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SouthPeak has posted a $12.1 million profit loss for the 2009 fiscal year ending June 30th. However, units sales were up 100 per cent and net revenues rose from last year by $7.2 million. The firm’s losses were put down to 12.5 million investment into IP and game development for …
Read More »Former Amazon exec sets up games retailer
Ex-Amazon finance director John Pollard has launched his own online video game retail website. According to the Lancashire Telegraph, Playgamesuk.com is based in Preston Road in Ribchester and Pollard hopes to double his company’s 1 million turnover. They basically sold games they no longer wanted and it proved so popular …
Read More »Mario & Sonic takes over kids TV
TV ads for Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games will appear on seven kids channels simultaneously, MCV can reveal. The 90 second creatives will appear at 5:15 tomorrow (Friday), on Cartoon Network, Cartoon Network Too, Boomerang, Nickelodeon, Nick Toons, Disney XD and CITV. The activity is part of …
Read More »Splatterhouse set for 2010
Namco Bandai has announced that Splatterhouse will arrive on Xbox 360 and PS3 in Europe in 2010. The game is a re-boot of the classic 1988 beat ’em up Arvade game, which was originally being worked on by BottleRocket Entertainment before being taken in-house. Today’s console technology is literally decades …
Read More »Miyamoto expects long-tail success for NSMB
Shigeru Miyamoto expects New Super Mario Bros. Wii to continue to selling well into 2010 and beyond. According to a retailer’s blog translated by Andriasang, Miyamoto was on hand to present the multiplayer platformer to the trade and he told the lucky attendees: "It’s a Mario that will continue selling …
Read More »Xbox budget range cut to £15
Microsoft has cut the price ofselected titles in itsXbox 360 Classics line to 14.99. The platform holder has also added Grand Theft Auto IV, Midnight Club Los Angeles: Complete Edition and BioShock to its budget range. Although these titles are being sold at the usual RRP of 19.99. Games cut …
Read More »Price war to clear Wii stock
ShopTo has responded to Amazon’s 139.99 Wii by cutting the price even lower. The online indie is selling the machine for 134.85. However, like the Amazon deal, ShopTo have discounted the older Wii SKU, which does not include a copy of Wii Sports Resort or MotionPlus add-on. Retailers are being …
Read More »Wet sponsors Gypsy Pistoleros UK tour
Third person shooter Wet will be the sole sponsor of Gypsy Pistoleros’ October UK tour. Four tracks from the band’s forthcoming album – Hotel de la Muerte – appear in Bethesda’s game, which was released last month. Gypsy Pistoleros’ new album is due on October 12th through Reputation Records and …
Read More »US: Amazon to sell PSN games
Digital codes for PlayStation Network titles are now available to buy at the Amazon video game store. The line-up includes games for both PSP and PlayStation 3, with 200 titles already available. Amazon already sells WiiWare and Xbox Live Arcade titles through its website. We are excited to expand our …
Read More »Ratchet and Clank special edition revealed
Sony has revealed its Ratchet and Clank: A Crack In Time special edition. The set is available exclusively in Europe, while UK gamers will have to pick up their copy from GAME. The Collector’s Edition comes with a 3D lenticular cover, an artbook and a PSN voucher that allows gamers …
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