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Dutch publisher Playlogic has launched a brand new digital distribution portal named Gamessence.com, a move that the firm believes will aid its quest to become one of the world’s leading publishers”. The site, which is being run in conjunction with digital specialist Metaboli, promises an easy to use UI. 40 …
Read More »Last.FM free to XBL Gold members
Microsoft has outlined some early details concerning its upcoming Xbox Live tie-up with popular music streaming service Last.fm, and the good news is that access will be free to Gold members of the online games network. Speaking to Joystiq, Xbox Live general manager Christina DeRosa stated: "Gold users will have …
Read More »JAPAN: Wii Sports Resort arrives
The UK still has a few weeks left before what could potentially be the biggest ever Wii title arrives at retail, but Wii Sports Resort is out in Japan right now and has already been selling in big numbers. Kotaku reports that Nintendo’s Motion Plus enhanced title sold 353,827 copies …
Read More »Obsidian confirms Aliens RPG cancellation
Obsidian Entertainment has confirmed that the development of the Aliens RPG has been cancelled. Making an announcement on its official forum, a representative for the company revealed: "Rumors have circled around a bit regarding the fate of the Aliens role playing game that Obsidian and SEGA had been working on. …
Read More »Halo Reach could use Natal
Washington-based indie powerhouse Bungie may soon be turning its attentions to Project Natal, with Studio President Harold Ryan even going as far as saying that an upcoming Halo game could use the tech. I absolutely think Halo Reach could be enabled with Project Natal," Ryan told The Seattle Times. Develop …
Read More »Pachter: PS3 will trump 360 by 2015
As part of his report that outlined the true scale of the North American pre-owned software market, Wedbush Morgan’s analyst Michael Pachter has thrown the cat amongst the pigeons by predicting that PS3 will ultimately overtake Xbox 360’s install base in this generation of machines. Crediting the Blu-ray alliance’s victory …
Read More »PlayStation peripherals boom on the way
Whilst it still has some way to go to top the multitude of Wii and DS accessories that have for some time dominated much of retails’ gaming shelf space, Sony is looking to up the presence of PlayStation based peripherals on the market. SCE has confirmed that it is expanding …
Read More »Buyout sets Pirate Bay on the road to legality
Whether or not the previous owners of Swedish file-sharing portal The Pirate Bay succeed in over-turning their prosecution in the increasingly protracted legal saga, it seems that The Pirate Bay as we know it is no longer. Swedish software firm and internet caf network Global Gaming Factory X is reported …
Read More »US: Sony’s PS3 titles struggle to hit 1m
A new report from GameSetWatch shows that to date only one Sony published PS3 exclusive title, Insomniac’s Resistance: Fall of Man, has sold over 1m units in North America in the two and a half years that PS3 has been on the market. The only other title to even near …
Read More »US: Pre-owned market worth $2bn
Games market analyst Michael Pachter has stated that the pre-owned games market in North Ameica is worth around $2bn annually, with 100m units sold in stores across the region each year. A quick calculation will tell you that the average sale price of a pre-owned title is $20 (12). The …
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