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MCV Award winner Gioteck is already making waves in the UK – and now it has set its sights on cracking America. The accessories firm has won over key US retailers and hopes this will help it become the ‘best third party peripherals company.’ 2011 is going to be a …
Read More »Catherine cover toned down for US
Publisher Atlus has confirmed that it is to produce two versions of both the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions of obscure sexy puzzle title Catherine. Siliconera reports that one will carry the original Japanese cover art, complete with provocative undies (on PS3) and partially exposed rear (on Xbox 360). The …
Read More »NPD: Strong March for DS and Xbox
Nintendo’s DS was the best selling console in the US last month, according to the latest report from stats body NPD. Overall the American physical games market fell four per cent to $1.53bn. Software fell 16 per cent to $735.4m. Overall hardware sales were up 12 per cent compared to …
Read More »3DS sold under 400k in US week one
Though Nintendo still refuses to issue any firm sales numbers for the 3DS, the platform holder has now confirmed that the new portable sold "just shy of 400,000" units in its first week on sale in the US. As Gamasutra reports, this is less than the general estimate of between …
Read More »Hotz flees to South America
The hacker at the centre of an increasingly bizarre legal battle with PS3 has reportedly fled to South America. VGHQ has unearthed Sony documents claiming that George Hotz has been removing key components from his electrical equipment so as to hide crucial information the company is trying to unearth as …
Read More »Pachter expects 2011 Xbox dominance in US
There’s no denying that Sony’s first party software line-up for PS3 in 2011 is extremely impressive, but despite this analyst Michael Pachter believes the console will struggle to close the gap on Xbox 360 in 2011 in the US. "It’s really hard to argue that console sales are tied to …
Read More »Homefront sells 375k in US
New first person shooter contender Homefront sold 375k units in its first day on sale in the US, publisher THQ has confirmed. "We are delighted with first day sales for Homefront and are already fulfilling re-orders for the game from multiple retailers," THQ boss Brian Farrell stated. By comparison, record …
Read More »There’s no stopping Xbox in US
The remarkable strength of Xbox 360 in the US video games market shows no sings abating with news of a record performance for the console in February. Microsoft says that NPD numbers show hardware unit sales of 535,000 for the month, making it the best selling console for the second …
Read More »Could Catherine get a Western release?
There’s fresh hope that eye-catching console title Catherine could receive a release in the West. As spotted by BeefJack, a now removed listing for the game yesterday appeared on the website of games retailer GameStop. Until now publisher Atlus has doggedly insisted that the game would not be released in …
Read More »PSP gets fresh price cut
Sony has dropped the price of the PSP once again in North America. From Sunday February 27th the machine will carry an RRP of $129.99 – tantalisingly close to the magic $99.99 mark. The device currently retails for around $169.99. It was only back in October 2010 that Sony slashed …
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