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Nintendo’s new Touch! Generations ads are to feature six well-known stars of stage and screen as the platform holder continues its push into mainstream consciousness. Alongside This Morning duo Phil and Fern, Julie Walters, Patrick Stewart, Zoe Ball and Johnny Ball will feature in the new outdoor, print and TV …
Read More »BBFC responds to ‘Manhunt 2 vs. Hostel’ debate
Following MCV’s exclusive interview with BBFC senior examiner Gianni Zamo , fellow examiner Jim Cliff has spoken to consumer site Spong about the Board’s decision to ban the game from sale in the UK – and has answered of the reoccurring questions surrounding the debate. When asked at GameCity how …
Read More »Nintendo half-year profits double
Nintendo’s year-on-year first-half profit and sales figures have doubled after the continued success of Wii and DS. The company has now raised its profit outlook to a record for the second time this year, reports Bloomberg . Net income jumped to 132.4 billion yen (586 million) in the six months …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 gets into Top Gear
Gran Turismo developer Polyphony Digital has struck a deal with the BBC that will see episodes of the massively popular Top Gear series available to download as part of GT5’s GT TV media service. 40 episodes chronicling Clarkson, May and Hammond’s vehicular exploits will be made available through the service, …
Read More »European 360 sales slump?
Numbers quoted on online sales tracker VGChartz claim that for the week ending October 21st Microsoft’s Xbox 360 console sold just 37,303 units across Europe – managing to outsell only Nintendo’s aged Game Boy Advance in the period. The site claims that in the same period Wii sold 70,322 units …
Read More »Ubisofts Haze campaign gets Korny
Ahead of the release of its PS3 shooter Haze next month, Ubisoft has teamed up with hard rock outfit Korn to help promote the game. The band has recorded an original song that was ‘inspired’ by the game, and it will be released on the radio and via video to …
Read More »Is the end in sight for PS2?
Jeetil Patel, analyst for Deutsche Bank, has claimed that the most successful console the world has ever seen, the PS2, could be finally approaching the end of its days following the publication of NPD’s September sales figures for the US. GameDaily quotes Patel as saying: PlayStation 2 software sales fell …
Read More »Bargain 60GB PS3 rush kicks off
GAMERS WITH a keen eye for a bargain have been snapping up the cut-price 60GB PS3 Value Pack in their droves – leaving the 40GB SKU with an 11 per cent cut of PS3 hardware sales. ChartTrack revealed the enormous gulf between the two offerings to MCV this week as …
Read More »Street Fighter IV announced
One of the most successful franchises in games is set to return with the news that Capcom is working on a brand new instalment to its globally successful fighting series, Street Fighter. Few details are known about Street Fighter IV, though its watercolour-themed trailer hints at a more artistically creative …
Read More »Street Fighter IV announced
One of the most successful franchises in games is set to return with the news that Capcom is working on a brand new instalment to its globally successful fighting series, Street Fighter. Few details are known about Street Fighter IV, though its watercolour-themed trailer hints at a more artistically creative …
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