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Read More »Apples Q3 profits top $3bn
Apple is reporting its net income for the past quarter came in at $3.25bn or 2.1bn. For the three months ended June 26th, the firm’s revenues rose to $15.7bn – far exceeding forecasts of $14.75bn, according to the BBC. This success was largely attributed to the success of the iPhone …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Out This Week
CLICK HERE FOR MCV’S COMPREHENSIVE AND FULLY UPDATED RELEASE SCHEDULE. The soft trickle of new release continues this week with the debut of a long-awaited DS exclusive. Square Enix’s Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Sky is the ninth mainstay entry in the long-running RPG series and the first …
Read More »Sega announces Thor game
Sega has announced it will be releasing the official video game of the upcoming Marvel film, Thor. Players will take on the role of the God of Thunder, wielding the sacred hammer Mjolnir against beasts from the various Norse realms. The game will feature a storyline based around both the …
Read More »Future: PC Zone fate still undecided
Future Publishing has restated that the already-lamented closure of PC Zone is still only a proposal. The company is currently in talks with the magazine’s staff to determine the fate of the magazine, and has yet to announce a final decision. Unless another solution is found, the publication will close …
Read More »PS3 Mafia II joins DLC code movement
Mafia II is the latest title to deter pre-owned sales with DLC incentives – this time exclusively on PS3. 2K Games have announced that a code for the PS3-exclusive downloadable mission pack The Betrayal of Jimmy will be included with every new copy of the game. Pre-owned buyers will have …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Crackdown 2 still soaring
Crackdown 2 holds onto the No.1 spot of the GfK Chart-Track charts for a second week. The Microsoft title held off the rise of Ubisoft’s Dance on Broadway, which jumps from fourth to second place and pushes former chart-toppers LEGO Harry Potter and Red Dead Redemption down one place each. …
Read More »Will Square Enix reinvent Final Fantasy?
Comments from Yoichi Wada suggest that Square Enix may take a different approach to developing future Final Fantasy games. Speaking to Gamasutra, the publisher’s president acknowledged that while Final Fantasy XIII was a commercial success – it has sold five million copies worldwide – the game caused division among both …
Read More »Xbox 360 S price round-up
The Xbox 360 S landed on UK shelves today and the device’s price is already beginning to fluctuate. Online retailers have the upper hand as ShopTo.net lists the cheapest price at 184.85, followed closely by Zavvi.com (189.95) and Amazon (189.99). Other key online retailers are holding closer to Microsoft’s suggested …
Read More »Red Dead developer downsized
Rockstar cuts down San Diego team for DLC development despite Redemptionâ??s success
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