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EA is all but guaranteed another Christmas number one this year according to both Ladbrokes and Paddy Power, with Need for Speed: Pro Street and FIFA ’08 leading the early betting. While Microsoft’s Halo 3, Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 and Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy are the closest competitors, it …
Read More »Bandai Namco bolsters dev capacity via Banpresto amalgamation
Japanese publisher grows internal development resource with Banpresto solely focusing on amusements
Read More »Bungie ‘actively engaged’ in creating new IP and new Halo titles
Studio manager reveals next step for the 115-man studio in exclusive Develop interview
Read More »PS3 2.0 firmware update released
Sony’s latest update to the PS3’s on-board firmware, version 2.0, is now live and available to download, and brings with it a host of new functions – though not the expected ability to access the XMB whilst playing games. The biggest new feature is the new Remote Start Up, which …
Read More »Sony Online Entertainment adopts database analysis system
New solution allows greater analysis of player trends
Read More »JAPAN: Super Mario Galaxy trounces opposition
Ahead of its release in Europe next week, Nintendo’s critically hailed Super Mario Galaxy has had a tremendous debut week in Japan, shifting 250,000 copies and shooting straight to the top of the Japanese software charts, Kotaku reports. Mario’s latest, and according to some greatest, romp outsold its nearest rival, …
Read More »Warner Bros buys Travellers’ Tales
Entertainment giant swoops for Lego Star Wars developer
Read More »INTERVIEW: Woolworths
Are games really that important to your entertainment mix? It’s now our biggest entertainment format, bigger than DVD or music. From about two or three months now – and DVD has some massive releases coming up. Consistently over the summer we have been the biggest. We increased our games space …
Read More »$11.9m loss for Atari in Q1
Atari has finally filed its report for its first quarter, which shows the company suffered a net loss of $11.9 million in the period. Losses grew by $4.6 million from the same period a year earlier, whilst net revenue for the quarter, which encompassed the three months to June 30th, …
Read More »God of War II director leaves SCEA
Cory Barlog, the director behind SCEA Santa Monica Studio’s God of War II, has left the firm, it has been confirmed. "We can confirm that Cory Barlog, game director for God of War II, is leaving the SCEA Santa Monica Studio and we are grateful for his work and creative …
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