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Weekly Japanese games magazine Famitsu has gone live with its reviews of the 3DS software line-up ahead of the machine’s global debut in the territory on February 26th. The star performer is Nintendo’s own Nintendogs + Cats, which was granted an impressive 38/40 score from the publication’s four panelists. Behind …
Read More »Racers back at pole position
The losing streak for racing games is definitely over, with Test Drive Unlimited 2 on top this week. Early last year a number of high-profile racers failed to meet sales expectations, including Activision’s Blur. But a string of No.1s have seen the racing genre get back on track. Codemasters’ F1 …
Read More »Gameloft signs LG Optimus deal
Mobile games publisher Gameloft has signed an agreement with South Korean electronics powerhouse LG that will see a number of its titles come pre-installed in the firm’s new 3D smartphone. Gamesradar reports that first person shooter NOVA, racer Asphalt 6 and Let’s Golf 2 will all come pre-bundled on the …
Read More »Deathsmiles nears 100,000 sales
The Xbox 360 version of cult arcade shooter Deathsmiles is approaching 100,000 sales in Japan and the US. It hit UK shelves last week (Friday, February 18th), courtesy of Rising Star Games. A Cave spokesperson told MCV: Cave games have had a strong user base and following in Japanese game …
Read More »Namco lays out digital and mobile battleplan
Publisher Namco Bandai is working on Android, iPad, and iPhone versions of its biggest franchises. The news comes as the company finalises the merger of its US boxed games division with its Networks department – which looks after digital and mobile games. Namco Bandai US vice president Carlson Choi says …
Read More »Tesco reveals new games boss
Sarah Kaye will be Tesco’s new senior buying manager for video games, the retailer has announced. She will take the role from Monday, February 28th.Kaye joined the supermarket giant in June last year as buying manager for games. The sales exec was recruited from Call of Duty publisher Activision, where …
Read More »Excalibur’s secret PC success
When you think of a Top Ten PC game, the likes of StarCraft II, World of Warcraft, The Sims and Football Manager probably spring to mind. You certainly don’t think of Farming Simulator 2011. But this quirky little niche game not only raced into sixth place in the PC Top Ten, it …
Read More »85% of retro gamers buy new titles
The vast majority of retro fans actually keep up to date with the latest releases – not just the classics. A recent survey by the Imagine-published Retro Gamer, which focuses primarily on titles from previous generations of consoles, shows that 85 per cent of its readership owns current gen gaming …
Read More »UK 3DS launch line-up confirmed
Nintendo has confirmed the games that will launch alongside its 3DS handheld in the UK on March 25th. CVG reports that four first party games make the line-up – Pilowings Resort and the three different Nintendogs + Cats SKUs. Other leading third party games include Konami’s PES 2011 3D, EA’s …
Read More »NGP games getting simultaneous retail/digital release
Sony will release games for its NGP handheld simultaneously at both retail and on PSN. That’s one of many claims to emerge from a developer’s day held at Sony’s London office yesterday. It had previously been confirmed that NGP will support physical retail by shipping games on high-capacity custom flash …
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