News

November 2006

80 stories

Nov 30 17:45 EA odds on for Christmas top spot  
  17:45 EA ‘surprised’ at low US PS3 shipments  
  15:00 Casual games publisher moves into Europe  
  09:30 Sony shifts Kutaragi upstairs in reshuffle  
Nov 29 16:30 Microsoft becomes FHM's honey  
  11:30 Retail reveals Wii launch battleplan  
  09:45 DS takes the UK top spot  
  09:15 Spring clean costs Future £50m  
Nov 28 17:00 Nokia to grab Sony and Nintendo gamers  
  10:15 EA strikes back in UK charts  
Nov 27 16:30 Games to Star in tomorrow’s tabloid  
  15:30 Conference by Northern dev agencies unveiled  
  10:00 Microsoft readies 360 price cut  
Nov 24 10:30 EA's loss is VUG's gain as Swordfish opens new studio  
  10:30 505 Games pulls Rule Of Rose release  
Nov 23 18:15 Analyst: 20,000 US PS3s already sold on eBay  
  18:15 360 more cost-effective than PS3, says research  
  09:45 Movie rentals go Live  
Nov 22 15:30 UK retail slashes price of 360 bundles  
  11:15 PS3 launch inspires jump in PSP and PS2 sales  
  11:00 Gears sells a million worldwide  
  10:45 Sony US still on course for 1 million PS3 target  
  10:00 GameStop on the rise  
Nov 21 17:00 Amazon: Wii has gained from 360 launch problems  
  10:00 360 gets into Gear  
Nov 20 17:45 DS add-on is music to fans’ ears  
  10:00 Wii arrives in US  
Nov 17 15:30 Trading Standards investigates PS3 imports  
  15:30 Square Enix poised to swoop for European studio  
  15:15 Euro silence on PS2 GTA Trilogy  
  13:30 PS3 hits the US  
  10:15 The Times joins the debate on Rule Of Rose  
  09:45 Xbox ads swamp national media  
Nov 16 12:45 Blockbuster makes bullish bid for Xmas games market  
  11:15 PS3 still up for grabs on eBay.co.uk  
  10:15 400,000 Wii consoles for Japan  
Nov 15 17:00 Wii boosts Nintendo shares through the roof  
  17:00 EBay bans PS3 imports  
  12:15 Future backs Official PlayStation mag  
  11:00 Halo 3 to arrive in spring 2007  
  10:30 New GDC sessions scrutinise next-gen impact  
  10:00 Capcom brings GTA to Japan, partners Activision Down Under  
Nov 14 10:15 EA keeps top spot despite chart challenge  
  10:00 Famitsu reveals PS3 software tie ratio is just 0.98  
  09:45 Sony admits PS3 problems  
Nov 13 17:00 GAME expands in France  
  15:45 Amazon finally announces Wii pre-order campaign  
  13:45 Nintendo pumps millions more into Wii  
  13:00 Sega Sammy profits on the up  
  10:30 PS3 sells out, second-hand cash-in begins  
Nov 10 17:15 A grey day as Pink PS2 turns retail red  
  14:45 Federation forms to back Euro devs  
  13:30 Microsoft declares War in £14m marketing blitz  
  10:15 WoW expansion due on January 16th  
Nov 09 17:15 Play.com moves into PC market  
  16:45 GAME to reign in Spain?  
  12:00 New European milestone for PS2  
  11:15 Costs key at new US consumer show  
Nov 08 16:15 ‘New E3’ confirmed  
  14:30 Atari secures $15 million credit facility  
  12:15 Activision beats expectations despite sales slump  
Nov 07 16:30 Konami celebrates profits hike  
  11:45 Buena Vista opens Nintendo-only studio  
  10:00 TV comes to Xbox Live  
  10:00 Christmas charts take shape  
Nov 06 16:30 Daily Mail launches free games giveaway  
  16:15 Atari aims to avoid Nasdaq de-listing  
  15:15 New Final Fantasy dated  
  13:30 Profits on the rise at THQ  
  10:00 Blast signs Little Britain: The Game  
Nov 03 13:15 Europe drives record Q2 for EA  
  12:15 Wii sample spills across UK  
  11:15 Think you’re going to E3?  
  09:45 Atari sells off Test Drive studio  
Nov 02 18:15 Newspapers deliver verdict on PS3  
  13:30 Rafa Nadal served up on DS  
  12:30 Now EA heads online  
  10:00 E3 successor set for ’07?  
Nov 01 16:30 Halo breaks four billion barrier  
  10:00 Nintendo reveals Wii line-up for Europe