March 2008 Archive
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- Jim Wilson takes Atari CEO job
- Ubisoft shows Emergency Heroes for Wii
- Guinness Book of World Records: The Game
- "Still Alive" coming to US Rock Band tomorrow
- PS Store update confirmed for mid-April in US
- PS Store revamp will dump the PS3 browser, require PS3 firmware 2.30
- EVE boss moves to World of Darkness studio in Atlanta
- Driller Online for XBLA on Wednesday
- Ubisoft raises guidance for fiscal 2007, Vegas 2 sells 2 million
- SOCOM: Confrontation will include seven maps, clan support
- Gamestop takes 49 stores in Norway
- Football Manager 2008 demo now on Live
- GTA IV gets BBFC certificate
- Infinity Ward: 1.3 million play CoD4 on Live "every day"
- SCEE announces "mid-April" revamp for PS Store
- First GTA IV HUD shots shown
- IGN posts megaton Dan Houser interview, wins GTA World Word War record by distance
- More "gamer-ness" in Sims 3, says Humble
- Sega Sammy hurts further, closes Sega Korea
- UK paper looks for "games turned me to crime" stories
- That was the news – Week 13, 2008: Commendable Byron talks common sense, becomes tomorrow's chip paper
- Rumour: GTA IV for DS
- Crackdown dev raises $50 million
- Capcom gets full MotoGP rights, new game for this year
- Japanese console sales comparisons show Wii screaming off into the distance
- New CoD4 multiplayer map action vid
- Hollywood producer to make Xbox Live-exclusive videos
- Army of Two DLC on the way
- Hulk promo trailer and two Iron Man gameplay vids
- Age of Conan PvP modes revealed
- Complete NES game collection up on eBay
- DS back on top of Japan's hardware race
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- Capcom buys Tenchu developer K2 Studios
- Kotaku calls Sega America's bluff on Sonic Unleashed media
- PS3 Portable Copy "later this year"
- Gears of War movie for 2010
- New Spore screens released
- Complete GTA IV Acheivements leaked
- Nintendo makes legal moves on fansite
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- GTA IV to get Home space, says PSW
- Ubisoft teases on next-gen GRAW
- Crisis Core PSP theme on US PSN
- "Huge" exclusives and Star Wars: Force Unleashed in next GTTV ep
- Pachter: Weak dollar to blame for US Wii shortage
- New Too Human dev diary on XBL
- PSN GT5: Prologue is online-only, says site
- Multiplayer cut from Prototype
- Gearbox shows WWII in-game ads, shuts us up
- New PSN release dates look sensible
- Next-gen Mortal Kombat teaser site goes off-air
- SCEA belittles Xbox 360 GTA IV DLC
- Live Army of Two demo for April 1
- Live down on April 1
- PSP only just coming into own, says Koller
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- Microsoft rejects Cave shooters for XBLA
- Amazon worldwide sales charts - week ending March 27
- May 2 release date rumoured for DualShock 3 in Europe
- Capcom cans Gamers Day, announces CAPTIVATE08
- Byron urges gaming detractors to "get a grip"
- Monster Friday DLC round-up
- SmackDown vs Raw 2009 - first details and video
- GT5: Prologue now live on PSN
- EA extends time limit on Take-Two offer
- UK console sales well up on Easter
- Rumour: GT5: Prologue to hit PSN between 3pm and 6pm GMT
- Etrian Odyssey sequel for June 17 release
- Ton of Dawn of War 2 info hits, game will use CoH engine
- SCEE blames "technical difficulties" for GT5 PSN no-show
- Traveller's Tales boss to keynote Nordic Game
- XBLA Mr Driller Online dated for Japan
- SCEE stays quiet as rumour pins GT5 PSN for Saturday
- Byron Report won't stop adults getting the content they want, says author
- Dawn of War 2 teaser video goes without comment from THQ
- Rockstar and Amazon to allow MP3 downloads in GTA IV
- GT5: Prologue misses Euro PSN launch date
- Destructoid and Exophase pull Sonic Unleashed material after Sega pressure
- Ikaruga for XBLA on April 9
- New Mythos footage - looking good
- Penny Arcade game to cost $20
- Shiny and Collective form Double Helix
- Disgaea DS dated for Japan
- Jade Raymond working on "new project"
- Eric Brown is new EA CFO
- Console industry dead in five to ten years, says Duncan
- First Dawn of War 2 details come out
- Rock Band for May in Europe?
