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The reliability of the numbers can certainly be called into question, but a new report from Digital Battle claims to have identified the ten most expensive video games of all time – and it’s Grand Theft Auto IV that tops the pile. With a rumoured budget of $100m, Rockstar’s game …
Read More »GameStop CFO resigns
It has emerged that GameStop CFO Cathy Smith has resigned from the global games retailer after just six months in the role to take up the role of CFO at US retail giant Wal-Mart. Current chief accounting officer Robert Lloyd, who has been at GameStop for 14 years, is to …
Read More »Sony clarifies SCE restructure
Following the confusion yesterday surrounding the future of the Sony Computer Entertainment brand, the electronics giant has looked to clarify the implications of its upcoming restructure. In a complicated set of manoeuvres, the current SCE will indeed change its trading name to SNE Platform (Sony Networked Entertainment), or SNEP. However, …
Read More »Crackdown 3 could support Natal
Future instalments in the popular Crackdown series could include support for Microsoft’s Natal motion-sensing camera, developer Ruffian has admitted. Speaking to CVG, producer James Cope stated: I think Natal as an experience is great because it’s opening up a kind of social gaming thing and there’s a good place for …
Read More »Next Bungie project on PS3?
Bungie has refused to confirm or deny that its next mystery game project could be heading to PS3. The developer was acquired by Microsoft in 2000 and has since gone on to make a name itself with the highly lucrative Halo series. However, from the moment Bungie announced its independence …
Read More »Nintendo calms Wii 2 talk
At its media summit in America yesterday Nintendo once again reiterated Nintendo’s stance that either a Wii HD or Wii 2 is nearing release. I don’t think it will be any time soon,” Nintendo of America’s executive VP of sales and marketing Cammie Dunaway told Gamespot when asked about the …
Read More »Nintendo dates key UK titles
Further to its announcement of a June 11th release for Super Mario Galaxy 2 in the UK and Europe, Nintendo has dated a number of its key upcoming Wii titles for the months ahead. Capcom’s Monster Hunter Tri will be released on April 23rd and will offer free online play …
Read More »Mario Galaxy 2 UK date revealed
Further to its confirmation of a North American release date yesterday, Nintendo has just this moment confirmed a UK release date of June 11th for Super Mario Galaxy 2. The release date is even earlier than the mid-summer prediction muttered earlier today and will delight the platform holder’s legion of …
Read More »76 Wii games join 1m club
As part of its media frenzy at yesterday’s American press gathering, Nintendo has revealed that 76 Wii games have now sold in excess of 1m copies. Furthermore, of those games 22 are first party titles – meaning that 54 games released by third party publishers have now hit the impressive …
Read More »New games mag emerges
A new games publication aimed at kids has launched this week. Called Megaton and aimed at children aged between eight and 12, the brand is being co-launched by Skyjack Publishing and Eurogamer. The print version of Megaton, produced by Skyjack, launches today (Thursday, February 25th). The publication is priced at …
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