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Want to get into the head of the ‘hardcore’ gamer? Then simply head for any online games forum on a Tuesday morning and look for the thread about the current UK Charts. The response is always the same. Who buys this mini-game shit?”, F**king destroying the games industry!”, Infinite Undiscovery’s …
Read More »Xbox 360 hits 6m in Europe
Microsoft has boasted of ‘strong momentum’ following last week’s UK price cuts – and announced that it has broken the six million sales mark in Europe. The platform holder brought the entry-level SRP for the Arcade console down to 129.99 on Friday, with the standard 60GB 360 priced at 169.99 …
Read More »UK CHART: Force Unleashed hits No.1
Electronic Arts’ recent dominance of the official UK Chart has come to an end – as LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed crashes straight into top spot. In the biggest ever release week for a Star Wars game, 48 per cent of sales were on Xbox 360, with 30 per …
Read More »ELSPA: BBFC is not fit for purpose
ELSPA has told the UK Government that the BBFC is ‘not fit for purpose’ as a ratings system for video games. Speaking at a fringe event at the Labour Party conference today, ELSPA director general Paul Jackson said that the current UK two-tier classification system was confusing – and that …
Read More »Drop the casual attitude
Publishers: Instead of the nation’s geriatrics wrinkling their brow at your Brain Training clone, you’ve got a warehouse full of returned DS games and a team of wincing sales execs. Retailers: You’ve missed out on this year’s Cooking Mama bargains – and filled up shelves with equine/kitty/puzzle claptrap that you …
Read More »ELSPA applauds Ataris digital plans
The Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association has spoken out in support of Atari’s decision to largely abandon boxed product and embrace online distribution. The publishers’ body said that the company’s decision to move 90 per cent of its content online in the near future lent ‘further weight to PEGI’s …
Read More »Last few Games Media Awards Trade Tickets available
There are now just a few Trade Tickets left for next month’s Games Media Awards. Taking place at the Jongleurs Comedy Club in Camden on the evening of Thursday, October 16th, the GMAs will be the biggest games media gathering of the year, with awards going to the best writers …
Read More »The 50 best games on the market
UK national newspaper The Independent has put together a list of what it believes are the top 50 best games available today. The list includes modern classics such as Rock Band, Wii Sports, Peggle and GTA IV. Check out the list here, or read it below. Thanks to MaxConsole for …
Read More »New Rock Band rival emerges
Toy manufacturer Tomy is to go head to head with Rock Band and Guitar Hero this Christmas – with an infra-red ‘air guitar’. The Guitar Rock Star has the same head and neck of a guitar, but contains laser technology to allow users to play along with eight pre-recorded songs. …
Read More »Wii Music dated for US
Nintendo has confirmed that Wii Music will be released in the US on October 20th – but told MCV that it still hasn’t secured a UK or European date. First announced at E3 this year by Shigeru Miyamoto, Wii Music contains over 60 instruments and is compatible with the Wii …
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