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The surprise news that Ubisoft’s Just Dance topped the All Formats Chart last month was, let’s be honest, a bit of a jaw-dropper. While the game had grown in popularity since its debut, rising from No.100 to No.3 in the space of six weeks, few would have expected it to …
Read More »Dance smash sponsors MCV Awards
Win or lose, at least guests at this year’s MCV Awards will be able to shake their booty into the small hours thanks to current chart-topper Just Dance. The Wii game from Ubisoft has provided the biggest surprise of 2010 so far by out-selling everything during mid-January, remaining at number …
Read More »Just Dance shatters Wii records for Ubi
Just Dance has become Ubisoft’s most successful Wii release ever, having today raced to the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. The game was released on November 27th and at first could only manage No.30 in the All Formats Charts. However, the following week it reached the …
Read More »Just Cause 2 pre-order rewards revealed
Square Enix Europe has confirmed that all those who pre-order the upcoming Just Cause 2 will receive and exclusive limited edition version of the game. Along with the exclusive packaging, Just Cause 2 LE includes what is being called the Black Market Chaos Pack which brings with it five downloadable …
Read More »March arrival for Just Cause 2
It’s been a long time coming but at last we have an official UK release date for Just Cause 2 – the game will be hitting Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 26th next year. Published by Square Enix Europe and developed by Avalanche Studios, the game will be branded …
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