News

February 2007

119 stories

Feb 28 15:15 Microsoft launches casual games site  
  11:30 PlayStation Network launch line-up revealed  
  11:15 NaturalMotion brings Euphoria to Rockstar  
  10:45 Sega gives its Golden Compass to Shiny  
  10:45 New look for Develop magazine  
  10:30 Universomo signs deal with Sega  
  10:30 Unreal deal for Capcom  
  10:00 UK prices confirmed for PS3 Online  
Feb 27 14:30 Disney begins range of casual PC games  
  14:15 N-Gage ‘v2’ hits Scandinavia  
  14:15 The Sims coming to Nintendo consoles  
  14:15 Blu-Ray player cost slashed in US  
  13:00 Riccitiello’s shoes filled at VG Holding  
  09:45 SCEE defends PS3 changes  
  09:45 EA welcomes back Riccitiello as CEO  
Feb 26 18:15 Final Fantasy storms in at number one  
  17:45 Date confirmed for Golden Joysticks  
  14:45 Activision grabs Unreal engine licence  
  14:30 Next-gen profit under threat  
  14:30 Disney eyeing further dev deals  
  14:15 Climax closes Santa Monica HQ  
  14:00 MCV launches daily service  
  10:15 Japanese government sells Nintendo shares  
  09:45 Sony reveals PS3 software prices  
  09:15 SCi dips toe in Rockpool  
Feb 23 17:45 Win Sega goodies with MCV  
  14:00 Empire Earth III confirmed for 2007  
  13:15 Tesco shock for suppliers  
  12:30 Life left in the ‘Cube after all?  
  12:00 Easy as ABC  
  12:00 The Euro(gamer) vision  
  12:00 Easy as ABC  
  12:00 The Euro(gamer) vision  
  10:30 Final spec for Euro PS3 confirmed  
  10:15 Five more years of The Crazy Frog  
  10:00 Empire strikes deal with Animal Planet  
  09:45 Midway losses cut as sales rise  
Feb 22 13:00 Nintendo ends GameCube support  
  11:15 Recruiter makes Specialmove to new website  
  10:00 E-UK to close THE  
  09:30 Record January for PlayStation in US  
Feb 21 14:30 Asda set to sell PS2s for £50  
  13:00 Tesco clamps down on free 360 blaggers  
  10:30 Is Circle Studios set to close?  
  09:45 Vivendi buys Xbox Live studio  
  09:45 Wii leads the way in US January sales  
Feb 20 13:15 Argos breaks Crackdown street date  
  10:45 Nintendo is shrinking our market, says Tomy  
  10:30 Microsoft: Vista sales forecasts are exaggerated  
  09:30 FIFA regains chart stranglehold  
Feb 19 17:00 Namco Bandai profits jump, revenues fall  
  14:45 Japanese triumph for Virtua Fighter 5  
  14:45 Activision moves for DemonWare  
  10:00 Google swoop for Adscape confimed?  
  09:45 Analyst: ‘Sell your Take 2 shares’  
Feb 16 18:00 Retail speaks out after nightmare week for Sony  
  14:45 Virgin team under threat in EUK move  
  13:30 Disney reveals new Touchstone for grown-up games  
  12:45 2007 games sales at an all-time high  
  11:15 Movie downloads coming to PS3  
  09:15 Eidos targets Montreal development  
Feb 15 17:30 Koch secures Black Bean’s Superbikes  
  17:15 Solid Snake sneaks into Hollywood  
  14:30 Good day for next-gen mags in ABCs  
  10:30 Former Take 2 CEO pleads guilty  
  10:00 Ex-Clover staff return as Seeds  
  09:30 Industry veterans key in new Ecko label  
Feb 14 17:15 FFXII creators to attend HMV launch  
  14:45 IGN eclipses rivals in net ratings  
  10:45 Future defiant ahead of ABCs  
  10:00 BBC’s Watchdog scrutinises Xbox 360  
Feb 13 14:00 Sony sales boss quits ahead of PS3 launch  
  12:45 Sony to end in-house chip production  
  09:30 EA swoops for online karaoke firm  
  09:00 Eidos fires to No. 1 as Britsoft tops the charts  
Feb 12 18:15 Sports and licences dominate US in 2006  
  14:30 PS3 buyers invited to Casino Royale  
  12:45 GOD founders launch Gamecock  
  10:00 Ubisoft to create world's biggest development studio  
  08:45 Branson promises download revolution for PC games  
Feb 11 23:45 New UK boss for Eidos  
Feb 09 14:15 Nice Tech to create new BBC MMO  
  11:30 Lowenstein aims parting shot at industry  
  10:30 Downloads to shake up games charts  
  09:45 New name for BVG  
  09:15 Losses lessen after tough Q3 at Atari  
Feb 08 14:30 Guitar Hero heads to Wii and DS  
  13:15 Murder victim’s parents condemn Manhunt sequel  
  11:45 New ‘deluxe’ 360 arriving soon?  
  10:15 Sales rocket at Activision  
  09:45 Vice City Stories heads to PS2  
Feb 07 16:15 Rockstar defends Manhunt 2  
  15:45 Retailers slam HMV over PS3 deal  
  15:30 Publishers increase downloads focus  
  15:15 Gamestop clamps down on selling to minors  
  11:45 NCsoft invests for the future  
  09:15 Profits drop at Sega Sammy  
Feb 06 20:30 Rockstar announces Manhunt 2  
  18:15 Yahoo’s Brand Universe to launch on Wii  
  13:15 Famitsu boss: PS3 price cut in 2007  
  10:00 Lost Planet digs in at number one  
Feb 05 14:15 Media coverage prioritised for 'make or break' LGF 07  
  13:45 GAME praise for Nintendo  
  12:15 Xbox invites 360 gamers to a Party  
  10:15 Disney lines up new Pirates MMO  
  09:45 N-Gage v2 to launch in autumn  
Feb 02 16:45 ‘Give us the 20Gb PS3’  
  15:15 Can Vista rescue PC gaming?  
  12:00 Lewis: ‘There’s no need to cut 360 price’  
  11:45 Two weeks left to lobby us for Awards  
  11:45 EA looks to dominate Nintendo formats  
  11:00 EA’s Q3 financials beat forecasts  
  10:45 THQ sales rocket up by a third  
Feb 01 17:45 Win Naruto: Ultimate Ninja  
  14:15 Dell to enter handheld market?  
  12:15 Europe shines, but Infogrames sales still falling  
  11:00 220,000 launch day PS3s for UK retail  
  10:15 Sony considers global PS3 price cut  
  09:30 Furious retailer ditches games, attacks industry