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The UK software market fell once again, despite the release of Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band. According to MCV calculations based on this week’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA weekly report, the UK market dipped six per cent to 17.6m for the week ending September 11th. Unit sales fell even further, …
Read More »Slight dip for UK software market
The UK software market has dipped just slightly in terms of software this week. According to MCV calculations based on this week’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA data, the UK software market was worth 17.8m for the week ending September 4th. Overall the market has held relatively steady, with consumers buying software to accompany …
Read More »MP: Labour has ‘forgotten games industry
The British Government has ‘forgotten’ the UK video games industry – allowing Canada and France to pinch our finest creative talent. That was the message from Shadow Culture Secretary Ed Vaizey this week, as he signed up for the first ever London Games Conference. Taking place at BAFTA on Tuesday …
Read More »Big FFXIII announcement expected
Many are predicting that publisher Square Enix will later this morning at a Tokyo press event announce the release date of the massively hyped Final Fantasy XIII in Japan. Furthermore, an ad that went live on Square Enix’s Japanese website yesterday suggests that December 17th will be the day the …
Read More »MTV confirms extra Beatles pack
MTV Games has told MCV that a ‘Beatles Microphone Bundle’ could be released at European retail this Q4. As reported yesterday, MCV believes that the pack will carry SingStar branding. The publisher did not confirm if this was the case, but reiterated its support for third-party music video game peripherals …
Read More »Get Gran Turismo PSP for free
Gamers who register their PSPgo between October 1st and October 10th will get a free download of Gran Turismo PSP. The announcement was made by SCEE president Andrew House during the Sony Gamescom press conference. House said it is the full game, and not a demo, and will be available …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 reveal expected this week
NCsoft is expected to reveal major details for the highly anticipated Guild Wars 2 at this year’s Gamescom. The official website and Twitter feed for the sequel to one of the publisher’s biggest hits are now active, while the developer has teased that the first glimpse of the game is …
Read More »US label Graffiti expands to Europe
American publisher Graffiti Entertainment has shrugged off the threat of consolidation by expanding its presence to Europe. The firm has set up a new office in London, and hired former CDV and Jester man Terry Malham as head of business development. Malham will aid the San Francisco-based publisher in its …
Read More »UK CHARTS: Ashes bowls to the top
The reign of Wii Sports Resort has ground to a halt earlier than expected at the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 with Codemasters’ Ashes 2009 stumping Nintendo’s title after its first weekend of release. In doing so Codemasters becomes the first UK publisher to claim the …
Read More »JAPAN: DS pirate jailed
Hot on the heels of Nintendo releasing a brand new piracy-fighting patch for its DSi console, Nintendo’s anti-piracy efforts have been further bolstered by the successful prosecution of a high-profile DS pirate in Japan. Kotaku reports that 38 year old Yoshiaki Asagiri has been handed a two and a half …
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