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American market analyst Michael pachter has said that the 3DS has had a smaller impact on the US market than he expected. However, he adds that the arrival of a killer title – which he believes could prove to be Kid Icarus – should be enough to reverse its fortunes. …
Read More »So who DOES have next-gen Xbox?
Our source insists new 'box with improved Kinect features is prototyped and in the wild
Read More »EA: ‘We don’t have new Xbox dev kits’
Publisher rebuffs our report that it's making content for next-generation games hardware
Read More »Develop source: New Xbox console on desks at EA
Update: But a separate source claims an E3 reveal for the new system is 'highly unlikely'
Read More »LA Noire pushes Xbox disc limits
After such a long wait for it to arrive at retail, Rockstar is packing crime title LA Noire with an incredible amount of content. So much so that, according to Kotaku, the game has had to be spread across three discs on Xbox 360. It will be a single Blu-ray …
Read More »We’ve had Wii price cut Xbox and PS3 next?
Following last week’s global Wii price cut, some retailers are now hopeful that Microsoft and Sony will consider cutting the price of their consoles, too. On May 20th the new Mario Kart Wii pack will arrive in with an estimated retail price of 129 – a big drop on the …
Read More »Assassins Creed Revelations confirmed
The next major Assassin’s Creed release is due this November on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be the final chapter in the ‘Ezio Trilogy,’ the series of games that began with 2009’s Assassin’s Creed 2 and continued with last year’s Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. The Assassin’s Creed …
Read More »THQ cans Saints Row Drive By
It looks as if the once much discussed 3DS debut for gangsta series Saints Row has been cancelled. THQ confirmed the news to Joystiq, saying: "We are not developing Saints Row: Drive By." No reasons were given for the decision. Drive By was officially the title of the XBLA and …
Read More »uDraw goes multiplatform
THQ has confirmed that it is to release Xbox 360 and PS3 compatible versions of its uDraw device. uDraw, which until now has only been available for the Nintendo Wii, has now sold a total of 1.7m units worldwide. The uDraw tablet has been a great success for THQ, selling …
Read More »Nintendo: Kinect not cannibalising Wii
Saturo Iwata has claimed that there’s no evidence that the success of Xbox 360 Kinect has played a part in the slowing of international Wii hardware sales. "When we talk about whether Kinect contributed to significantly expanding the number of Xbox users, the number of Wii users has grown to …
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