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A device that allows gamers to play downloadable DS titles has been released for Nintendo’s DSi. Entitled the Acekard 2i, the new accessory allows the storing of data on a MicroSD card, and is fully compatible with the DSi’s features. Nintendo revealed to MCV last month that the R4 was …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Call of Duty stands its ground
Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War has taken the number one position in the ChartTrack Top 40 for the third week in a row – despite sales dropping by 30 per cent. The game was raced all the way by EA’s Need For Speed: Undercover, which moved from …
Read More »GTA IV for £18 as Play.com launches Mega Monday
Play.com has kicked off its Mega Monday sale, reducing a number of leading new releases to 18 or under. Deals include Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Saints Row 2, Shaun White Snowboarding, High School Musical 3: Senior Year Dance!, GTA IV, Manhunt 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, The Last Remnant, …
Read More »JAPAN: Resident Evil 5 date pushed forward
Capcom has announced that Resident Evil 5 for PS3 and 360 will be made available in Japan on March 5th 2009, a week earlier than the previously announced March 12th. The publisher cites ‘shortened development time’ for the date change, although the game will still hit European and North American …
Read More »The Dark Knight hits US PSN
SCE America has boosted its Christmas line-up of high-def, downloadable films, with a slew of major blockbusters – headlined by huge summer blockbuster The Dark Knight. Another high profile movie joining the Cape Crusader is Indiana Jones: Kingdom of the Crystal Skill, which will join 1,000 movies and 2,500 TV …
Read More »EUK heading into administration
According to the BBC , Woolworths and EUK have gone into administration, with an official announcement expected tomorrow morning. The Woolworths board met up this evening to make the decision, with Deloitte to be appointed administrators to both EUK and the High Street chain. Business secretary Peter Mandelson has been …
Read More »Gamestation to open 250th store
Specialist retail chain Gamestation has announced it will open its 250th store in Meadowhall, Sheffield on Friday November 28th. The fastest growing games retailer will kick off proceedings on Thursday with an exclusive preview party, before the store opens to the public at 9am on Friday. The first 50 customers …
Read More »Halo 3: Recon renamed
Bungie has announced that the highly anticipated Halo 3: Recon is to be renamed Halo 3: ODST. In the game players must control an ODST (Orbital Drop Shock Trooper), who is on the hunt for his missing squad in the occupied new Mombasa. Bungie wrote on its blog: This new …
Read More »Low Layton stock levels sparks silly pricing
Professor Layton and the Curious Village has gone missing from store shelves as Nintendo struggle to supply the sensational demand for its DS hit. The game has sold out online at GAME, HMV, Gameplay, Zavvi and Shopto and stock is limited on the High Street. Consumers are now selling their …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Call of Duty entrenched at No. 1
Activision Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War stands its ground this week at top of the ChartTrack Top 40. The World War II shooter holds on despite renewed pressure from EA’s critically adored FIFA ’09, which returns to second place. EA also had the highest new entry of the …
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