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Looking at Rock band’s boxed retail sales really is only half the story – Harmonix owner MTV has confirmed that over 75m purchases have been made through the game’s in-game digital portal. Each download on Xbox Live costs between 80 Microsoft Points (around 69p) and 240 MSP (2.06), with a …
Read More »GOG lives on but at a cost?
Following the confusion that greeted its apparent closure earlier this week, suspicions that retro games service Good Old Games is in fact not closing have been confirmed. The site, which specialises in the sale of DRM-free cult PC hits, has confirmed that it has exited its beta phase and now …
Read More »Radiant Silvergun coming to XBLA
One shock announcement to emerge from Microsoft’s Tokyo Game Show press conference was that cult shooter Radiant Silvergun is scheduled for a surprise release on Xbox Live Arcade. The Treasure-developed game was previously released in both the arcades and on Sega Saturn in 1998, though was never published outside of …
Read More »Move demos coming to PSN
Consumers looking to get involved in the PlayStation Move experience but not intending to pick up the Move Starter Pack will be able to download demos of a number of Move-compatible titles over PSN. The news comes from the US PlayStation forum where the platform holder states: Most of the …
Read More »Open source PS3 hack goes live
Sony may have successfully (for now) curtailed sales of the first ever PS3 hack, but as feared the first clone of the device have appeared online – and more worryingly for Sony, it is free to download. Called PSGroove, the download allows PS3 owners to run unofficial code on their …
Read More »GAME Downloader goes live
As a further foray into the growing digital space, retailer GAME has officially launched its new GAME Downloader PC software. Upon installation, the program scans a user’s PC to identify all the installed games. These are then recorded and every time a patch or expansion becomes available the user is …
Read More »MS bans Halo Reach pirates
Microsoft’s aggressive investigation” of the pre-release leak of Halo Reach on a number of internet file-sharing sites has resulted in a string of bans for those found guilty of playing the game early. Maxconsole reports that the platform holder has not just blocked Xbox Live access on offending users’ hardware …
Read More »Halo Reach leaked by pirates
It appears that a group of online hackers has got their hands on a full version of Halo Reach far ahead of its official worldwide release on September 14th. Microsoft recently posted a digital version of the title online for reviewers to access, and it seems as if some modders …
Read More »Modern Warfare 2 demo finally lands
Activision has at last released a demo of smash hit FPS Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The download, which includes the entire Cliffhanger level, is now available to download for free on both Xbox Live and the PlayStation Network. However, it’s unlikely that there are many people left who …
Read More »FIFA 11 Fixtures Guide now online
EA Sports’ FIFA 11 Fixtures Guide to the upcoming Premier League season is available to download now. Published with today’s issue of MCV, the Fixtures Guide is a handy reference tool for all the matches in this season’s Premiership. It’s been created in association with EA Sports’ eagerly-awaited FIFA 11, …
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