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The last few years have seen 505 deliver diversity and success on a scale sufficient for it to no longer be called ‘the Cooking Mama company’. If you look at its most recent releases and its 2011 slate, it certainly seems determined not to be pigeonholed. Last year its pillar …
Read More »Nintendo explains 3DS region-locking
Nintendo has spoken out over rumours that its upcoming 3DS handheld will be region-locked. Last week MCV reported that 3DS games may only work on hardware bought from the same territory. Nintendo still isn’t clear on whether this is entirely the case although it stressed the importance of buying games …
Read More »Vaizey: ‘Games can play key role in economic recovery’
Culture minister Ed Vaizey held meetings with games firms today over Research and Development tax credits. The likes of UKIE, Tiga, Revolution Software, Ubisoft Reflections and Playfish were at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport for the talks. Vaizey said: "We are making sure that games are at the …
Read More »3DS compatible with DSi chargers
The Nintendo 3DS will be compatible with standard DSi chargers when it hits stores later this year. Game boxes are also slimmer than DS titles, and 3DS consoles can exchange data with other units even when in sleep mode, reports GoNintendo. The site issued a roundup of hardware details following …
Read More »Dreamcast pack not heading to PS3
A boxed compilation of classic Dreamcast games will not arrive on PS3 when it hits shelves on February 25th. Dreamcast Collection for Xbox 360 and PC includes Sonic Adventure, Crazy Taxi, Sega Bass Fishing and Space Channel 5: Part 2. PC owners will also be able to download the entire …
Read More »Beenox given Spider-Man duties
Developer Beenox is now responsible for Activision’s future Spider-Man games following the release of last year’s Shattered Dimensions. The Qubec firm became a subsidiary of Activision in 2005. It has worked on other official Spidey titles including Ultimate Spider-Man, Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Spider-Man 3 and Spider-Man: Friend or Foe. Activision …
Read More »Linford Christie fronts Kinect promotion
Athletes Linford Christie and Mark Lewis-Francis will race gamers as part of a new Xbox 360 Kinect promotion. The Olympic stars will compete against one winning family in a game of Kinect Sports, while runners-up will win a video chat with the gold medallists. A 4GB Xbox 360 Kinect bundle …
Read More »100m users flock to CityVille
CityVille has reaffirmed itself as the most popular Facebook game ever by attracting over 100m users. The casual title developed by Zynga now has 100,064,578 monthly active users, putting it ahead of the firm’s other big Facebook offering FarmVille. This has 57m monthly users. CityVille launched on December 2nd and …
Read More »Minecraft reaches 1m sales
Indie smash Minecraft has passed its millionth customer landmark, its creator has revealed. The PC title – released as an ‘Alpha edition’ in June last year – has brought fame and fortune to its creator Markus Persson. "Minecraft just passed one million copies sold," Perrson confirmed via his Twitter account. …
Read More »Argos sales dip 4.9%
Argos has posted a 4.9 per cent like-for-like drop in sales to 1,861m from August 29th, 2010 to January 1, 2011. The catalogue retailer’s parent Home Retail Group again cited video games as the most challenging category, echoing its financial statement made last September. A statement read: In difficult markets, …
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