rock Band aside, each of them (especially Natal, hidden behind closed doors) lacked any tangible product for …
Read More »US: GameStop bags Halo exclusive
GameStop has gained exclusive rights to the Halo 3: ODST Collector’s Pack. The American retail giant will be the only company to offer the bundle in the US, although Joystiq reports the pack will be made available in other regions at participating retailers. The Collector’s Pack includes a copy of …
Read More »US: Tiger Woods series tops $500,000,000
EA Sports’ Tiger Woods series has generated more than $500,000,000 in sales in the US to date. The figure was revealed by NPD analyst Anita Frazier’s Twitter feed, and comes in the wake of the latest release in the best-selling franchise, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10. Tiger Woods video games …
Read More »NPD: Big US market declines in May
May proved to be another tough month for US games retailer with market research body NPD stating that the market suffered a 23 per cent year-on-year drop in revenue in the period. Sales reached $863.3m – significantly down on the $1.12 generated in May 2008 and the first time the …
Read More »Burnout Paradise model â??brave but unprovenâ??, says Blur dev
Bizarre explains why Blur will take a different approach to Criterion's ongoing downloadable updates
Read More »Government ratings decision due next week
Labour will announce the new industry standard age classification system on Tuesday next week (June 16th) as part of its Digital Britain report, MCV can reveal. The news comes 12 months after the publication of the Government’s Byron Review, which recommended that the BBFC’s powers be increased in a hybrid …
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