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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 ... » Read More

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 ... » Read More

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 ... » Read More

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... ... » Read More

Mar 5, 2008

Uwe Boll: Spielberg is sloppy

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Dungeon Siege and BloodRayne movie director, Uwe Boll, has lashed out at Stephen Spielberg - pitting his film, an adaptation of videogame Postal, against the new Indiana Jones flick. In an email sent to horror website Bloody Disgusting, Boll said: "On the Indiana Jones weekend - May 23 - we will go out and destroy Indiana Jones in the Box Office! We all know that Harrison Ford is older as my grandpa and his time is up - would Michael ... » Read More

Mar 4, 2008

Wii TV Friend Channel launches in Japan

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Nintendo has released an interactive community TV Guide for the Wii in Japan today, dubbed the Wii TV Friend Channel. This latest edition to the channel service brings a Freeview style menu system directly to your console. This displays a comprehensive list of TV shows you can watch by switching your Wii off and flicking the TV to another channel. You can also highlight interesting programs and use your Wii Remote as a TV remote, so you don't ... » Read More

Mar 3, 2008

"38% of gamers are female"

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Thirty-eight percent of gamers are female, according to a report by the Entertainment Software Association, sourced by CNN technology. According to the ESA, girl gamers spend 7.4 hours a week playing games, in-between hiding every television remote and moaning that we've left the toilet seat up. Studies and sales data have shown that women are more likely to play casual handheld games such as Nintendo DS titles, along with "social games" ... » Read More

Feb 29, 2008

Eidos parent SCi axing 14 projects - Pivotal too?

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In an alarming move by Eidos parent comapny SCi, 14 projects are to be axed to balance against the £81.4 million ($162 million) loss the company has accrued. This may or may not spell doom for other SCi-owned developers; Eidos has declined to comment on rumors that Conflict: Denied Ops dev Pivotal Games will be sold off or closed down as a result of SCi's decision.Here's the original story on the SCi move from our pals ... » Read More

Feb 27, 2008

Wii used to treat burn victims

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In between solving Britain's obesity crisis and teaching Doctors how to perform surgery, the Wii is now helping burn victims boost their recovery process. Doctors in South-East England are offering patients sessions on the console, in order to bring back flexibility to damaged areas. "When recovering from an operation, such as a skin graft, patients may need to recover normal use of their hands and arms," said Maureen Adams, head of therapy at ... » Read More

Feb 22, 2008

Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection no longer free?

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All those free matches of Mario Kart DS you've been playing? Cherish them while you can, because Nintendo announced in a GDC panel today that it'll be rolling out a new "Pay & Play" service. A brand new red logo could be seen hovering just under the standard blue, "free" Wi-Fi Connection symbol during the talk, ideally to help differentiate the two services. Full details were not revealed, but speaker Takashi Aoyama did have this to say ... » Read More

Feb 22, 2008

Japan: Nintendo platforms dominant

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The Wii held onto the top spot in Japan while the DS fought back to outsell the PSP during the week ended February 17. ... » Read More

Feb 22, 2008

EA: Metacritic rating a 'very big deal'

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In a meeting with Wall Street analysts, EA head John Riccitello has lashed out at the company's average metacritic score, which last year dropped from 77 to 72. "There is nothing acceptable about that," Riccitiello says. "Our core game titles are accurately measured and summarized by these assessments, and that is a very big deal." ... » Read More

Feb 22, 2008

Phil Harrison "pissed off" by Sony Japan

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During what Next Generation calls the best session of GDC, some of the industry's biggest cone heads came together to talk about games and the future. Crowd-pulling names like Phil Harrison (Sony), Peter Molyneux (Lionhead) and David Perry (Acclaim) piled into a posh hotel room, along with a handful of press. One of the more interesting nuggets to come from the meet involved Phil Harrison talking about his constant battle to get social ... » Read More

Feb 21, 2008

Commodore 64 coming to Virtual Console

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In one of the most surprising announcements over the past few days, Commodore Gaming has confirmed to us that old Commodore 64 games are on their way to the Wii. Later on this year, Wii owners will be able to pay 500 Wii points for the privilege of playing games that cost around £1.99 ($4) when they first hit the shelves back in the days where games came on cassettes. So you'll almost be paying double for the privilege. The first games ... » Read More

Feb 14, 2008

World of Nintendo

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This month’s Top 20 things is a festival of old and new, scary and nice, handy and, erm, useless. And with millions more consoles out there, 2008 will be even more packed with the kind of random nonsense that makes the world of Nintendo such a fun place to be. Enjoy! ... » Read More

Feb 14, 2008

New Xbox, Nintendo consoles by 2010?

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Pacific Crest Securities analyst Evan Wilson believes Microsoft and Nintendo will release new home consoles by 2010, the year he says will likely mark the end of the PSP and DS cycles.In an investor note issued to GameSpot, Wilson said it is unlikely that Microsoft or Nintendo will attempt to extend the traditional five year console cycle in this generation."We believe that peak industry sales will occur in 2010, given that Microsoft will ... » Read More

Feb 14, 2008

Wii sales surpass GameCube's lifetime sales?

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It's (almost) official. The Wii has overtaken the worldwide lifetime sales of the GameCube in the thirteen months since its release.On February 9, the Wii had sold 21.490 million consoles, while its predecessor had sold a mere 21.515 million units.Based on the amount of Wiis sold last week, the console is currently selling 64,000 units per day.Pop all that information in a mathematics machine and you get a figure of 21.554 million Wiis sold by ... » Read More

Feb 13, 2008

Suda wants to make 'Mario with guns'

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With Killer 7 and No More Heroes - both bonkers and exceptionally violent games - under his belt, Grasshopper CEO Suda 51 has earned a name for cooking up games for an adults-only crowd.Speaking to Nintendo Official Magazine UK, he revealed his desire to give Mario the Suda-treatment in a "Mario game for adults".When asked by the magazine if he'd ever consider making a game suitable for a younger audience, he replied: "I want to make a Super ... » Read More

Feb 12, 2008

Factor 5 bringing Turrican to next-gen consoles?

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Factor 5 president Julian Eggebrecht has expressed his desire to update Turrican for the current generation of consoles, as well as the Wii Virtual Console.Originally released on the Commodore 64, Turrican was developed and designed by Manfred Trenz.Factor 5 was responsible for the Amiga port of the first two games, and later went on to helm of the series by developing Mega Turrican for the Mega Drive.Eggebrecht says: "There was quite a bit of ... » Read More

Feb 12, 2008

Fox: Videogames are killing nature

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Probably noticing the amount of hits it got from the ridiculous Mass Effect "SeXbox" controversy, Fox News has gone on the attack again, this time blaming games for the death of nature.Digging from a National Academy of Sciences report, Fox says visits to parks and the issuance of hunting and fishing licenses declined between 18 and 25 percent in the 1980s and 90s, about "the period of rapid growth of video games". Coincidence? We think ... » Read More