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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has cast doubt on the possibility of the new Wii Zelda title arriving next year. The game was confirmed to be in development at E3 and rumours persist that it will be ready for release within the next twelve months, but Fils-Aime has stated …
Read More »YEN 6bn loss for Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai have reported a net loss of YEN 6bn for the first half of the financial year. The company’s earnings saw a significant decline from the profit of YEN 1.3bn reported in the same period last year. Sales for the six months ending September 30th fell by 9.5 per …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Wii Fit Plus takes No.1
In the most competitive release week of the year so far, Nintendo’s Wii Fit Plus has seized the number one position, according to this morning’s weekly games charts. The fitness title fended off competition from 41 different games and franchises, such as Dragon Age: Origins, Ghostbusters, Band Hero, Ratchet & …
Read More »GAME reveals exclusive Zelda LE
GAME has revealed it will be offering an exclusive limited edition of The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The set will be available to customers who pre-order the game and comes with an special artistic tin and figurines of Link and the Phantom knight players can possess in the game. …
Read More »Gearbox: Valve foolish to snub PS3
Gearbox president Randy Pitchford has dubbed Valve as foolish” for neglecting the PS3. He also questioned the development studio’s insistence on handling its own products through Steam, despite the fact it requires third-part publishers to reach retail. Speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine, he said: I noticed something on the net …
Read More »Star Trek Online beams down in February
Atari has announced Star Trek Online will released for PC on February 5th in Europe. The new Cryptic-developer MMORPG is set in the famous sci-fi universe and will debut three days after it lands in the US. The game puts every players into the role of a Federation or Klingon …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: New Super Mario Bros Wii
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for a definitive look at some of the most promising titles due to hit shelves in the next few weeks. This week, we take a look at Nintendo’s New Super Mario Bros Wii, which takes gaming’s foremost man of plumbing back …
Read More »Mass Effect 2 CE announced
Electronic Arts has lifted the lid on the Collector’s Edition of highly-anticipated BioWare RPG, Mass Effect 2. Featuring a copy of the game and a variety of extras in a premium tin case, the Collector’s Edition will be released alongside the standard version on January 29th. Purchasers will be given …
Read More »Splinter Cell: Conviction CE unveiled
Ubisoft has unveiled the contents of the Collector’s Edition for Splinter Cell: Conviction. The pack will arrive alongside the Xbox 360-exclusive stealth action game on February 23rd in the US and will retail for $79.99. Ubisoft has warned that the Collector’s Edition will have a limited run”. Along with a …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed II pre-orders up 80%
Assassin’s Creed II has received 80 per cent more pre-orders than the original game. The figure was revealed by Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot during the publisher’s financial call to investors. This exceeds previous estimate from Janco analyst Mike Hikey, who claimed pre-orders for the sequel were 10 to 20 per …
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