European gamers will not be getting their hands on Sony’s remakes of God of War and God of War 2 for PS3 this year, SCEE has confirmed – though the platform holder hasn’t ruled out a release some time in 2010. We are currently looking into options to bring God …
Read More »Warner wins Scene It? deal
Once touted as Xbox 360’s answer to Sony’s popular Buzz! quiz game series, publisher Warner Bros has announced a brand new entry in the Scene It? series – as well as debut releases on both PS3 and Wii. In addition, Scene It? IP owner Screenlife has signed a global deal …
Read More »Pinpoint unleashes Wii Wand
Accessories specialists Pinpoint Consumer Electronics has announced two new products in time for the busy final quarter of the year. Both under the Nyko label, the Metal Pedal and Wii Wand will be released in stores over the coming months. The Metal Pedal is compatible with all drum controllers for …
Read More »TDR makes disc repair offer to retail
Disc repair specialist TDR is inviting MCV readers to make them an offer for any disc repair machine in their range. As long as the offer is not too low, retailers can grab themselves a machine such as the Disc-Go-Devil, the TDR Compact Plus or the Elite 60 for a …
Read More »Sega sticks by mature Wii releases
Sega has vowed to plough on with its strategy of creating adult games for Wii – despite the commercial failure of MadWorld earlier this year. The Platinum Games-developed title did not make an impact on the UK and US charts, but won critical praise and heavy marketing support. However, Sega …
Read More »Mad Catz secures Nintendo licence
Mad Catz has announced a new partnership with Nintendo of America to produce officially licensed accessories for the company’s various platforms. Under the new agreement, the peripherals vendors will be able to develop and market a range of products for Wii, DS and DSi. These will then be distributed throughout …
Read More »New Layton given Christmas boost
Nintendo is preparing one of its biggest marketing campaigns of 2009 for Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box, which it is confident will also increase sales of the original title in the series. A heavyweight TV campaign that will air in two bursts is the main focus. Firstly, ads will run …
Read More »Wii tops reliability survey
A new study from SquareTrade claims that the Nintendo Wii is by far and away the most reliable console in the current generation of machine – and Xbox 360 is unsurprisingly named as the most prone to failure. The report, named Game Console Failure Rates, claims that just 2.7 per …
Read More »JAPAN: 360 price cut confirmed
As suggested by MCV yesterday, Microsoft has replicated its recent moves in both Europe and the US by dropping the price of Xbox 360 hardware in Japan. And, like in North America, the platform holder has not increased the price of its Arcade SKU – a move that seems to …
Read More »Codemasters drops ArchLord
UK publisher Codemasters has chosen not to renew its deal to operate MMO ArchLord in the West – though the game will not be closing with Webzen stepping in to take control of the service. A Codemasters statement on the ArchLord forum reads: Our licence for ArchLord is due to …
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