- DS leads Japanese hardware charts
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith trailer released
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- Final GTA IV trailer now live
- New Infinite Undiscovery scans and info
- Rare confirms Banjo for 2008 release
- Rockstar announces new Social Club website
- Madden 09 dated in the US
- Byron fiasco: Don't give us cost of awareness campaign, says TIGA
- New BBFC ratings won't hit UK for two years
- UTIII three-map pack released
- Alan Wake not out in September, says dev
- Def Leppard in Guitar Hero 4
- More WipEout HD footage - all good
- UEFA 2008 360 demo available now
- GT5: Prologue launches in India on same day as Europe
- Last GTA IV trailer at 10pm GMT tonight
- Apple shipping 10 million 'version 2' iPhones to Europe
- Byron's awareness campaign cost could be foisted onto games industry
- BBFC to rate all games over the age of 12 in the UK
- BBFC warns off PEGI choice after Byron Report release
- PSP is a ten-year product, says Koller
- World in Conflict: Soviet Assault - fresh details
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Clear Sky for August 29
- ELSPA "fully supports" Byron Report, but warns on online gaming
- Microsoft's Thompson: Byron Report is "timely and valuable"
- Byron Report released - view it here
- Platform holders refuse to comment on Byron Report
- Glider Bot earned creator $2.8m, Blizzard claims
- Ubisoft retracts May 22 date for Haze
- Byron Report - more pre-release detail
- Generational gap biggest ratings problem, says Byron
- Byron Report published
- Battlefield Bad Company gameplay video from the beta
- CoD4 top of Live rankings yet again
- Byron Report to talk "pin codes and locks" for console games
- Byron report will recommend film-style ratings, cigarette-like warnings and minimum 12 age for UK
- Ninja Gaiden II demo coming in May
- Bioshock and Civ MMOs mentioned, internets have kittens
- New TF2 content next month, says Valve
- Turok PC dated, DLC for Live and PSN today
- Flagship gets more funding
- SOCOM Confrontation dated, community site launched
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- Yet another 80GB PS3 rumour
- WoW to launch in Latin America
- Square Enix announces Sigma Harmonics for DS
- New 50 Cent game is "Blood on the Sand"
- GTA IV map leaked
- Sony warns of PlayStation Store account breach
- Guerrilla blanks SCEE's 2008 release date for Killzone 2
- Win Battlefield: Bad Company beta code
- Haze confirmed for May 22
- Yamauchi: Expect GT deformation "very, very soon"
- Blu-ray sales start to spike following HD-DVD bow-out
- Blizzard Worldwide Invitational sells out
- Battlefield: Bad Company beta code leaked
- PSP sales up 85% in US since last year
- LBP, Killzone 2 and Resistance 2 dated for Europe
- Pachter: "Take-Two's Board has made a mistake"
- Dead Space producer would "love" to continue series
- GOA confirms Warhammer Online slip to autumn
- Ubisoft confirms Far Cry 2 slip to autumn
- Take-Two board rejects EA $26 per share offer
- Famitsu Resident Evil 5 DVD movie right here, shows playable footage
- Nintendo Korea to hold press conference on April 14
- iPhone specs compare favourably to DS and PSP
- Warhammer Online slips to autumn, says report
- Two shots from Famitsu Resi 5 DVD
- Gears of War tech demo videos, direct feed from GDC
- Gran Turismo 5 "is still about a year away", says dev
- Ubisoft shares jump 12% on Clancy purchase
- Netflix surveys Americans on streaming movies to 360
- SSF2T HD Remix Cammy, Ryu and Ken art
- Burnout Paradise featured in Wyclef video
- Requiem: Bloodymare beta extended
- Darwinia confirmed for XBLA release
- UEFA 2008 PC demo available now
- Amazon.com PS3 80GB sales skyrocket
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- Sony releases GT5: Prologue soundtrack details
- More Guitar Hero: Aerosmith bands announced
