Entries in 'first' (55)
PSP 'the biggest disappointment of 2010’
Sony’s lack of first party software releases for PSP in the last year has mean the handheld has been 2010’s most disappointing performer, according to retailer GameStop.
Red Dead Redemption could sell 4m
Rockstar’s latest sandbox action title Red Dead Redemption could sell 4m copies globally within its first year on sale.
XCOM returns on Xbox 360
2K Games is to breath new life into the classic XCOM series by releasing a brand new first person shooter title based on the franchise.
Respawn’s first game to be ‘huge summer blockbuster’
It’s got to be a first person shooter. But a contemporary war game? Multiplayer only? The long-rumoured sci-fi shooter? What form Jason West and Vince Zampella’s first game under ...
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Music deal targets gaming
Britain’s largest independent music publisher Chrysalis is to focus on the games industry following the completion of an £11m acquisition of First State Media Group.
First iPads to miss launch date
Apple will not be shipping its latest US iPad pre-orders until April 12th, speculating that the company is having trouble keeping up with demand for the device.
Tories: We’ll offer tax breaks in first term
The Conservative Party says it will introduce game development tax breaks in its first budget if elected to form a Government, Develop can reveal.
The party’s spokesperson for the game ...
Panasonic’s 3D TVs sell out
Big question marks hang over the ability of 3DTV to catch on amongst the world’s tech consumers, but initial signs from the US are promising.
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Year-on-year declines at Majesco
US publisher Majesco has reported net revenues of $29.2m for its first quarter ending January 31st – down from the $32.8m seen in the same period in 2009.
Modern FPS games are “boring”
Having revealed to the world earlier this month that he’s heading up development of a brand new mystery FPS title at Codemasters, Stuart Black has accused modern FPS shooters of ...
Exclusive titles on the way out, Sony claims
With Sony adamant that PS3 is closing the gap on Xbox 360, SCEA has said that third party platform exclusives are going to become increasingly uncommon – something that the ...
Codies confirms new FPS IP
Britsoft publisher Codemasters has confirmed rumours that its Guilford studio is working on a brand new first person shooter IP headed up by creative director Stuart Black – who, as ...
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3D FPS coming to Facebook
Casual games are becoming increasingly popular. As a result, many devs hoping to make a standout product have been gradually complicating their titles. And thus we stand here today, faced ...
Mamba Games dates H1 2010 titles
UK publisher Mamba Games has named its software selection for the first half of 2010, and it’s cult indie PC hit Machinarium – which will be released at retail on ...
Assassin’s Creed II sells 1.6m
It may have failed to grab the top spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week, but Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed II has comfortably bettered the performance of ...
Profits and revenues fall at Microsoft
Windows and Xbox platform holder Microsoft has reported its results for the first quarter of its 2010-2011 financial year, revealing falls in revenue and income for the three months ending ...
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Head First celebrates 10th birthday
Advertising and design agency Head First is looking ahead after celebrating its tenth birthday.
SCEA dev wanted God of War FPS
God of War III is one of the most anticipated games on PS3 – but some believe that the game would be even more anticipated had it shunned in hack ...
JAPAN: Market 10% down in 2009H1
The ongoing decline in the Japanese video game market has so far continued in 2009, with Famitsu reporting that the sector showed a 10.5 per cent decline year-on-year for the ...
PS3 sales up 999%
Having launched at UK retail last Tuesday, Sony’s PS3 console has enjoyed a colossal week-on-week sales jump, with numbers of ChartTrack’s Week 36 showing a 999 per cent sales increase ...
Fitness First flexes games licence
International gym giant Fitness First has increased its presence in the ‘healthy gaming’ sector with a new range of official peripherals.
First Tomy titles arrive at retail
Tomy has published its first video game in the UK – the initial step in its quest to steal significant sales share in the DS and Wii market.
The Sims 3 sells 1.4m in seven days
Few games brands are as heavyweight as EA’s colossal The Sims, and the latest instalment to the series has not failed to disappoint with news that combines sales of both ...
Microsoft suffers first ever quarterly drop
Global software and hardware company Microsoft has suffered its first quarterly drop in revenues and sales in its 23 years as a public company, though its Xbox operations remained one ...
Original Xbox comes to an end
The Xbox has taken a step closer to the gaming grave with the news that Microsoft has as of today terminated its service repairs for original Xbox machines that are ...
