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SCE UK has praised retail for driving consumer interest during the launch of its re-designed PS3. The console arrived last week and caused PlayStation 3 hard sales to rocket 1,000 per cent, which in turn had a knock-on effect on software. Now the platform holder is urging retail to push …
Read More »Space Invaders Extreme 2 dated
Square Enix has dated Space Invaders Extreme 2 on DS for October 2nd in the UK. Developed by Taito, the game follows last year’s popular original, but with additional game modes, levels as well as greatly improved visuals and audio. Space Invaders Extreme 2 is another quality arcade release from …
Read More »ERA: Filesharing bleeding retail dry
The new chairman of the Entertainment Retailers Association Paul Quirk has claimed that internet file-sharing is the greatest challenge posed to modern entertainment retailers, claiming that internet piracy is bleeding our industry dry”. Too often the debate over illegal filesharing is portrayed as an ideological battle, but for us this …
Read More »PSP Minis will probably come to UMD
New incentives may lie ahead for developers working on PSP Minis. The sub-100MB-sized games may soon end up on store shelves as packaged UMD games, according to Sony. The most successful Minis titles will probably transition to UMD,” said Sony Europe’s Zeno Colaco, in an interview with Develop published later …
Read More »US: Batman shifts 2 million units
Batman: Arkham Asylum has sold almost 2 million units in the US. The sales figures was mentioned in an LA Times report on Warner Bros, which co-published Batman in the States. The article reveals the game has reached reached this sales milestone in less than a month”, dubbing it a …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: FIFA 10
Head over to the RETAIL BIZ previews section for a look at some of the hottest games approaching retail in the near future. This week, we offer a look at EA’s FIFA 10, the latest instalment in the best-selling football franchise. With a new Virtual Pro mode, revamped engine and …
Read More »Wii Fit for £50 at Morrisons
Morrisons has slashed the price of Wii Fit to under 50 in the latest round of supermarket price-cutting. The activity follows aggressive promotions on hardware at Asda and Sainsbury’s last week, when both supermarkets dropped the cost of Wii consoles to under 150. Morrisons has also cut the cost of …
Read More »Cate West leaps up pre-order charts
Publisher Oxygen is braced for its biggest video game release to date, as its DS and Wii mystery Cate West: The Vanishing Files leaps up the pre-order charts. The game’s success has been assisted by a six-month PR push, as well as extensive online and in-store advertising ahead of its …
Read More »Exclusive GT PSP bundle heading to UK
Sony has confirmed a new variation of the Gran Turismo PSP Entertainment Pack will be heading to the UK. The company told CVG: There will be a GT bundle for the UK but it’s different to the US one.” The US edition of this bundle was unveiled yesterday, and contains …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: Colin McRae: Dirt 2
Click here to access the RETAIL BIZ preview section, where you’ll find an in-depth look at a variety of the biggest titles approaching release over the next few weeks. This week, a legendary British racing series leads the way with Codemasters’ Colin McRae: Dirt 2. The game offers the most …
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