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publisher Ubisoft has unveiled a Christmas marketing blitz for Your Shape, designed to fight off stiff competition from Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active. The Wii fitness title – which uses a motion sensing camera to monitor body movements – is due for release on December 4th. And Ubisoft …
Read More »Analyst: The Wii bubble is deflating
After a tremendous run of dominance in the games industry, Wii’s bubble might not have burst – but one analyst is claiming that it is certainly deflating. Cowen Group analyst Doug Creutz says that a recent survey from the firm suggests that Wii gamers are buying fewer games for their …
Read More »Mercenaries Inc is real
The closure of EA’s Pandemic studio and the layoff of its 200 employees was the talk of the industry last week – but the publisher isn’t quite done with the label’s IP yet. This evening the firm has confirmed the production of Mercs Inc, a new game in the early …
Read More »Zushi enters download sector
Zushi Games has revealed it will launch its first digitally downloadable title in 2010. The publisher will release a new instalment in its Premier Manager series on PlayStation Network for PS3 next year, marking the first time Zushi has shied away from traditional boxed product. As a company we are …
Read More »March arrival for Just Cause 2
It’s been a long time coming but at last we have an official UK release date for Just Cause 2 – the game will be hitting Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 26th next year. Published by Square Enix Europe and developed by Avalanche Studios, the game will be branded …
Read More »Xbox 360 outselling PS3 3-to-1
Discount shopping network MyVoucherCodes.co.uk reckons that data obtained from the browsing habits of its 9m monthly users suggest that Xbox 360 is on track to outsell Sony’s rival PS3 console by a ratio of 3-to-1 this Christmas in the UK. Microsoft’s console has gradually increased its slice of purchases made …
Read More »JAPAN: DSi LL shifts 104k
Having launched in Nintendo’s homeland of Japan on November 22nd, numbers from stats body Enterbrain show that the DSi LL sold 103,524 units in its first two days on sale, according to Kotaku. By comparison, Sony’s PSPgo sold 28,000 units in its first 48 hours on the market. Still, the …
Read More »Assassins Creed II sells 1.6m
It may have failed to grab the top spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week, but Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II has comfortably bettered the performance of its predecessor at retail. The publisher has revealed that the game sold 1.6m units worldwide in its first seven days …
Read More »Capcom responds to clergy criticism
Publisher Capcom has defended Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles from accusations that it glamorises violence and promotes the occult. Bishop Bryant of Jarrow, Archdeacon Brian Smith and Rt Rev John Goddard have all accused the game of promoting such interests amongst the UK’s youth, with the latter stating: If we …
Read More »Retro Atari games arrive online
Atari’s online reinvention continues with news that the long-time publisher has released free-to-play browser-based versions of six of its classic retro arcade licenses. The publisher’s re-jigged website currently offers four arcade outings Asteroids, Battlezone, Crystal Castles, Lunar Lander as well as Atari 2600 duo Adventure and Yar’s Revenge. For the …
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