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West "more receptive" to Japanese games then ever before

Ahead of the release of Xbox 360 fighter Samurai Shodown Sen next Friday, Rising Star Games’ product marketing assistant Yen Hau has said that Japanese games stand a better chance in Western markets now than ever before. The Western market is more receptive to Japanese games than it was a …

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Broad to front International Cricket 2010

Stuart Broad has been signed up as the face of Codemasters’ International Cricket 2010, which is due out on Xbox 360 and PS3 this summer. The bowling star, who was one of the key figures in England’s 2009 Ashes winning side, steps up to the plate once occupied by Kevin …

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Star Trek Online scraps console plans

The chances of recently released MMO Star Trek Online making the expected trip to consoles have been drastically cut following Cryptic Studios’ admission that its console project is currently on the back burner”. The announcement paints an even bleaker picture for consoles MMOs and follows the confirmation that Cryptic’s superhero …

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BioWare rules out Xbox SWTOR

Acclaimed RPG developer BioWare has moved to scupper any lingering hopes that in-the-works MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is also lining up a secret arrival on Xbox 360. Talk of said SKU emerged yesterday after an Xbox 360 version of the title appeared on a leaked GAME release schedule. …

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Old Republic heading to Xbox 360?

BioWare’s MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic is being lined up for a release on Xbox 360 – that’s the claim of VG247, which reports to have obtained a GAME release schedule detailing a host of unreleased announcements. The information points to a 2011 TBC release for the as-of-yet unannounced …

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Rising Star puts faith in hardcore

Japanese games specialist Rising Star hopes to draw in the hardcore Wii gaming audience when No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle hits the console. The 2008 original received a variety of positive reviews, including a 94 per cent from NGamer and a nine out of ten score awarded from Edge. …

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SNK to grow UK market share

Renowned Japanese games firm SNK Playmore has set its sights on the UK market with the upcoming launch of Samurai Shodown Sen. The game is the latest in the long-running beat ‘em up series, and is due for an April release on Xbox 360 via Rising Star. We are thrilled …

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Old Republic is BioWare’s biggest

Star Wars: The Old Republic will be BioWare’s biggest title to date, eclipsing recent RPGs Mass Effect and Dragon Age. The upcoming MMO for PC will have voice acting for every line of script, equating to around 40 novels-worth or 4,000 hours worth of recording time. Shauna Perry, BioWare’s director …

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Force Unleashed hits 7m sales

LucasArts’ third person action adventure Star Wars: The Force Unleashed has now sold 7m units worldwide, the publisher has confirmed to GameSpot. The game was first released in September 2008 and shot straight to the top of the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, enjoying the biggest ever release …

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