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Read More »Mario Kart worlds biggest seller in 08
Nintendo dominated the list of the world’s biggest selling games of 2008 – with Mario Kart beating out titles such as Wii Fit and GTA IV to become the most popular game of the year. Mario Kart Wii sold a total of 8.94 million units in 2008 according to recent …
Read More »US: Wii Play tops 08 best sellers
New NPD figures show that Wii Play was been confirmed as the best selling multi-SKU game of 2008 in the US. The figures confirm that Nintendo’s 2006 mini-game collection outsold all other games during 2008, with 5.28 million units sold, MTV reports. Nintendo also secured the No.4 position, with Mario …
Read More »GTA generates $710 million in revenue this year
The Grand Theft Auto series has generated a whopping $710 million this year for Take Two, largely due to the success of the latest entry, GTA IV. During a conference call discussing Take Two’s fiscal results, the publisher’s executives confirmed that GTA as a property has accounted for almost half …
Read More »Take Two Q4 losses double
Publisher Take Two has seen record full year revenues – but has reported a $15 million loss for the three months period ending October 31st. Net revenue for the quarter was at $323.4 million, compared to $292.6 million for the same period in 2007. Whilst the net loss has more …
Read More »Midway: "GTA IV moved the bar"
The developer behind Midway’s The Wheelman has revealed it had to rework crucial aspects of the gameplay after GTA IV changed gamers’ expectation for open-world action titles. Speaking to VideoGamer.com, the game’s creative director Simon Woodroffe said: Our game was already quite different, but GTA IV moved the bar in …
Read More »GTA IV DLC coming February
Rockstar has revealed that the exclusive Xbox 360 downloadable content for GTA IV is set to arrive on February 17th, USA Today reports that the content will be entitled The Lost and the Damned and star Johnny Klebitz, a member of Liberty City gang The Lost. Rockstar has yet to …
Read More »GTA prizes on Xbox Live this weekend
North American Xbox Live subscribers can look forward to exclusive GTA IV constant from Rockstar this weekend. Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto IV Live Weekend kicks off tonight and end on the evening of Sunday, September 28 in the United States and Canada. Gamers who register for Play & Win will …
Read More »GTA sex beast is Sun’s most popular story
The Sun’s now infamous ‘Sex beast copied Grand Theft Auto’ article has become the most prominent story on the homepage of the newspaper’s website today . That would indicate that the article, which only appeared on page nine of today’s The Sun paper, has grown in popularity throughout the day. …
Read More »BioShock 2 coming fiscal 2009
Take Two has confirmed that the highly anticipated BioShock 2 will arrive during the firm’s 2009 fiscal year, which begins November 1st. There is currently no confirmation as to which platforms the game will appear on, with the PS3 version of the original BioShock due out next month. Take Two …
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