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PlayStation Home stands to become an essential component for all PS3 games”, according to the service’s director. Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s Peter Edward predicted the online virtual world would become integral to future PS3 titles as the company continues to develop the service, Gamasutra reports. Home is the starting point …
Read More »Hollywood court case threatens Warners Midway acquisition
The maker of the Mortal Kombat films has filed a lawsuit against Midway that could prevent Warner from buying the struggling publisher. Threshold Entertainment’s chairman and CEO Lawrence Kasanoff is suing Midway in the US Bankruptcy Court over the intellectual property interests in the Mortal Kombat series, GamePolitics reports. The …
Read More »Major indies slam PSPgo pricing policy
Independent retailers have sharply criticised the proposed price point for Sony’s PSPgo and indicated it could result in them not stocking the new handheld. Speaking to Edge, Chips’ joint managing director Don McCabe said: The price is too expensive. You need to see some sort of revenue streams coming off …
Read More »Ubisofts Wii range sells half a million
Ubisoft has announced that its Playzone range has sold over 500,000 units, ahead of the release of two new games in the series. The budget label began life with the release of Sports Party in July last year, and was backed by a full marketing push. And now the company …
Read More »Pre-owned proves potential sales power of Crackdown 2
The game might not be due until next year, but Microsoft is already tipping Crackdown 2 as a major seller for Xbox 360. According to the format-holder, Xbox Live usage figures show that the original’s official global sales number is dwarfed by data which shows millions more played pre-owned copies. …
Read More »Accessory firms braced for Project Natal
New peripherals based around Microsoft and Sony’s upcoming motion-sensing controllers are expected to drive the accessory market forward. At least that’s according to the specialists, who are already turning their attention to Microsoft’s Project Natal, as well as Sony’s new motion-sensing controller, which were both revealed at E3 earlier this …
Read More »Lucas targets Clone Wars sales triumph
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes will hit shelves on September 18th, MCV can confirm. The new game follows last year’s Clone Wars titles for Wii and DS, but this time LucasArts is expecting big things, releasing the game across all platforms to appeal to the widest possible …
Read More »GAME France hails pre-owned
The MD of GAME’s French business has hailed its pre-owned offering as one of the key ingredients that has seen the retailer’s store base grow by 500 per cent in the last eight years. Philippe Wehmeyer said that the firm’s second-hand product section helped it to battle the country’s hypermarkets …
Read More »RETAIL BIZ: G-Force
Check out the latest additions to the RETAIL BIZ Previews section for a taste of the hits heading to retail over the coming months. Disney breaks new ground for the industry as we take a look at G-Force, the first game to use stereoscopic 3D technology. The game follows a …
Read More »Gaming market to reach $91 billion by 2015
Global Industry Analysts expects the global gaming market will be worth $91 billion by 2015. This prediction was published in GIA’s latest report, Video Games: A Global Strategic Business Report, which looks at gaming trends between 2001 and 2015. The firm attributed the expected growth in market value to the …
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