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A new PES 2009 Xbox 360 bundle is winging its way to Europe in time for Christmas. Kotaku reports that the 60GB Pro pack will cost 190/€270 and launch on October 24th. The bundle will contain a copy of the game and a single controller, and will be available in …
Read More »Senior Director quits Woolworths
One of Woolworths’ most senior directors has quit the company. According to The Times, Simon Turner, who joined Woolworths from Tesco in January as retail and operations director, is understood to have left the retailer earlier this week. He was appointed at the beginning of the year – a move …
Read More »US: Nintendo dominates September
The NPD Group has released official American sales figures for September, reporting that Nintendo outsold all in the month. Elsewhere, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 outsold the PS3 – but even combined, the two consoles’ sales couldn’t match Wii. The total US market, including software and hardware, was down seven per cent …
Read More »Trade hails its media darlings
Future, Imagine, Eurogamer and The Guardian were all amongst the winners at this year’s Games Media Awards. Taking place at Jongleurs Comedy Club in Camden last night (October 16th), the event recognised the best of the specialist, mainstream, print and digital media. It also featured a very special Games Media …
Read More »Official: THQ to publish 50 Cent game
The will-they-won’t-they saga surrounding THQ’s publishing of ex-Vivendi property 50 Cent: Blood On The Sand has come to an end: after the BBFC classified the title for the publisher. Rumours first circulated that THQ had bought the rights to the Swordfish Studios-developed game earlier this week, when the firm’s name …
Read More »GamesCom confirms ’09 dev conference plans
Organisers of next year’s Gamescom have confirmed that the Cologne-based even will boast a games development conference. The inaugural conference takes place in September 2009, and comes as many of the participating publishers from the Leipzig trade and retail conference look to create a new event in better-located part of …
Read More »360 can handle MGS4, says Microsoft
Microsoft’s Xbox Live boss has told MCV that Xbox 360 definitely has the power to handle” Metal Gear Solid 4 – and talked of his admiration for Kojima-san’s masterpiece”. John Schappert, the firm’s corporate vice-president of Live, Software and Services, said that he would love to see the game come …
Read More »Tweenage kicks
While the Disney of old might prompt images of Mickey Mouse and charming early movies like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the modern, colossally powerful corporation has undoubtedly moved on. Family-friendly entertainment remains at its core, of course – but in 2008, the likes of Zac Efron, Vanessa Hugdens …
Read More »MCV celebrates industry’s rising stars in 30 Under 30
The UK games market’s rising stars are set to battle it out for industry recognition, as MCV lines up its annual presentation of the top 30 hot shots aged under 30. The feature will once again highlight the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK …
Read More »EA to take over Trafalgar Square
EA has confirmed that its Be the One event will once again invade Trafalgar Square and act as a glitzy centrepiece to London Games Festival week. On October 31st and November 1st the public are invited to join the giant publisher to play some of its latest titles, with a …
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