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Mar 17, 2008

Reggie: big game to be announced at E3

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Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has promised a brand new big game will be announced at E3, which Nintendo intends to release in time for Christmas this year.Speaking to Game Trailers TV, Reggie stated that the line-up for the second half of 2008 had yet to be announced, but things would be changing soon. "There's gonna be a big game for the holiday that gamers will want," he said."All I can tell you is what we announce ...
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Mar 14, 2008

XBLA "full of sh*t" says WiiWare dev

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WiiWare (Wii Software in the UK) developers have revealed Nintendo's "secret war" with Xbox Live Arcade, in a series of chats with game dev website Develop. The developers, who are conveniently speaking under conditions of anonymity, have revealed Nintendo's plans to capitalise on developer's frustrations with Xbox Live Arcade, which recently had its developer royalties slashed in half. According to Develop, Nintendo has been pitching to studios what it says is a "more ...
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Mar 13, 2008

EA gets aggressive with Take-Two

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EA's conquest to buy GTA IV publisher Take-Two has stepped up a gear as it extends a tender offer directly to Take-Two shareholders, following the company's rejection of its original offer. EA has made a tender offer of $26 per share to Take-Two's shareholders, which is valued at approximately $2 Billion - the same sum Take-Two itself turned down last month. The offer is scheduled to expire at 5am GMT on Saturday, April 12. Take-Two is due to ...
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Mar 11, 2008

Crysis + Wii Remote = Wiisis

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Nope, we've not tried it out yet, but a mod team is saying it's managed to get Nintendo's Wii Remote and Nunchuk working with Crysis to bring motion control to the FPS. The name of the mod? Wiisis. Ho-ho. According to the team, the mod "supports many different gesture controls," including: jumping by flicking your Wii Nunchuk up, crouching by tilting your Wii Nunchuk down or prone by tilting it even further, punch or zoom in with your weapon by ...
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Mar 7, 2008

Japan: PSP slaps Wii/DS down to size

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It seems Sony's recent push to drive up PSP sales is working - last week, the console utterly owned both DS and Wii in the hardware charts. 73,702 PSP consoles were plucked from Japanese stores in the week ending March 2, according to Media Create figures - a massive 20,000 more than the previous week. This blew both of Nintendo's usually dominating consoles out of the ball park, with 51,922 DS units sold, and Wii selling 64,535 consoles. ...
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Mar 6, 2008

Sega: 'Dismissing Wii as only casual is a mistake'

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Pigeonholing Wii as a console only for casual gamers is a mistake, says Sega president Simon Jeffery. Though after Sonic & Mario sold five million, we're not going to blame Sega for forgetting them. "I do think going forward there is very much a place for the hardcore gamers on the Wii and there's a big opportunity for... ...
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Mar 6, 2008

THQ: Wii hasn't won yet

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The Wii's dominance of the home console market won't last forever, reckons THQ boss Brian Farrell, who predicts a more even fight to develop in the future. Farrell banks on price drops and big game launches to help Microsoft and Sony catch up to Nintendo's storming console. "...the way we're thinking about this cycle from a high level is, the Wii at that lower price-point had a lot of momentum early in the cycle," stated Farrell at the Morgan ...
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Mar 6, 2008

Contra 4 dev working with WiiWare

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Contra 4 and Shantae developer WayForward Technologies has revealed that its forthcoming game, dubbed LIT, will debut on WiiWare.LIT is a 3D horror puzzler set in a high school that's been overrun by creatures of some sort. Players guide student Jake through a variety of classrooms, utilising whatever light he can find to create safe paths through the darkness. We get the impression that darkness equals death. WayForward promises the game will ...
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Mar 5, 2008

Ziff Davis files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

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Ziff Davis Media has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in New York City today in an attempt to restructure its operations and pay off its debts. "The restructuring, if approved by the court," says business publication BtoBonline, "would reduce Ziff Davis Media’s $225 million senior-note debt. That amount will be exchanged for a new $50 million (face amount) senior secured note and at least 88.8% of the common stock in the reorganized ...
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Mar 5, 2008

Serial killer - Dexter videogame planned

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Hit TV series Dexter has just started airing on CBS during the writer's strike after it premiered on Showtime over a year ago. The show, if you're not familiar with it, follows Dexter Morgan, a forensic expert working for the Miami Dade Police Department. And he just happens to be a serial killer. Virtually zero details on the game have been revealed so far, but it'll be a collaboration between Marc Ecko... ...
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