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Ubisoft has announced sales of €344 million for the first half of FY 2008-2009 – the six months to September 30th. Revenues were up 31.5 per cent on the same period in FY 2007-2008 – when Ubisoft recorded €261 million – or 38.3 per cent at constant exchange rates. Second-quarter …
Read More »Ubisoft takes Imagine games on tour
Ubisoft will tomorrow kick-start a national tour of its Imagine games that will see the DS titles promoted to customers at key shopping centres up and down the UK. The Imagine shopping centre tour will show off all 11 of the range’s games, with a bespoke exhibition area that boasts …
Read More »COMPETITION: Win DS games!
Nintendo is giving you all the chance to pick up a copy of every DS game featured in the Recommended Extra in today’s MCV magazine. The bundle includes: Big Brain Academy, Maths Training, New Super Mario Bros., Mario Kart DS, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, Brain Training, More Brain …
Read More »Trade rocked by HMV assault on pre-owned
HMV has left publishers fearing for revenues on new and catalogue stock with the introduction of its pre-owned offering. In a canny move that further cements its position as a specialist games retailer, HMV’s new Re/Play initiative will pile further pressure on publishers and rival retailers as the pivotal Christmas …
Read More »THQ confirms 50 Cent acquisition
After weeks of speculation – and confirmation from the BBFC – THQ has officially announced that it has acquired the rights to 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand. The title, due for release on Xbox 360 and PS3 in early 2009, was dropped by Activision Blizzard following the firm’s formative …
Read More »ESA confirms E3 return in June 2009
The US’ Entertainment Software Association has today confirmed previous reports that the 2009 Electronic Entertainment Expo will run from Tuesday June 2nd to Thursday June 4th. Taking place once again at the LA Convention Centre, what has been described by the ESA as an ‘expanded E3’ will "welcome all qualified …
Read More »Fable II hits 89% on Metacritic
The reviews for Fable II are in, and according to scores aggregator Metacritic, Peter Molyneux’s masterpiece is doing pretty nicely. The highly-anticipated title, which is released in the UK this Friday, has earned an average 89 per cent from the reviews, which cover both UK and US press. Eurogamer is …
Read More »Sumner Redstone to sell Viacom?
Media mogul Sumner Redstone may decide to sell one of his businesses – incuding MTV parent Viacom and TV network CBS – following a ‘battle with his bankers’. According to The Times, Redstone last week hired Citigroup and NM Rothschild to advise on restructuring $1.6 billion (950 million) of borrowings, …
Read More »Sonic named most popular games character of all time
Sonic The Hedgehog has come out on top in a London Games Festival poll of the most popular games characters of all time. The spiky blue hedgehog beat out the likes of Super Mario and Lara Croft in the survey of over 500 UK gamers. The poll voted the UK’s …
Read More »Gears Of War 2 not coming to Japan and Germany
Gears Of War 2 will not be released in Germany or Japan, Microsoft has confirmed. A company spokesperson has told Edge: We can confirm that Gears of War 2 will not be available in Germany or Japan indefinitely” said the spokesperson. According to the magazine, Gears sold 33,212 copies in …
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