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2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has survived a three-way assault to cling on to the number one spot in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Its third week at the top comes at the expense of Microsoft’s Alan Wake, which manages a second place finish in its …
Read More »Bravias offer World Cup streaming
Owners of the latest Sony’s IPTV will be able to stream classic World Cup footage direct to their TV via the Bravia Internet Video service. The content is compatible with its most recent TV sets, including the 3D-ready HX803, and many of the firm’s high-end Blu-ray players. It is not, …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA on top
With Chelsea smashing eight goals past the hapless Wigan to hold firm at the top of the Premier League, EA’s 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa did the same in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the second week at number one for the football sim, though …
Read More »PES 2010 gets iPhone release
Though Konami’s iPES app released in late 2009 didn’t deliver on the promise of pocket football, the announcement of a proper release for PES 2010 on iPhone should make up for the disappointment. Timed to coincide with the World Cup in South Africa, the fully 3D title will offer an …
Read More »WoW on iPad pictured
Famed developer David Perry has posted an image on his blog of an employee playing the PC-only MMO World of Warcraft on the Apple iPad. How is this achieved? Via Perry’s Gaikai cloud computing service, which allows any game to be potentially played on any internet-ready device. Soon I’ll be …
Read More »Gamesfives returns for World Cup special
The hugely popular Xbox 360 Gamesfives tournament will take place on Wednesday, June 23rd at the Barnet Powerleague. Teams representing all sectors of the industry will compete for the coveted trophy (won by D3P last year) in the morning. They’ll then set their differences aside for an afternoon of beers, …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FIFA scores no.1
Weeks ahead of the official kick off of the World Cup next month, EA’s licensed video game tie-in 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa has scored an early goal by debuting right at the top of the GfK ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week. In doing so it successfully …
Read More »World Cup to boost Ubis Pure Football
Ubisoft hopes this summer’s World Cup will help it crack the ‘polarised’ football game genre. The publisher will launch Pure Football for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in May, which is fronted by former England captain Steven Gerrard. And Ubisoft brand manager Phil Brannelly believes that the association with Gerrard …
Read More »THQ promises new approach to casual
Along side its plans to progress key IP such as WWE, UFC, Red Faction and Saints Row, THQ has stated that it intends to completely re-work its approach to the potentially lucrative casual sector in the year ahead. The casual games sector is extremely challenging,” Senior VP of European publishing …
Read More »FIFA World Cup plays it simple
The combination of a licence as wide-reaching as the World Cup and a new easier-to-understand control scheme will, EA hopes, entice a new generation of gamers to buy into the already lucrative FIFA franchise later this month. We’re delighted with the performance of FIFA 10 and believe 2010 FIFA World …
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