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The launch of the PSPgo has tripled Sony’s handheld sales in the US, and doubled the number of downloads made for the format. SCEA exec Patrick Seybold told Kotaku that three days after the device’s debut, the firm’s top retail partners” reported a 300 per cent increase in PSP hardware …
Read More »FIFA 10 breaks sales records
FIFA 10 has shattered records and become the fastest selling sports game ever. The game sold 1.7 million copies across Europe since launching last week, also making the biggest European launch in Electronic Arts’ history. We’re confident that FIFA 10 would be a hit, and this week fans across Europe …
Read More »Digital distribution will outstrip retail ‘within three years’
This month’s London Games Conference will serve as a rude awakening to the games industry. Speakers attending the October 27th event (tickets for which are available by mailing here) have already revealed to MCV key issues that they plan to address. They say that almost half the industry – around …
Read More »No UK delay for EyePet
Sony has confirmed EyePet is still on track for a UK release before Christmas. Kotaku reports that the US edition of the PlayStation Eye-based pet simulator has been delayed until 2010 for additional polish. However, a Sony spokesperson has told MCV the game will still arrive on UK shelves on …
Read More »Tesco shares fall despite strong results
Tesco’s promising finacial results have been met with lukewarm reception, resulting in a sharp drop in shares. Shares fell 3.9p to 387.5p as its results were announced, with investors concerned with weaker then expected sales growth in the second quarter. At first glance, Tesco’s results look promising, but scratch beneath …
Read More »Tesco posts 14% profit growth in H1 2009
Tesco has reported solid results for the first half of the financial year, including a 14 per cent growth in profits. In the 26 weeks ended August 29th, the Group’s trading profits rose to 1,551 million, or 1,419 million before tax. The supermarket also recorded 30.4 billion worth of sales, …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA 10 is new No.1
There’s little surprise in this morning’s weekly games charts – FIFA 10 is number one. In fact, the game has turned into one of the biggest releases ever. It has shifted hundreds of thousdans of copies in just three days on sale, no doubt thanks in part to aggressive price …
Read More »PES to go download only?
In a remarkable admission, Konami’s long-time Pro Evolution Soccer producer Shingo ‘Seabass’ Takatsuka has admitted that future versions of Pro Evolution Soccer may not be available as a boxed product. When asked by GamesTM (issue 88) if he’s consider transforming PES into a microtransaction-funded online series, Seabass stated: Yes, I …
Read More »Mario and Zelda dated
Nintendo has confirmed the release date for two of its biggest releases this Q4 – multiplayer Wii platformer New Super Mario Bros and DS adventure outing The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The former will be available from November 20th in the UK. Anyone familiar with New Super Mario Bros …
Read More »GAME: Pre-owned will keep growing
Pre-owned sales could account for close to a third of GAME’s revenue in 12 months’ time – as the firm looks forward to another year of double-digit growth for its trade-in business. In alarming news for publishers, pre-owned generated 25.7 per cent of the firm’s revenues in a tough H1 …
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