- Vegas 2 goes top of UK all-formats for week ending March 22
- First GTA multiplayer shots released
- Worldwide releases: Friday, March 28
- No new game footage in Famitsu Resi 5 update
- Final Halo 3 Legendary map announced
- Gears of War 2 reveal videos on Live Marketplace
- WiiWare Final Fantasy charges for extra in-game content
- The Sunwell Isle WoW update goes live
- Gearbox does in-game ad deal with Double Fusion
- NCSoft licenses Unreal Engine 3
- Klonoa for PSN, says PEGI
- Yakuza 2 for European release
- New Warhawk expansion pack for April release
- Gamerscore and Achievement cheats dealt with by MS
- Play.com sells out of GT5: Prologue
- That was the news – Week 12, 2008: Ubisoft's Clancy MMO could challenge WoW for online gaming supremacy
- Ubisoft Clancy deal estimated at €60 million
- Condemned 2 and Superstars Tennis demos in Europe "soon"
- Driving Theory Training out in early August for DS
- WiiWare launches with nine titles in Japan
- Sega Europe on Sonic Unleashed: "No comment"
- CoD4 Variety Pack DLC goes into certification
- PS3 firmware 2.20 released
- PSP celebrates third birthday
- Wii Fit to cost $90 at Gamestop
- Vegas 2 360 bugs follow PS3 debacle
- Darwinia rated for Xbox 360 release
- 50 Cent II confirmed
- Speaker submission open for Austin GDC
- Supreme Commander 360 delayed to "early summer"
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- "Portable Copy" firmware 2.20 addition's bollocks, says SCEA
- EA confirms Battlefield: Bad Company beta cash for weapons
- Vegas 2 ships 1 million in the US
- Bioware Sonic DS RPG: new shots
- Wii Rock Band for June in the US
- PS3 GTA IV more expensive at WHSmiths, Game and GameStation expect similar
- Confusion reigns on PS3 firmware 2.20 release date
- Paul Oakenfold to soundtrack The Bourne Conspiracy
- Rumour: EA buys GTAForums.com
- Team Ninja offers branded iPods for DS high scores
- Ace Combat team to release Wii flight game this summer
- CFO Warren Jensen quits EA
- BBC Micro gets exhibition at Science Museum
- "Portable Copy" PS3 firmware functionality appears from nowhere
- Vegas 2 PS3 net-play borked
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- Wii Freeloader blocked already?
- New Crisis Core trailer released
- Zucker "resignation" mired by stark reality of horror losses
- SCEE to cut PS3 game prices in the autumn
- First Sonic Unleashed footage (definitely)
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- New Operation Flashpoint 2 shots emerge
- First decent King of Fighters XII shots
- First Sonic Unleashed shots leaked (maybe)
- Rainbow Six 360 gets free gun from Best Buy
- Give us an official PS3 Euro blog, say gamers
- MS to release GTA IV Elite 360 special edition
- Dear Gibson: Stick your lawsuit where the sun don't shine, says Harmonix
- New StarCraft II art released
- Boston Pack for Rock Band next week
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- Amazon worldwide sales charts – week ending March 20
- Gibson sues EA over Rock Band
- New Resi 5 footage and interview in next Famitsu
- SOCOM Confrontation forces detailed
- New EndWar trailer released
- Okami for June in Europe
- Stardock boss issues rallying cry: ignore the pirates
- EA charging for weapons in Battlefield: Bad Company beta
- Dead Space animated movie in the works
- Motorstorm 2 name rumoured
- Freeloader still working after Wii update
- Nyko’s Wii Guitar Hero Peripheral available Stateside
- The game's not over for Midway, says Zucker
- PS3 Orange Box patch detailed
- Stop-frame Lego Portal movie
- Big pictures of bald god
- Easter on videogaming247.com
- PSP back on top in Japanese hardware sales
- Nintendo planning biggest ever marketing campaign for Wii Fit
- Guitar Hero: On Tour is $50, says Amazon
- Nintendo stock downgraded at fears that Wii's peak has passed
- PAL WiiWare in May?
