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What is the thinking behind the recent re-jig of your managerial structure? We have re-organised Europe under a single leadership. The UK is a critical market for us so it is important that we continue to invest, especially on the console side of things. We want to continue to invest …
Read More »Why we dropped the 360s price
There have been a lot of consumers waiting for this to happen because we’ve taken so long to do it, and now they will buy into the world of Xbox 360. The Core, which we have dropped to just 179.99, still does very well for us in the UK. It’s …
Read More »Zelda game bundled with Wii Zapper
Nintendo’s Wii Zapper – the gun-shaped holster for the console’s motion-sensing Remote and Nunchuck – will be sold with a new Zelda title when it is released in Novermber. The platform holder has revealed that the Zapper will be released on November 19th in the US, where it will retail …
Read More »More job cuts expected at Take-Two as sales fall
Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick told investors in a conference call last night that further job cuts will be made as the company continues to restructure. The troubled publisher has already cut staff in Europe and sold of its peripherals business Joytech. The publisher’s chairman also stated that big franchises like …
Read More »UK CHARTS: EA shoots down Bioshock
This week’s ELSPA/ChartTrack top forty chart shows an impressive one-two from EA, as Medal of Honor: Airborne cruises straight into the number one spot in its first week on sale, while Tiger Woods holds on to second place once more. Publishing giant EA will also be celebrating a new entry …
Read More »God of War PSP will miss Christmas
The PSP version of God of War: Chains of Olympus has slipped and will now go on sale in the US on March 4th 2008, missing out on the lucrative Christmas buying period. It was hoped that the title would be a potential PSP driver over the period, judging by …
Read More »SPANISH CHARTS: No Shocks here as 2K title is top seller
Over in Spain Bioshock’s worldwide success rumbles on, as does Pokemon Diamond on DS, which claims second spot. There’s also an impressive start for Microsoft RPG Blue Dragon, which comes in at three, and movie licence Ratatouille on DS, which charts at 4. Nintendo’s Brain training products also continue to …
Read More »GERMAN CHARTS: Guild Wars Eyes up number one spot
Fellow PC title Bioshock comes in second, ahead of DS trio Pokemon Diamond, More Brain Training and Brain Training in a PS and DS-heavy chart. Other formats don’t get a look in until Bioshock on 360 at 8, followed by Wii Play and FIFA ’07 on PS2. So, the full …
Read More »AUSSIE CHARTS: Bioshock holds firm at No.1
The Xbox 360 SKU of Bioshock remains top of the Australian all formats chart this week, with the PC version also sitting pretty in fifth. Sony’s Singstar 90s also enjoys two separate entries, with the basic game in second and the microphone bundle taking fourth spot. Elsewhere, it’s a good …
Read More »Sony teams up with Future Plus
SCE has commissioned publisher Future Plus to produce a high end brochure for the PS3, as the format holder ramps up its marketing for the Christmas buying period. 250,000 copies of the 60-page perfect bound brochure will be distributed at retailers and transport across the UK. It will be divided …
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