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Batman sneaks onto PC this week

It’s topped the charts and won almost universal critical acclaim following its release on consoles – and now Eidos’ Batman: Arkham Asylum is preparing to woo PC gamers. The publisher has confirmed that the game will be released this Friday – September 18th. Arkham Asylum also supports Microsoft’s Games for …

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Bob Burridge joins 505

505 Games has strengthened its growing team with the impressive appointment of former Activision and Eidos stalwart Bob Burridge as UK sales director. The new hire comes shortly after former UK sales head Ralph Pitt-Stanley was promoted to the position of commercial director last month. Like many of 505’s key …

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US: Batman shifts 2 million units

Batman: Arkham Asylum has sold almost 2 million units in the US. The sales figures was mentioned in an LA Times report on Warner Bros, which co-published Batman in the States. The article reveals the game has reached reached this sales milestone in less than a month”, dubbing it a …

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UK CHARTS: Batman swoops to No.1

Batman: Arkham Asylum is this week’s UK number one. According to GfK-ChartTrack data for the week ending August 29th, the Eidos-published and Rocksteady-developed game has toppled Wii Sports Resort from its throne. Batman was the only significant release of last week – the new Wii Sports had to make do …

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AGE RATINGS: Blunder ‘an opportunity’, says Eidos

Eidos has called the new age ratings ‘loophole’ an "opportunity for the industry to show how responsible it is". A Government blunder discovered today means retailers caught profiting from selling adult games to kids face no legal penalty. Eidos life president Ian Livingstone told MCV: "I think the Government’s blunder …

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Batman: Arkham Asylum free online

nVidia is offering consumers a free downloadable version of Batman: Arkham Asylum with some of its newest graphics cards. Consumers who purchase the GeForce GTX 260, GTX 275 or GTX 285 from participating online retailers will receive a coupon for the digital download of the PC edition of Eidos’ highly …

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Mini Ninjas set for marketing assault

Eidos has unveiled plans for the promotional blitz backing upcoming kids title Mini Ninjas. The IO Interactive action adventure is due for release on September 11th, and has already been backed by a summer pre-awareness campaign, including 60-second cinema ads in front of family movies and dedicated TV sponsorship. This …

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