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UK Games Industry Advocates Retain MP Status
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on May 7, 2010
Leading games industry supporters have retained their status as members of parliament following yesterday’s UK general election. read more
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iPad Gets International Launch Date
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on May 7, 2010
Apple will launch the iPad in nine more countries on May 28. Only released in the US to date, the tablet device will be made available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK later this month. The 16GB model will cost
Japan: PSP Races Ahead Of DS
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on May 7, 2010
Japanese PSP sales more than doubled during the week ended May 2, giving Sony’s portable some breathing space in the ongoing battle with Nintendo’s DS. Combined PSP-3000 and PSPgo sales rose from 30,302 to 61,205 units
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PSN Issues Disrupt Modern Warfare DLC Launch
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on May 6, 2010
Sony says it’s working to solve wallet funding and DLC issues being experienced by European PlayStation Network users. Numerous PS3 owners are reporting an inability to top up their accounts with funds via credit/debit cards in order to purchase content.
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4mm Games Opens European Office
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on May 6, 2010
4mm Games has opened a new London office and appointed industry veteran Geoff Heath to its advisory board. Established last year by Rockstar co-founders Jamie King and Gary Foreman, the New York-based company is currently co-developing Def Jam Rapstar for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, which it bills as “the first true interactive Hip Hop music game experience for consoles”
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Battle.net Will Integrate With Facebook
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on May 5, 2010
Activision Blizzard has revealed that the new version of the company’s online gaming platform, Battle.net, will be integrated with Facebook in a bid to enhance social gaming experiences.
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God Of War Returns To PSP
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on May 4, 2010
Sony will release a new God Of War title for PSP later this year.
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Pachter: Xbox 360 Slim is coming
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on May 2, 2010
Michael Pachter has given his verdict on the Xbox 360 Slim rumours – it’s coming, it’ll probably include Natal but it’s base price won’t be any less than the current model. read more
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Viacom Reports “Lower” Rock Band Sales
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on April 30, 2010
MTV and Harmonix parent company Viacom has blamed a decline in worldwide ancillary revenues on slow Rock Band sales during the quarter ended March 31, 2010. “Worldwide ancillary revenues declined seven per cent, reflecting lower sales of Rock Band music videogames,” said Thomas Dooley, the firm’s chief financial officer. read more
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Lib Dems Support UK Games Tax Relief
Posted by Game Mania in edge-online.com on April 30, 2010
Don Foster, Liberal Democrat shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has said that his party is fully supportive of tax breaks for the UK games industry. “Liberal Democrats support the introduction of a games tax relief,” he told games industry trade body Tiga. “Following consultation on the details, we would implement the relief as soon as possible.” read more
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