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The eight Gamesman stores will expand GameStop’s presence in New Zealand to a total of 38 stores, bringing the total store count to 308 in Australia and New Zealand. We are very excited about the union of EB Games and Gamesman,” said managing director of EB Games New Zealand and …
Read More »Hackers infiltrate official PlayStation site?
The US-based Sony PlayStation website has been infiltrated by hackers, according to a claim by IT security and control firm Sophos. ‘Experts’ at the company have apparently discovered that cybercriminals have injected unauthorised code on pages promoting the PlayStation games SingStar Pop and God of War. According to the firm: …
Read More »Sony working with Phil Harrison
Sony has filed two patent applications related to a new touchscreen gaming interface – and the company has codenamed one ‘Phil Harrison’. According to the EETimes: ‘One application shows a handheld touch device that would allow both direct and gesture-based input and which would also provide force feedback across the …
Read More »Infogrames clarifies position on SCi deal
Infogrames made an offer for SCi back in April which it believed had The potential to be significantly value enhancing to both SCi’s and Infogrames shareholders”, but SCi ‘declined to entertain’ the bid. A clarification sent out to the City this morning confirms that while Infogrames has no current intention …
Read More »Blockbuster abandons $1bn bid for Circuit City
Blockbuster has dropped its bid to buy US electronics retail giant Circuit City. The entertainment chain, which made the offer in April, cited difficult market conditions. "We continue to believe in the strategic merits of a consumer retail proposition that would bring media content and electronic devices together under one …
Read More »Babel eaten by outsourcing giant Quatrro
QA, localisation and testing firm Babel Media been acquired by Indian outsourcing firm Quatrro. The move sees Babel – which already boasts 500 staff across offices in Brighton, Los Angeles, Montreal and New Delhi – become part of a bigger operation that specialises in business process outsourcing. Algy Williams, co-founder …
Read More »Atari cuts UK staff
Up to a third of Atari’s Hammersmith-based UK team are set to have left by the end of this month. MCV can reveal that five staff have already accepted redundancy packages, with another key exec still considering his options. Atari’s reduction of overhead further underlines its intention to streamline the …
Read More »No Plans for PS2 Games on PSN
Sony has shot down a rumour that it is set to introduce PS2 titles as downloadable games on the PlayStation Store. Next-gen.biz reports that a strong source supplied a PSN screenshot (pictured) that suggested Sony would be revealing the service at E3 this year – as its answer to Xbox …
Read More »360 price slashed in Australia
The Xbox 360 has become the cheapest home console on the Australian market after Microsoft slashed the price of the entry level Arcade model from [AUD] $399 (191) to $349 (167). The mid-range 360 console, with a 20GB hard drive, now sells for $499 (239). Before the cuts it was …
Read More »EW: Our top 50 games of all time
Entertainment Weekly has published its list of the 50 greatest games of all time – and the golden oldies are top of the pops. Tetris comes out in first place, followed by Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time on N64 and the original Doom on PC. Other titles that hit …
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