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Nintendo has released an understated, though understandably chuffed, response the news that Nintendo’s DS and Wii claimed first and second spots respectively in the US August hardware charts , according to data from NPD. The positive public response to Nintendo DS and Wii has stayed strong throughout 2008,” Nintendo of …
Read More »WHATS NEW September 12th 08
After a big hitting week of new releases last week , things are a little calmer this Friday, though there’s still something for owners of any of the next-gen consoles, as well as a couple of treats for portable console owners. The long-awaited PS3, Wii and PS2 versions of EA’s …
Read More »Football Manager 2009 kicks off
Sega has confirmed that Sports Interactive’s Football Manager 2009 will be released on PC, Mac and PSP on November 14th – but there’s bad news for console owners with the confirmation that there’s no Xbox 360 version planned this year. The details were revealed last night at a London press …
Read More »WHATS NEW September 5th 08
It’s pretty safe to say that this Friday signifies the end of what we’ve all come to call the traditional summer drought – with a number of big hitting triple-A releases heralding the beginning of the Q3/Q4 rush. What the most significant release is this week really comes down to …
Read More »E3 08: BioWares Dragon Age heading to consoles
Dragon Age, the brand new IP in development at EA-owned BioWare, will arrive on consoles at some stage after its PC release early next year, ShackNews reports. Not a huge amount is known of the game, though it has been billed as the ‘spiritual successor’ to Baldur’s Gate. It has …
Read More »UBIDAYS ’08: EndWar could change gaming
Far from simply being a new RTS franchise is Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy stable, it seems clear that the publisher has some pretty sensational plans for its upcoming EndWar on Xbox 360 and PS3. EndWay will be set in a persistent online world, and moreso, it seems that the publisher hopes …
Read More »Street Fighter IV confirmed for consoles and PC
It might not be a huge surprise, but Capcom’s confirmation that its upcoming arcade title Street Fighter IV will also be coming to consoles and PC is certainly welcome news. A release on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC is anticipated later this year, though no firm street date has yet …
Read More »Wii most popular console in 2007
Nintendo’s Wii was awarded the console 2007 Customer’s Choice Award, collated by independent review publisher Reevoo . The scores for the next gen consoles were extrapolated from customer reviews, and put the Wii on top overall with 8.78 out of 10, the PS3 second with 8.25 out of 10 and …
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