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Having been originally pencilled in for a summer release, the much-delayed Sensible World of Soccer finally arrived on Xbox Live Arcade today – but has already been removed due to an error. A statement from Microsoft reads: It has come to our attention that an incorrect version of Sensible World …
Read More »UK 360 CHART: COD4 holds firm at No.1
Call Of Duty 4 has fought off competition to retain its position at the top of the ChartTrack Xbox 360 chart. The Activision title is followed in second once again by Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed, with Microsoft’s Halo 3 moving up from fourth to third. EA’s Need For Speed: ProStreet swaps …
Read More »Final Fantasy ports to hit PSP
Square Enix will release Final Fantasy One and Two for the PSP across Europe on February 8th, along with updated visuals and new content. Both titles will feature improved graphics and character art, new dungeons, new camera views and 16:9 widescreen support. Originally released in the eighties, the initial steps …
Read More »UK PS3 CHARTS: Uncharted takes top spot
Sony’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune has replaced Activision’s Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare at the top of ELSPA/ChartTrack’s official PS3 top ten. The action title debuted in second position last week, but has leapfrogged COD4 at the top – no doubt helped by some splendid specialist press reviews. Activision’s shooter …
Read More »All I want for Christmas…
Doug Bone, Square Enix 1) Gamers to inherit the Earth back (from Nicole Kidman, Patrick Stewart, Julie Walters and their chums). 2) A publisher merger/acquisition to take place, but without all of their rivals instantly pretending to welcome the challenge”, whilst secretly running to the toilet every ten minutes. 3) …
Read More »April 25th UK release for GTA IV
MCV understands that Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV will NOT be released in March as expected – and will in fact be held back until the last week in April. Sources close to the game’s publisher have told MCV that the title’s UK release will miss the Easter period entirely, …
Read More »PSP gets surprise PSOne boost
Though it was the Blu-Ray enhancements that caught the headlines following Sony’s recent firmware updates for its two leading games consoles, a surprise inclusion that wasn’t talked up before is the new ability for PSP to play PSOne titles on the move. Not only does the update allow PSOne titles …
Read More »Sony bolsters PSP with free Media Manager
Whilst there’s no denying the PSP’s excellent multimedia functionality, up to now consumers have faced the choice of either paying for Sony’s Media Manager software or wrestling with any number of third party applications – but Sony Japan has just removed a lot of the hassle. Though visitors to either …
Read More »MTV teams up with movie producer for games push
MTV Games, owner of Guitar Hero developer Harmonix, has signed a deal with film and television producer Jerry Bruckheimer to set up a development studio tasked with creating new IP. The deal represents the first step into gaming from Bruckheimer, who has worked on Bad Boys, Con Air, Armageddon and …
Read More »Revenues and losses down at Take 2
Rockstar owning publisher Take 2 has announced the financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007 year, brining mixed results for the firm following what has been an eventful 12 months. For the year ending October 31st net revenues were $981.8 million, down from $1.038 billion the year before. …
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