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GAME is set to significantly ramp up its presence in France, Australia and Spain before the end of the year, in a bid to get closer to being a truly global retailer”, according to company CEO Lisa Morgan. Of the 50 new stores touted in the firm’s recent trading update, 20 …
Read More »Slim PSP to hit UK before Japan
MCV understands that ‘version two’ of Sony’s PSP will arrive in British stores before the console reaches Japan in September – and will be priced at €169 (around 114). Sony this week announced that the machine would be launched in Japan on September 20th, priced at Y19,800 (around 80). And …
Read More »Happy days for NCSoft after Sony deal
MMO specialist NCsoft has emerged on a high from E3, having announced a major new agreement with Sony. The deal will see the company produce a number of titles for the PS3 and PSP, based on new and existing IP. We’re delighted with what we’ve just signed,” CEO of NCsoft …
Read More »All change again for E3 2008
Whilst meeting many of its objectives this year, the games industry’s biggest trade event looks set to change venue, date and strategy for next year. After ditching the Los Angeles Convention Center, E3 moved from its traditional all-trade May show for 60,000 visitors, to a media and analysts’ show in …
Read More »Vegas or New York? A less elitist E3 beckons
And if you were amongst the much reduced number of ‘accredited press’ then this year’s games industry showcase was probably about as close to heaven as is possible without aid of illegal substances. Media were targeted with a dozen short press conferences from the big publishers over two days, with …
Read More »PS3 surprises ready for Leipzig
MCV believes that SCEE is readying a number of significant announcements for next month’s Leipzig Games Convention – with a possible European PS3 price-cut leading the way. Whilst Sony has not confirmed its exact Leipzig plan, MCV believes that territories across Europe and other export markets could also be getting …
Read More »Sony draws up Leipzig battle lines
SCEE’s president and CEO David Reeves has told MCV that E3 was a phoney war, and that Sony will let off the first of its peak season fireworks” in Leipzig next month. Talking exclusively to MCV, he intimated that a series of big announcements will be made at the Game …
Read More »Bully heading to next-gen
Not phased by the recent controversy surrounding its seemingly doomed Manhunt 2, Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar has confirmed that it is working on a port of its critically acclaimed Bully for Xbox 360 and Wii. Canis Canem Edit: Scholarship Edition will boast a range of new content, and more …
Read More »Bizarre makes Project Gotham pledge
Its official release date currently stands as September, but Project Gotham Racing 4 developer Bizarre Creations has vowed that it won’t release its racer until it is completely finished – something it admits it cannot say about the first 360 release for the franchise. Speaking to Eurogamer, Bizarre’s business director …
Read More »Warranty costs drive $1.89b loss for Microsoft
Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, which houses the firm’s Xbox operations as well as its Zune MP3 player, TV and mobile products, has seen its operating loss for the latest fiscal year increase by 47 per cent, reaching $1.06 billion. The losses were blamed on the $1 billion warranty costs …
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