- Bully Scholarship Edition patched
- Lost Planet: Colonies has first-person mode
- Nintendo launches Pro Evo 2008 site
- GTA IV site updated with shots and wallpapers
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- Two Worlds sequel announced for autumn 2008
- Thompson sanctioned by Florida Supreme Court
- End of partnership sparked Gibson suit, says Activision
- Ubisoft to make Clancy MMO
- Ubisoft buys Clancy IP
- PAL PlayStation Store upate
- Acer not making console: "James Wong was wrongly interpreted"
- First online Mario Kart Wii review published
- Codemasters in talks to publish two console MMOs
- Iron Man dated for May 2
- Battlefield: Bad Company beta starts March 25, says DICE
- Big Easter SingStore update tomorrow
- Giant Persona 4 trailer released
- Zucker quits Midway following shock losses
- Rock Band downloads hit 6 million
- In-game Rock Band music store revealed
- Byron Report to be published on March 27
- Private races and in-game chat for GT5: Prologue, says SCEA
- Gosen joins Microsoft as marketing head
- Mass market "isn't just about gameplay", says Microsoft boss
- PAL releases for Friday, March 21
- Media Molecule "pushing LittleBigPlanet toward Alpha stage"
- No in-game messaging in 2.20 PS3 firmware, says SCEE
- BD-LIVE added to PS3 with 2.20 firmware in late March
- Rare launches Banjo site
- Demos planned for console Quake Wars
- PC gamers shifting to consoles - id
- Riccitiello and Bioware have monitored Warhammer Online metrics, says Mythic
- New GRID shots - we want this, please
- New Bionic Commando screens and movie
- Best Buy gives $10 million to HD-DVD adopters
- "Quit playing video games and get laid", says rapper
- Scans of KoF XII location test
- PS3 Orange Box patched
- City of Heroes to start selling character slots
- SCEA: "Resistance 2 is about a 50Gb game"
- ESA offers $45,000 in games scholarships
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- Bully Patch update tomorrow
- HEI$T for "late June", says Codemasters
- GRID video - bloody hell fire
- Absolutely the best games data graphs yet
- China's online gaming market grew by 60% in 2007
- Travel discounts announced for Games Convention
- Guitar Hero DS revealed - shots, details, video
- Pachter: iPhone not "viable gaming platform"
- Wii shortage for six months, price drops for 360 and PS3 in the US, says Gamestop
- Huge UT3 patch releasing March 27
- Operation Flashpoint 2 confirmed for "winter" release
- No Heavenly Sword sequel from Ninja Theory
- Valve confirms UK and EU release of Orange Box separates
- Red Alert 3 this year
- Beau Bridges cast as Max Payne's movie mentor
- EVE Online appoints player-elected council
- Haze on PS3 "for now"
- Hi-res, direct feed WipEout HD movies
- Sierra titles beyond 2008 all "TBD", says report
- First Sims 3 shots and details published
- Players will have a "rough ride" with Fable 2 Achievements, says Molyneux
- dtp receives Xbox 360 publisher status
- Street Fighter movie for 2009
- Bizarre Creations calls for UK tax credits
- Molyneux confirms two more "Fable-compatible" XBLA games
- Battlefield: Bad Company for "summer" release, says DICE
- THQ releases Wii de Blob video
- Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack details announced
- Big EndWar gameplay movie - with US Fragdolls
- Microsoft offers GTA IV incentives to AU$120 pre-order
- Kingdom Hearts DS has multiplayer mode
- Germany's Next Top Model for DS
- OXM jumps gun on Ikaruga XBLA launch
- Greenpeace slams "surprised" Nintendo for manufacturing methods
- Watch the first 30 minutes of Wii Fit
- Square Enix launches community site
- THQ used Juiced 2 photo without permission, says owner
- Prey 2 PC and 360 only, Human Head developing
- OLL - Charles Cecil has just received a Wii dev kit
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- Summon Night: Twin Age DS unearthed by Atlus USA
- GeForce 9800 GX2 confirmed by Nvidia
- Flash games are reinventing PC, says Molyneux
- Penny Arcade offers $10,000 scholarship
- "Xbox dad" gets at least 22 years for murder
- CoD4 PS3 patch released
- Pachter: Gamestop's growth won't worry Wal-Mart or Target
