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A Twitter user has sparked rumours surrounding the Japanese release date of Nintendo 3DS. According to Andriasang, a user named ‘nocchisan’ – who claims to have previously worked for accessory maker Keys Factory – stated that eleven accessories designed by the firm will accompany the 3DS Japanese launch on Saturday, …
Read More »Halo: Reach kickstarts ‘industry regeneration’
Relax, Halo: Reach will spark the games industry back into life after months of slow sales. That’s according to Microsoft’s general manager for the Entertainment and Devices Division, UK and Ireland, Neil Thompson. He told MCV that the industry is going through a change, and the arrival of Halo: Reach …
Read More »Halo: Reach midnight openings announced
GAME at London’s Westfield Shopping Centre will host a special launch event for Halo: Reach. Two ‘real-life’ Spartans (from the game’s ‘Noble Team’) will be at the event while huge Halo: Reach murals are currently being painted along the side of Westfield’s Eat Street. Six lucky people can also win …
Read More »NPD: 360 and Madden triumph in August
US mega franchise Madden is unsurprisingly the biggest seller in the US last month. According to NPD, Over 1.8m copies of the American football title has been sold across PS3 and Xbox 360, a growth of almost six per cent compared to 2009. "Madden NFL 2011 once again made August …
Read More »NPD: US August sales slump 10%
The latest results from stats firm NPD show that the North American games market fell 10 per cent in August compared to the same month a year before. The entire games market for August dropped from $910.3 million in 2009 to $818.9 million this year. The biggest dip was for …
Read More »RUSE wins over critics
The reviews are in and new IP RUSE has been given a thumbs up by the critics. Eurogamer, Edge, Videogamer IGN and GamesTM have all given the title an 8 out of 10, while CVG has given the game an 8.3. The highest score came from Gamesmaster, which awarded the …
Read More »US: THQ*ICE ceases operations
US online publisher THQ*ICE has closed. The firm was a collaboration between THQ and Shanghai-based I.C.E Entertainment to handle MMO Dragonica Online. It was formed in September 2008. According to Gamasutra, THQ sold its interest back to ICE in March 2010, and now ICE has ended its US operations entirely. …
Read More »HMV hurt by weak games market
Slow sales of video games and aggressive competitor discounting has seen HMV’s profits slow for the 19 week period ending September 4th. HMV’s UK and Ireland figures are down 14.9 per cent, while the entire Group’s performance – which includes HMV International and Waterstones – has seen sales slide 10.6 …
Read More »Doctor Who accessories materialise
Doctor Who-branded Wii and DS accessories will land on shelves this October. The new products have been produced by Koch Media’s Blue Ocean Accessories, and will arrive in time for the two Doctor Who video games – Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth for DS and Doctor Who: Return to Earth for …
Read More »New games site to undercut High Street
A new competitor has entered the hostile online games retail arena. Gametail.com goes live on Friday, September 17th, and the firm’s management promises it will strive ‘to provide customers with the lowest pricing available on the market.’ The company is offering a new deal every single day until launch. The …
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