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Exspect has signed a major deal with Sony Computer Entertainment Europe to launch officially licensed PSP accessories, MCV can reveal. The Gem-owned peripherals specialist will release its first line of products next month, which includes stylish cases and screen protectors designed for PSP Go and PSP 3000. We have developed …
Read More »Ex-LucasArts boss running for congress
Former president of LucasArts Jim Ward is running for US congress to represent Arizona’s 5th Congressional District. As reported by Kotaku, Ward is running as a republican and is looking to unseat two-term Democrat Harry Mitchell. Ward last hit the headlines in February last year, when he quit LucasArts for …
Read More »New PS3 stock halted in Japan
Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter told VG247 that Japanese retailers are unable to order in new PS3 hardware after August 8th. This follows news that UK stores are unable to re-stock on PlayStation3 consoles, suggesting a price cut and new model is imminent. We heard Japanese retail a few weeks …
Read More »Uncookeds ABC results up and down
Uncooked Media’s single games magazine, 360 Gamer, has seen its year-on-year readership rise 3.2 per cent to 16,527 for the six months ending June 30th 2009. However, the magazine’s performance dropped compared to the six-month period ending December 2008, falling 8.6 per cent. However, magazine sales are typically higher in …
Read More »Imagine posts mixed ABC results
Readers of Imagine Publishing’s X360 magazine have increased period-on-period for the six months ending June 30 2009. For the six months ending December 2008 the magazine enjoyed a circulation of 26,068, which has now risen 0.1 per cent to 26,092. This is all the more remarkable when you consider sales …
Read More »Sega committed to hardcore Wii titles
More adult Wii games will be release by Sega despite lacklustre sales of titles such as MadWorld. At least that’s according to the publisher’s Western COO and President Mike Hayes, who told Wired that the Wii’s massive user base makes it a lucrative market for adult games, and that he …
Read More »GTA: Lost and Damned gets digital price cut
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned will cost just 1200 Microsoft points (10.20) for one week only from August 24th. The DLC for GTA IV typically costs 1600 Microsoft Points (13.60), and its price cut is part of Microsoft’s regular Xbox Live ‘Deals of the Week’, which the …
Read More »Football Manager 2010 dated
Sports Interactive’s Football Manager 2010 will hit PC and Mac on October 30th, alongside Football Manager Handheld 2010 on PSP. Last year’s entry in the series spent 22 weeks at the top of the ChartTrack PC charts and sold well over 1 million copies, and for this year’s games Sports …
Read More »Tekken 6 to arrive October 30th
Namco Bandai has announced that Tekken 6 will hit UK shelves on Friday October 30th. The publisher has also priced its upcoming Arcade Stick and Collector’s edition packs. The Arcade Stick set, which includes a 100-page art book, copy of the game and a specially-designed wireless Hori fighting stick, will …
Read More »Next Mortal Kombat to focus online
A job listing has revealed that Warner Bros. is planning to dominate online play with its first Mortal Kombat game. As spotted by fansite TRMK, the listing states the new recruit must help the firm ‘push the boundaries’ of online interaction, and make Mortal Kombat the ‘gold standard for network …
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