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The next iteration in the hugely popular Uncharted series has been revealed, confirming recent rumours. Entertainment Weekly got a first look at Sony’s Naughty Dog-developed adventure Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, which is reportedly due on shelves late next year. The game is set in the Arabian Peninsula with Drake searching …
Read More »Games market thaws big freeze fears
The games market has triumphed over the elements and even retail trends, achieving a third week of growth despite heavy snow. Retail analyst agency BDO released figures that show both High Street and online sales have declined when compared with last year. The firm said that harsh winter weather kept …
Read More »ITV promises fair games addiction investigation
A flood of angry emails has prompted ITV to assure the industry that any investigation into video games addiction will be fair. Yesterday, the broadcaster sent out invitations for gamers or their parents whose education or relationships have suffered because of video games – or have suffered from violence connected …
Read More »New vision for Gem as Croft joins team
Gem wants to move into new areas of games, and claim more business from its rivals in 2011. And it’s hired former GAME man Alex Croft to help make that happen. Croft, who left the retailer in the summer, strengthens the distributor’s exec team as group strategic development director. He …
Read More »FIFA DLC makes $45m in two years
Electronic Arts has revealed its Ultimate Team DLC packs for FIFA have generated $45 million in the last two years. Ultimate Team enables consumers to assemble fantasy teams by purchasing footballer trading cards. It was introduced in FIFA 09, for which the trading card DLC packs brought in 15 million, …
Read More »Lorraine Kelly investigates games addiction
Clearly, ITV has missed the widespread backlash against the BBC’s Panorama on games addiction as it’s now launching its own investigation. And who better to head up this initiative than long-time morning TV presenter, Lorraine Kelly? ITV has been issuing invitations to various specialist gaming media outlets, such as CVG, …
Read More »Zumba coming to Wii, PS3 this February
Zumba Fitness will be released for PS3 and Wii in February next year. The new SKUs of 505 Games’ dancing exercise game will hit shelves in the UK on February 4th. They will follow on from the original Zumba Fitness, a Kinect launch title that was released last month, and …
Read More »Google launches Chrome app store
FIFA, Madden and FarmVille already available for new browser-based platform, with Mirror's Edge on the way
Read More »EA: Old Republic will have ten-year lifespan
Star Wars: The Old Republic has the potential to keep running for at least ten years. That’s according to Electronic Arts’ CFO Eric Brown, who also claims the BioWare-developed MMO won’t depend on the millions of subscribers engaged by titles such as World of Warcraft. Speaking at the UBS Annual …
Read More »Tescos sales rise in Q3
Tesco has announced its third quarter results for 2010, reporting a rise in Group sales of 8.8 per cent. The supermarket giant attributed this growth to the improving global economy, with its total international sales increasing by 15.7 per cent. Non-food sales also increased when compared with the second quarter, …
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