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The Xbox Live update that enables 360 owners to use USB flash drives as storage devices for their console has now gone live. Microsoft confirmed that today’s mandatory update introduces USB support and allows gamers to configure their memory sticks to hold profiles, game saves, downloadable content and more. Third-party …
Read More »No More Heroes 2 dated
Rising Star has announced that No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle will be released throughout Europe on May 28th. The game is a sequel to critically acclaimed 2008 cult hit No More Heroes, and pits gamers against a league of assassins as they maim their way to the top. It …
Read More »Just Dance surpasses 2m sales
Ubisoft’s Just Dance continues to stun the industry as the publisher announces that the game has sold more than two million copies worldwide. The title is also now the fastest-selling new IP from any third-party publisher on the Wii, having reached this sales milestone in less than five months since …
Read More »Gamespot UK tops 4.9m monthly users
Gamespot UK currently boasts more than 4.9 million unique monthly users based within the UK alone. That’s according to the latest ABC figures for the site, recorded between December 1st and December 31st, 2009. The new figures marks a 9 per cent year-on-year growth when compared to the 4.5 million …
Read More »Square deal for Futures FirstPlay debut
Future Publishing has teamed up with Square Enix for next week’s launch of FirstPlay, Europe’s first on-console interactive show. The show will be exclusively available to PS3 owners through the PlayStation Network Store, with the launch episode due for release on Thursday, April 8th. Each weekly episode will deliver high-definition …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Pokémon duo tops DS charts
Pokmon SoulSilver and HeartGold have topped the DS charts, taking first and second place respectively. The two games are the highest placing DS releases so far this year, with SoulSilver becoming the first new No.1 in the DS charts since The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks back in December. Before …
Read More »Microsoft preps E3 Natal Experience
Microsoft has announced it will be running an event dedicated to Project Natal in addition to its key E3 press conference in June. The new event was announced through a Twitter post from Microsoft’s director of product management Aaron Greenberg, who said: Just one press conference on Monday morning, Sunday …
Read More »Ubisoft signs Steven Gerrard
Ubisoft has announced that star footballer Steven Gerrard will be the face of its forthcoming title Pure Football. The Liverpool captain and new England vice captain will be one of 230 playable footballers from 17 international teams, as well as appearing as the star of the game’s cover art. Gerrard …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Splinter Cell: Conviction
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find the definitive guide to some of the biggest titles hitting shelves in the near future. This week, we take a look at Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction, the hotly-anticipated return of the ruthless spy Sam Fisher. With …
Read More »JAPAN: Yakuza 4 shifts 384k in week one
Yakuza 4 has sold 384,000 units in its first week on sale in Japan, taking the top spot in the weekly software charts. The game more than tripled the sales of its closest competitor Gandamuasarutosavaibu, a PSP title that shifted 91,000 copies in the same week. Nintendo’s Pokmon Ranger: Miracle …
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