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PS3 is leading both hardware and software sales in France, outselling Microsoft’s Xbox 360 on both counts. This sales triumph was announced by Sony and based on GfK data, according to CVG. The PS3 has sold more than three million units in the country, surpassing 2.3m Xbox 360 sales. In …
Read More »Xbox 360 dominates Crysis 2 sales
As well as shooting straight to the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track UK All Formats Top 40 this week, new shooter Crysis 2 has also set a new 2011 for EA. The game is officially the publisher’s biggest launch of the year, outpacing the likes of Bulletstorm, Dragon Age …
Read More »Complainants contest OtherOS claims
The ongoing litigation surrounding Sony’s removal of OtherOS functionality from PS3 consoles has taken a new twist with allegations that the move was linked to piracy prevention. Sony has always insisted that the decision to bin the functionality, which was effected by a firmware update to the PS3, was a …
Read More »Canadian dev making new Resident Evil
Japanese publisher Capcom has drafted in Canadian studio Slant Six Games to develop a brand new addition to the Resident Evil series. Slant Six is known to most gamers as the studio behind three of Sony’s SOCOM games – Tactical Strike and Fireteam Bravo 3 on PSP and online-only PS3 …
Read More »Wii dominates the living room
More than half of US Wii owners keep their console in the living room. A recent survey by US research firm Nielsen shows that 59 per cent of Wii consoles are found in the lounge. Rival consoles PS3 and Xbox 360 follow close behind with 45 per cent and 42 …
Read More »UK date for FEAR 3
Publisher Warner Interactive has confirmed that Xbox 360, PS3 and PC shooter FEAR 3 will be released in the UK on May 27th. The game will continue the series’ tradition of mixing solid gunplay with spooky shenanigans. The narrative is being highlighted as a key feature, though gamers will perhaps …
Read More »Resident Evil 4 tipped for HD remake
Signs are pointing to possible HD remakes for two Resident Evil games – Resident Evil 4 and Code Veronica: Director’s Cut. Andriasang, which itself admits that it can’t be absolutely certain of the report’s validity, says that the publisher is preparing what it is calling Resident Evil Revival Selection HD …
Read More »Motorstorm gets new UK date
PS3 racing title Motorstorm: Apocalypse will be released in the UK on Thursday March 31st, MCV can reveal. It had initially been pencilled in for an arrival on Friday March 18th, but this was postponed following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan the week before. Apocalypse is set …
Read More »Pachter expects 2011 Xbox dominance in US
There’s no denying that Sony’s first party software line-up for PS3 in 2011 is extremely impressive, but despite this analyst Michael Pachter believes the console will struggle to close the gap on Xbox 360 in 2011 in the US. "It’s really hard to argue that console sales are tied to …
Read More »Ngmoco: Sony hardware ‘in trouble’
The founder of mobile gaming outfit ngmoco has suggested that Sony’s position in the hardware space is weak in contrast to its contemporaries Microsoft and Nintendo. Speaking to IndustryGamers, Neil Young said he believed Sony is ‘in trouble’ insofar as console platforms are concerned, and pointed to Microsoft as the …
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