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One of the most powerful men in the Asian video games market has reportedly held preliminary talks with Liverpool FC owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett about a possible buyout of the football club. The Independent reports that Zhu Jun, founder and chairman of Chinese online gaming giant The9, is …
Read More »World Cup to boost Ubis Pure Football
Ubisoft hopes this summer’s World Cup will help it crack the ‘polarised’ football game genre. The publisher will launch Pure Football for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC in May, which is fronted by former England captain Steven Gerrard. And Ubisoft brand manager Phil Brannelly believes that the association with Gerrard …
Read More »Football Manager Live gets reboot
Sports Interactive has re-booted Football Manager Live to breathe new life into the MMO. The game launched in January last year but hasn’t enjoyed the success its developers were hoping for. Football Manager Live has also been dominated by a handful of players, making it unattractive to new gamers. To …
Read More »EA: FIFA owns 75% of footy market
In an exclusive interview with MCV, EA Europe’s senior VP Jens Uwe Intat has revealed the true extent of FIFA’s current dominance in the European football game sector. "We continue to beat the heck out of Pro Evo and across Europe we’re taking 75 per cent of the football space," …
Read More »UK CHARTS: FM2010 triumphs
There are many certainties in football – Didier Drogba will score goals, Shay Given will save penalties and Rafael Benitez will always sub off his main goal threat. To that list of certainties you can also add that a new Football manager title will always debut in top spot in …
Read More »Sega reveals Redknapp prize
Ahead of the release of Football Manager 2010 this Friday, publisher Sega and retailer GAME have lifted the lid on a competition backed by current Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp. Anyone who buys the title from the retailer this Friday and uses their GAME Reward Card will be entered into …
Read More »Football Manager shuns consoles
Sports Interactive studio head Miles Jacobson has revealed why its console strategy is currently non-existent”, and why the studio is in no rush to create FM games for the Wii, 360 or PS3. Between 2005 and 2007, Sports Interactive had released three Xbox 360 editions of Football Manager, before the …
Read More »England demands games centre
The FA has sent its list of requirements to the South African base that will be housing the England football team during next summer’s World Cup – and chief amongst the demands in a luxury video games centre. The room is set to be kitted out with Wiis and PS3s, …
Read More »NPD: Wii Sports Resort dominates
Despite the 26 per cent year-on-year drop suffered by video games software sales at North American retail in July, Nintendo’s dominance continues with the platform holder (and Nintendo exclusive titles) accounting for seven of the month’s top ten best sellers, according to NPD. Newly released Wii Sports Resort was the …
Read More »Ubisoft shoots for football genre
Publisher Ubisoft has revealed details of its massive marketing campaign for Wii game Academy of Champions – and claimed its unique appeal to younger gamers can help it become a ‘serious player’ in the soccer genre. The title is aimed at six to nine year-old kids, with promotional activity planned …
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