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Final Fantasy XIII Tops UK Charts, Knocks Off Bad Company 2
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Final Fantasy XIII Tops UK Charts, Knocks Off Bad Company 2

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 4:47 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

This week's UK charts have been published by Chart Track, and they display the result that everyone expected - Final Fantasy XIII took the top spot. More »


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Want Some Unique Multiplayer? Plain Sight Has Plenty

Mon, Mar 15th, 2010, 8:10 am (EST) BY DARRYL

Plain Sight, an innovative little game featuring an exploding ninja, is due out for release next week and Beatnik Games, the developer, feel it's time to discuss a bit more about the multiplayer modes the game is set to offer. More »


Fils-Aime Feels 'Embarrassed' For Sony, Microsoft
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Fils-Aime Feels 'Embarrassed' For Sony, Microsoft

Fri, Mar 12th, 2010, 5:50 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Reggie Fils-Aime, President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, has never really been one to mix his words and he's given his honest opinion on both Microsoft's Project Natal and Sony's PlayStation Move in one stinging retort.

When speaking to Kotaku on the subject of Sony and Microsoft playing catch-up, he said "I think we would have been embarrassed to do what our competitors are currently doing." More »


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Metroid: Other M Could Have Been On-Rails

Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:30 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

When one thinks of Metroid, a rail-shooter is one genre that would never be applied to the series. According to a statement from Nintendo's Yoshio Sakamoto, Metroid: Other M could have become exactly that without Team Ninja's help. More »


February NPDs: 360 And PS3 Strong, Wii Down
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February NPDs: 360 And PS3 Strong, Wii Down

Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:26 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS

The NPD Group has released the February 2010 sales numbers for the United States. The Xbox 360 has come out on top in hardware sales with 422K sold, while Bioshock 2 took the software crown with 563K. Below are the hardware and software numbers.

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Concept Art Of The Last Story Surface

Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 12:47 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN

The Last Story has been lying under the radar for about a month and a half as it continues development, however today three pieces of concept art have surfaced from Japan. The Nintendo published, Mistwalker developed game is set to hit the Nintendo Wii, though at what point is yet to be known. More »


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Green Day: Rock Band Announced for June

Thu, Mar 11th, 2010, 10:36 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

In a press release today, MTV Games has announced that the upcoming Green Day: Rock Band game will see a worldwide release date of June 8th. The newest single band edition of Rock Band will feature 47 tracks spanning the band's entire catalogue of albums. More »


Nintendo: We're Not Thinking About A New Wii At This Point
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Nintendo: We're Not Thinking About A New Wii At This Point

Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 5:07 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS

Rumors that Nintendo may announce a successor to the Wii this year have picked up steam lately. However, Nintendo has gone on record against these rumors. Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of America's President and COO, has stated the company is not seriously considering a new Wii at this point. More »


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Ubisoft Hiring Oscar Winners For Ghost Recon Short

Wed, Mar 10th, 2010, 2:01 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

According to an article from Reuters, Ubisoft has hired directors Francois Alaux and Herve de Crecy, Oscar winners for the short film "Logorama", for a short film about the latest Ghost Recon title. More »


Rock Band 3 To 'Revolutionize The Music Genre' This Fall
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Rock Band 3 To 'Revolutionize The Music Genre' This Fall

Tue, Mar 9th, 2010, 3:42 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN

Though not through the usual means, EA and Harmonix have that Rock Band 3 will hit stores in its usual release window, the fall. The announcement came way of the official Rock Band Facebook fan page, teasing that this iteration of the franchise will revolutionize the genre, again. More »


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Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Heads UK Sales Charts

Mon, Mar 8th, 2010, 9:41 am (EST) BY DARRYL

This week's UK charts have been revealed, and they show that EA's Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has jumped to the head of the queue. It has pushed down last week's top selling game, Heavy Rain, which is now residing in position number 4. More »


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Become a First Responder in Trauma Team

Wed, Mar 3rd, 2010, 8:06 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

Atlus has released a new Trauma Team video, this time featuring the game's First Response mode. Trauma Team is a successor of sorts to the Trauma Center franchise, but allows the player to perform various other procedures in addition to surgery, using multiple doctors and physicians. More »


Heavy Rain Enters Top Of UK Charts
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Heavy Rain Enters Top Of UK Charts

Mon, Mar 1st, 2010, 8:19 am (EST) BY DARRYL

After months of speculation about Heavy Rain's ability to sell, the evidence has been provided in the one place it matters - the sales charts. Heavy Rain has managed to enter straight into the top spot of the UK charts, removing the previous leader, Aliens vs. Predator. More »


Former DICE CEO: 'The Wii Is A Virus'
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Former DICE CEO: 'The Wii Is A Virus'

Fri, Feb 26th, 2010, 2:53 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Despite the Nintendo Wii dominating sales charts and setting records left, right and centre, it's still never really won over the games industry. Comments from Sega and Capcom have only helped to fuel the negativity surrounding the console, and it's apparently a feeling that's echoed among other developments too.

We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Fredrik Liliegrin, the former CEO and co-founder of DICE, who is currently running a new company called Antic Entertainment. Amongst other things, More »


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Wii Successor Coming 'When The Time Is Right'

Thu, Feb 25th, 2010, 3:03 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS

While speaking at Nintendo's Media Summit in San Francisco, Cammie Dunaway, executive vice president of sales and marketing for Nintendo of America, said a successor to the Wii will be released "when the time is right." That time doesn't appear to be in the near future; “I don’t think it’ll be any time soon,” Dunaway commented in an interview with Gamespot. More »


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Sin & Punishment 2 Finally Gets a Release Date

Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 10:19 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

At the Nintendo Media Summit held in San Francisco today, Nintendo announced the official release date for Sun & Punishment 2, which had previously only been given a vague Q1 2010 release window. Sin & Punishment 2 is the sequel to the original game, which up Japan-only until its re-release in 2007 on the Wii's Virtual Console. The original version was released back in 2000 on the Nintendo 64. More »


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New Trauma Team Screenshots Showcases Game's Storyline

Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 9:52 pm (EST) BY SHAWN

Atlus has released another batch of new screenshots from their upcoming Wii title, Trauma Team, this time revolving around the game's storyline. Trauma Team is a successor of sorts to the Trauma Center titles, but this time allowing you to perform more procedures using multiple doctors and physicians. More »


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EA: Console Price Cuts 'Have A Long Way To Go'

Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 5:17 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS

EA's Chief Financial Officer, Eric Brown, has stated his belief that console pricing has "a long way to go" before the end of this console generation. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco, he said, "we do have a long way to go with respect to pricing. Last cycle, approximately 48 percent of PlayStation 2 units were sold at a price point of $149 or less. Clearly at $299 we're nowhere near that price point." More »


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Monster Hunter Tri Dated With Pre-Order Bonus

Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 4:45 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS

Nintendo had a special announcement with Capcom at today's Nintendo Media Summit involving details on the newest Monster Hunter for the Wii. More »


Metroid: Other M Being Released In June
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Metroid: Other M Being Released In June

Wed, Feb 24th, 2010, 3:12 pm (EST) BY DARRYL

Metroid: Other M was unveiled at E3 2009 as a mature look at the venerable Nintendo franchise. However, the surprise announcement was that it was being developed externally by Team Ninja. More »