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The queues may have seemed smaller than this time last year, but mobile operator O2 has stated that the new Apple iPhone 3GS is way ahead of where its predecessor was at the same stage in its first day on sale. The iPhone 3GS has got off to an incredible …
Read More »New Lips takes to the mic
Microsoft is to release a second boxed title in its Lips series this October as the franchise continues to wrestle with console-karaoke king SingStar for home gaming supremacy. Lips: Number One Hits will, unlike the business model employed by Sony, include all of the debut release’s tracks on the disc …
Read More »31 EA titles sell more than a million
EA has stated that 31 of its titles sold more than a million copies in the last 12 months – an improvement on the 27 1m+ sellers the firm published in 2007. Furthermore, three titles sold over 5m copies each – FIFA 09, Need for Speed Undercover and Madden NFL …
Read More »Annual EA losses pass $1bn
North American based publisher EA has reported a GAAP net loss of $1.088bn for the year ending March 31st 2009 – an increase of over 100 per cent compared to the $454m loss in the same period the year before. Revenue for the period hit $4.212bn, up 15 per cent …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Wii Fit equals Nintendo record
Having claimed the top spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All formats Top 40 yet again this week, Wii Fit has now set a new UK charts record at Nintendo. The game’s rise to the top also ended the run of successful chart-topping new releases over the last six weeks, which …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Resi 5 equals series record
Capcom’s Xbox 360 and PS3 survival horror shooter Resident Evil 5 has matched the previous best chart performance for a title in the series following it’s third week at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. The last game in the franchise to manage three consecutive UK …
Read More »83 DS titles pass a million units
Cumulative sales of Nintendo’s original DS, DS Lite and DSi have now passed the 100m units sales mark globally, the platform holder has confirmed. In addition, Nintendo claims that a massive 83 DS software titles have now exceeded 1m unit sales, and an additional seven titles have each sold in …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Empire Total War smashes series records
The triumph of Sega’s Empire: Total War at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 yesterday marks the most successful debut in the history of the Total War series. Week one sales of the title were nearly double those of both Rome: Total War and Medieval II: …
Read More »Codemasters outlines Formula One vision
After omitting the game from its big 2009 announcements last month , publisher Codemasters has told MCV of its plans for its upcoming Formula One title. Our game is an opportunity to bring F1 back on multiple platforms to a broader marketplace,” marketing vice president Alex Bertie told MCV. Our …
Read More »New Tesco store takes on tech rivals
Tesco has opened its first Superstore branded outlet at the flagship retail development Liverpool One, with the supermarket going head-to-head with other city-centre non-food retailers like Currys.digital and Carphone Warehouse. The 28,600sq ft store opened today (Monday February 16th) and signals the retailer’s move away from only stocking a limited …
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