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David Gardner and Phil Harrison today unveiled the full release schedule for their revamped Atari, telling attendant industry partners that it was still in the retail business, despite a long term aim to drive activity in the online space. Earlier this year the publisher told MCV it would eventually emphasise …
Read More »Zavvi buys direct as it cancels orders
Zavvi is the latest retailer to set up a direct buying relationship with entertainment suppliers – following EUK’s decline into administration last week. EUK previously bought and supplied products for Asda, Zavvi, Sainsbury’s, WH Smith, Morrisons and Woolworths. However, since parent company Woolworths pulled it into administration last week, relationships …
Read More »Resident Evil 5 special editions unveiled
Capcom’s Japanese website has revealed the various special editions of Resident Evil 5, which offer console-specific extras for consumers looking to buy more than the standard package. The translation by Adriasang.com reveals that the PS3 version includes a special making-of video extra, apparently professionally produced by ‘Hollywood staff’. The documentary …
Read More »Sumner Redstone sells Midway for $100,000
Media mogul Sumner Redstone has sold his 87 per cent controlling stake in Midway Games to a private investor for $100,000. According to the Wall Street Journal, Redstone sold the stake to ‘ease his load’. His network of businesses had begun to cause him fiscal trouble – as reported on …
Read More »Best of a bad crunch
The credit crunch has already taken its toll on many sectors. From the automotive industry to manufacturing and retailing, the companies that were once the cornerstones of the British economy are suffering some of the country’s biggest losses. It seems that no one is immune to the global meltdown, which …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 dated?
Speaking to Spanish newspaper Il Finaciero James Armstrong, Sony’s chief executive in southern Europe, has revealed that Gran Turismo 5 will be released in Christmas 2009 release date in Europe. The news, translated by Gran Turismo fansite GTPlanet, would suggest a late summer 2009 release in Japan, with the US …
Read More »Theo Paphitis in for Woolies?
Dragon’s Den star Theo Paphitis is reportedly among a number of potential buyers ready to buy chunks of Woolworths. Several meetings have taken place between interested parties and Woolworths’ administrators, Deloitte, since the retailer went into administration last week. Pahpitis is thought to be interested in a number of Woolworths’ …
Read More »Fernando Torres addicted to PlayStation’
Liverpool FC striker Fernando Torres is ‘addicted’ to PS3 – having installed three PlayStation rooms at his house. According to Click Liverpool, Torres has employed the rooms to help him recover from a hamstring injury that’s kept him out for three weeks. Torres has reportedly spent 35,000 kitting out his …
Read More »Eidos in takeover talks
Eidos parent SCi Entertainment is reportedly in takeover talks once again – with Ubisoft and Electronic Arts. According to The Daily Mail, a source said discussions are at an ‘early stage’ – and that SCi has received approaches from two separate firms within the past few weeks. The newspaper has …
Read More »Are we really safe from recession?
Recent developments, from the paring down of local offices for some publishers to consolidation at a higher level, have proven otherwise. We speculated a few weeks ago that studio cutbacks at EA and THQ could just be those companies’ own realignments. But with developers across the world chopping staff numbers …
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