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360 and PS3 getting WET in September

Adrenaline fuelled action outing WET will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in the UK on September 18th, publisher Bethesda has confirmed. The game sees players taking control of Rubi Malone, a pistol and sword yielding fighting machine. The title is reminiscent of Midway’s Stranglehold and incorporates time-slowing acrobatic …

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UK CHARTS: EA takes June crown

Electronic Arts took the title of June’s biggest-selling publisher, after The Sims helped it generate almost a quarter of all UK software revenue in the month. The firm dominated publisher tables in terms of both unit sales and revenue. EA’s share of units sales grew 3.9 per cent in the …

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DSGi refits 120 UK stores

DSGi is to step up of its renewal and transformation programme with 120 stores to be refitted by the end of 2009. According to Mobile Today, around 120 stores will be refurbished throughout its portfolio under the ‘Get Connected’ theme, with 15 of those expected to be Currys.digital outlets. The …

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Cutlack on Shinys demise

Speaking exclusively to MCV, popular games journalist Gary Cutlack has expressed his sadness at the demise of UK blog publisher Shiny Media. ”The death of Shiny makes me sad rather than angry,” he said in a blog piece written for MCV. ”Never once did Shiny sell a ‘proper’ advert on …

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Further decline in UK economy

The British economy contracted by 0.8 per cent in the last quarter – more than double the figure predicted by analysts. According to the BBC, these figures increase the annual rate of decline to 5.6 per cent, which represents the biggest fall since when records began in 1955. There’s more …

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Could price-cutting be over in 2009?

Will we see a cessation in rampant price-cutting from UK retail this year? That was the question from trade experts this week, as the High Street began to contemplate its reaction to Argos’ bold step of raising – not dropping – prices in its new catalogue. Leading outlets have told …

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Indie dev becomes UK publisher

Another UK studio unhappy with the increasingly risk-averse nature of big publishers has turned to self-publishing. Indie firm Icon Games this week announced intentions to self-publish five digital titles for the likes of PSP, DS, iPhone and consoles before the end of they year. These include Arcade Darts (WiiWare/PSP), Stuntcars …

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PS3s VidZone gets U2 exclusive

Sony’s VidZone, a new streaming music video service that CasualGaming.biz once dubbed as PS3’s answer to Spotify, has nabbed a major exclusive in the form of an early peek of U2’s brand new video. Click here to take a short and painless trip over to CasualGaming.biz for the full story.

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