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Retailers are advertising the 3DS for as low as 175 in time for the handheld’s launch at midnight tonight. Tesco dropped the price to 175 earlier today, following price cuts to 187 from Morrisons and Amazon.co.uk last week. Amazon originally listed the device at 219.99 in January, with GAME and …
Read More »SSFIV producer heads to 3DS launch
The producer of Super Street Fighter IV Yoshinori Ono will be present at the official 3DS launch at HMV Oxford Street tomorrow night. Ono will take part in Street Fighter battles on stage and conduct an exclusive signing to mark the launch of Nintendo’s new 3DS handheld. It goes on …
Read More »US: Splinter Cell Trilogy delayed
Splinter Cell Trilogy has been delayed from March to June 21st in the US. The PS3 boxed and digital release – which includes HD revisions of Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow and Chaos Theory – was previously scheduled to hit American stores on March 22nd. A UK release date has not …
Read More »‘EA in better digital shape than Acti’
The founder of mobile games firm Ngmoco has said that EA is best positioned to face the transition from boxed sales to digital downloads. Neil Young – also a former EA Los Angeles executive – claimed that publishers such as Activision are doing a worse job of preparing a strong …
Read More »VIDEO: Valve-made Portal 2 TV ad
Half-Life studio Valve has shown off its TV advertisement for Portal 2 for the first time. The developer created the spot in-house after questioning the value of external ad agencies. Portal 2 is a first-person-puzzler that hits shelves on April 21st on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. EA is distributing …
Read More »Now Amazon cuts 3DS price to £187
Amazon.co.uk has lowered the price of the 3DS to 187 making it the cheapest offering for consumers, along with Morrisons. The 3DS has also become the most pre-ordered gaming console on the online retailer’s website. Customers have placed 20 per cent more pre-orders on the handheld device than they did …
Read More »Square Enix to open new studio
Square Enix is negotiating with councils in Canada with plans to build its second studio there. The Japanese firm already has a development office in the country with Eidos Montreal, but its MD Stphane D’Astous has spoken of plans to open another studio. The new consoles from Microsoft, Sony and …
Read More »New Pokémon tops 1m Euro sales
Pokmon Black and White have sold 1m units across Europe since the pair hit shelves on March 4th. The new DS adventure titles beat the previous Pokmon sales record in the UK to become the fastest-selling games in the series. Europe’s total install base for Pokmon titles has also now …
Read More »Move Heroes out this month
PlayStation Move Heroes will hit UK shelves on March 25th, Sony has confirmed. The mini-game action adventure title allows players to control characters from different platformers such as Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter and Sly Cooper. Up to two players can use the PlayStation Move motion controller in the …
Read More »DICE goads "lazy" competitors
Battlefield studio DICE has sent a stark warning to its competitors in the first person shooter space. The developer – which is working on EA’s Battlefield 3 – said its rivals had better watch out” for its upcoming game. Its biggest rivals include Call of Duty’s Infinity Ward and Treyarch. …
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