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Shortly after ending his eight year stint at Ubisoft, Manab Roy has re-emerged as head of UK PR at Disney Interactive Studios. He will be looking after the label’s growing roster throughout the specialist media sector as well as managing Disney’s agency, Kazoo, in the mainstream arena. Roy’s role at …
Read More »DJ Hero to put industry in a spin
Activision believes that DJ Hero can help grow the music game genre – by attracting consumers that have never before played Guitar Hero or Rock Band. The firm’s global publishing boss Mike Griffith admitted in August that the music category was ‘significantly down’ year-on-year – but pointed to Europe as …
Read More »Nvidia seals DS 2 deal
Graphics chip giant Nvidia has won a highly lucrative contract that will see it provide technology for the next Nintendo handheld, inside sources claim. Anonymous sources said to be close to the matter insist that the new Nintendo handheld – apparently set to be revealed late in 2010 – will …
Read More »Wii Play tops ten-year sales charts
Nintendo’s Wii Play, which comes bundled with the WiiMote, is the best selling game of the 21st century in North America, according to new NPD data. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas stands as the second most popular title of the decade, with sales totalling 8.25m units. Third place is occupied …
Read More »rllmuk forum fighting for survival
One of the most established video games forums on the internet is in the process of asking its members to invest in it in an effort to both safeguard its future and build toward possible expansion. rllmuk, which was formed out of the ashes of the original Edge forum in …
Read More »inFamous sequel chat emerges
One of the best PS3-exclusives to date looks to be preparing for the sequel treatment following a confession from actor David Sullivan that he has auditioned for the part of Cole in the as-of-yet unannounced sequel to inFamous. Joystiq picked up on a Tweet from Sullivan which stated: First voiceover/motion …
Read More »Yamauchi: We could release GT5 now
The wait has been a long one and whilst Polyphony Digital’s Gran Turismo 5 should be with us by the spring, boss Kazunori Yamauchi has claimed that his studio could in theory release the game at any moment should it choose to. The scale of this title is just dizzying, …
Read More »Halo 3 ODST sells 2.5m
It seems that Master Chief’s absence from Microsoft’s latest instalment in the Halo universe has not knocked Halo 3: ODST too badly, with news that the game has already sold 2.5m units worldwide since its release on September 22nd. That amounts to $125m in revenues, according to USA Today. It …
Read More »Dragon Age CE is GAME exclusive
Leading High Street games retailer GAME has secured the exclusive rights to sell EA’s upcoming Xbox 360, PS3 and PC RPG in the UK. Included are three pieces of in-game content – Bergens Honour, Grimoire of the Frozen Wastes and Final Reason. Also included is the in-game Blood Dragon Armour …
Read More »Sony gets behind PSPs Pokemon
A monster-hunting game billed as Sony’s first challenger to Nintendo’s Pokemon range is being backed with a wide-ranging marketing campaign by the platform holder. Invizimals will be released by SCEE next month, and, in a unique development, will utilise the official PSP Camera to show up ‘invisible’ creatures. The game …
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