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"The dearth of Wii Fit stock has been a real disappointment to any tubby gamers looking to shape up. But the situation has become an even greater concern to retailers having to wave away the very same porky consumer. "And you think we’ve got it bad. The internet’s favourite games …
Read More »The Getaway PS3 cancelled
Development of two big-budget first-party Sony titles, The Getaway and Eight Days – both of which were in production at the firm’s London Studio – have been suspended. The move comes after a budget re-evaluation. The resources dedicated to the two games will now be focused on projects which are …
Read More »US: Future unleashes program on PSN
An exclusive agreement between Future and SCEA will see a new monthly digital program become available through the PlayStation Network as of Thursday (June 5th) Entitled Qore: Presented by The PlayStation NEtowrk, the program is set to include playable demos, game previews, guides and interviews with developers and other key …
Read More »Hirai: First-party studios must devise ‘envelope-pushing, genre-defining content’
SCE boss points to internal studio innovations as key in driving PS3 forward
Read More »Mario & Sonic to keep Sega running until Xmas
Sega is embarking on its first re-marketing of a catalogue title in a bid to keep Mario and Sonic in the UK All Formats top five until Christmas. The ambitious target has been set after the Wii and DS title clocked up 1.2m sales in the UK since launch last …
Read More »Unity now available for Wii
PC/Mac and iPhone engine expands into console space
Read More »DOWNLOADS CHARTS: Football Manager scores again
Football Manager 2008 has stayed at number one in the Metaboli Download to Own charts for the third month. The Sega-published title continues to outsell Eidos’ Championship Manager, which has to make do with second place. Atari titles The Witcher and Test Drive Unlimited take up the third and fourth …
Read More »UBIDAYS ’08: EndWar could change gaming
Far from simply being a new RTS franchise is Ubisoft’s Tom Clancy stable, it seems clear that the publisher has some pretty sensational plans for its upcoming EndWar on Xbox 360 and PS3. EndWay will be set in a persistent online world, and moreso, it seems that the publisher hopes …
Read More »JAPAN: Nintendo dates new Wii titles
The Japanese arm of Nintendo has confirmed the release dates of four upcoming big hitters – Fatal Frame IV, Super Mario Stadium Family Baseball, Zero and the previously unannounced Wario Land Shake. Tecmo’s Fatal Frame IV is the latest instalment in the unspeakably eerie survival horror series known as Project …
Read More »Asylum signed as first ‘Q on Wii’ user
London based studio is the first to adopt Qube's middleware for Nintendo console
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