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Following the tremendous success of Microsoft’s slightly delayed and hugely popular Halo 3 multiplayer beta, word has spread that a second beta may already be underway. Dubbed Halo 3 Epsilon, eagle-eyed 360 gamers have spotted others playing the game on their Xbox Live friends lists. Unconfirmed reports suggest that the …
Read More »Riddick under lock and key until 08
The Chronicles of Riddick was heralded as one of the Xbox’s best titles upon its release in 2004 – but the bad news for next-gen gamers is that the highly anticipated remake, Assault on Dark Athena, has been delayed until 2008. CVG reports that no reason has been given by …
Read More »Miyamoto: Games should be fun, not difficult
But, says famed designer, donâ??t underestimate casual gamers
Read More »Sega on Q4 ’07
Add to this all the film licences that are currently rumbling through this summer – of those, one has to believe that The Simpsons will be a big player and of course the first party magic that is Nintendo, then you have a big line-up. This year Sega feel that …
Read More »EIF: Guillemot predicts market boom
This upbeat message was given during Guillemot’s keynote speech at today’s Edinburgh Interactive Festival. Nodding towards the success of Nintendo’s Wii and DS in particular, he explained that the expansion of the market will come thanks to new consumers taking up gaming. But he warned that with this growth comes …
Read More »UK July video games sales
ALL FORMATS TOP 20 – JULY 2008 1. Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix (EA) PS2, Wii, DS, 360, PSP, PS3, PC, GBA 2. More Brain Training (Nintendo) DS 3. Shrek The Third (Activision) PS2, DS, Wii, 360, PSP, PC 4. Transformers: The Game (Activision) PS2, 360, PS3, …
Read More »Graffiti gets XBLA go ahead
Crazy Frog Racer US publisher creating game for digital distribution
Read More »Infogrames sales up, Europe the star performer
For the three months up to June 30th, overall first quarter sales rose to reach a €50.1 million, up around 13 per cent. European sales were the highlight, up 68 per cent to €34.4m, but the US operation suffered a 51 per cent decline in business, while sales in Asia …
Read More »JAPAN: Nintendo Parties as Wii outsells PS3 three to one
Nintendo’s continued dominance continues this week in Japan, according the latest figures from MCV’s exclusive media partner Enterbrain. Wii sales for the week stood at 62,798, while rival PS3 shifted 21,985 consoles. Xbox 360 sold 3,305, but the true star performer was DS once again – with combined DS and …
Read More »ELSPA backs Eidos call for UK government action
The backing follows MCV’s story in which the Eidos boss criticised the Government’s failure to give developers enough incentive to set up shop in Britain – resulting in a ‘brain drain’ of talent from the UK. ELSPA’s Jackson has now backed Cavanagh, saying: "Jane’s comments reflect the very serious position …
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