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A teaser site from publisher Capcom promises that some exciting news for fans of acclaimed battle Street Fighter IV is on the way tomorrow – though question marks remain concerning exactly what the publisher has in store. Leaked images courtesy of JV247.com (pictured) show a brand new character – a …
Read More »Football Manager shuns consoles
Sports Interactive studio head Miles Jacobson has revealed why its console strategy is currently non-existent”, and why the studio is in no rush to create FM games for the Wii, 360 or PS3. Between 2005 and 2007, Sports Interactive had released three Xbox 360 editions of Football Manager, before the …
Read More »360 and PS3 "not mass-market"
The games industry will suffer more staff cuts and studio closures unless its ‘core-market’ consoles begin to reach PS2-levels. That was the warning offered by Miles Jacobson, studio head at Sports Interactive. At the moment I don’t think the Xbox 360 or PS3 are completely mass-market devices,” said Jacobson. The …
Read More »Sony targets iPhone fans with PSPgo
Sony will court iPhone users and gadget fans when the PSPgo hits retail next week. The device, which only plays digital downloads, launches on October 1st priced 224.99 and will be promoted as part of a 6m warchest being spent on the handheld’s 2009 marketing. The PSPgo is positioned differently …
Read More »Xbox plans to rule Call of Duty sales
Microsoft says it can lead the way in Modern Warfare 2 sales and is backing the release with extra marketing support. The news follows the announcement of the Modern Warfare 2 super-elite Xbox 360 earlier this month, which comes with a 250GB hard drive, two controllers and a copy of …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Halo 3 ODST is no.1
In news that is likely to shock no one, Microsoft’s feverously anticipated Halo 3 ODST has stormed the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Charts and shot straight to the top spot. It does so exactly two years after its predecessor, Halo 3, did much the same. 64 per cent of ODST’s …
Read More »Orange bags UK iPhone rights
Orange UK has announced that it has secured a deal to sell Apple’s iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS in the UK from later this year. The handsets will be sold in all Orange’s direct retail channels, including its shops, online store and telesales outlets. It also says "selected high street …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 will ‘justify excitement’
Activision will redefine what constitutes a blockbuster when Modern Warfare 2 lands in just a matter of weeks. The Call of Duty title is riding a wave of hype and mounting pre-orders. Many are now saying the third week of November could represent the most lucrative sales spike ever for …
Read More »Retail braced for COD’s ‘D-Day’
The High Street is reporting overwhelming demand for Modern Warfare 2. HMV’s exclusive Prestige Edition, which comes with a pair of night vision goggles, sold out in weeks. Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is one of, if not the, most eagerly awaited games of all time,” said HMV’s head …
Read More »Sony outlines its UMD solution
Ahead of next week’s global PSPgo launch, Sony has revealed that all those who buy the machine will be entitled to three free full-game downloads from the PSP PlayStation Store. The plan is what Sony in June referred to as it’s ‘solution’ to those who wished to upgrade to the …
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