- Digimon MMO for US
- Riccitiello as Rockstar's "white knight" is "total bulls**t", says Hickey
- Gamestop hits $7.1 billion for fiscal 2007
- Guinness cos-players break record
- Long Far Cry 2 demo - movie
- Pre-May 5 launch probable for Korean Wii
- Dead Space and Spore playable at Sci-Fi-London
- Eurogamer launches MMO channel
- Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection ships in US
- Original Metal Gear for PSN in Japan, no comment on Europe
- We'd rather cut back on food than games, say Americans
- StarCraft II dev: "Our goal is not to let you feel 3D too much"
- Steel PS3 for MGS4 bundle in Japan
- Edge and Next-Gen join GI as Nordic Game media sponsors
- amBX and Guitar Hero III - video
- Damnation fully playable in co-op, says Blue Omega
- UK Xbox 360 sales up 40% following price cut
- PS3 CoD4 Patch this week
- "No weight should be given" to leaked PSN schedule, says SCEE
- Ninja Gaiden II will have "Ninja Cinema" feature
- Euro Soul Nomad dated for June
- Mario & Sonic back on top of UK all-formats
- Soul Bubbles is next DS "phenomenon", says Eidos
- E for All registration details updated
- Kill yourself with February NPD stat analysis
- EA Sports a "couple of months away" from new game reveals, says Moore on blog
- EA extends Massive ad deal to PC
- New PSP firmware due tomorrow
- Sony/ATV would "like to pursue" Beatles Guitar Hero
- Federal court blocks Minnesota games fines law
- "Pipeline strain" to blame for sketchy online Brawl play in US
- Naval gameplay at "heart" of Red Alert 3
- Bionic Commando: Rearmed to cost $10 in US
- Fable 2 for "late autumn at the earliest"
- 3D Realms: Prey 2 will "leapfrog" Portal
- GTA IV to cost $120 in Australia
- Diablo team looking for level designer
- Supposed Euro PSN release schedule leaked
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- Cooking Mama whips up $2.7m for Majesco
- Smash Bros. Brawl is Nintendo America's fastest selling game ever
- Guitar Hero: On Tour details this week
- THQ announces new off-roader, Baja
- Massachusetts to review new videogame legislation
- Unreal games hit Steam
- Euro Rock Band to have exclusive tracks
- And the XBLA games for the week are...
- Play.com Live was rubbish
- Puzzle Quest expansion for XBLA
- One piece PSP Skype headset for US release
- Resi Evil Zero dated for Japan
- Play.com dates Fable 2 for May 30
- No demo for PC Mass Effect
- Nintendo UK ready for "explosive" April
- CoD4 to get GotY re-release
- GT5 Prologue pre-orders "almost" hit 1 million across "SCEE territories"
- Console MMOs to have “massive advantage over PC” says SOE boss
- Amazon worldwide sales charts – week ending March 13
- Mario & Sonic headline UK's February, PC games on "downward spiral"
- First GT5 Prologue review published, PSN download is 1.9Gb
- That was the news – Week 11, 2008: Following disastrous NPD results, does Microsoft have the balls for a third hardware round?
- Famitsu's top 25 games of 2007 by score
- GT5 Prologue pre-orders hit 1 million in Europe
- June launch for European Crisis Core, special edition confirmed
- EA gets new COO
- GT5 Prologue net code included in 2.17 PS3 firmware
- Oddest story of the month: Acer to enter console market
- Future eyeing Australia expansion
- Sega giving away The Club product keys
- Mystery Achievements point to Kane & Lynch DLC
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- First Mario Kart review scanned and posted on web
- Warhawk hits 500,000 ranked players
- Last GTA IV trailer on March 27
- 2008 Blizzard Worldwide Invitational tickets on sale next week
- Prey 2 art shown, reveal site taken off air
- Secondhand fag smoke may damage Wii lasers
- New Iron Man trailer released
- Reggie: Second half line-up to be announced at E3
- Dyack continues on one console future tip
- IGN woman goes to Blizzard US - movie
- LOL announced for America, concentrates on "comedic joy"
- For the billionth time, Haze is PS3 exclusive
- Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack to be announced on Tuesday.
- Metal Gear Online open beta starting in Japan on April 14
- Capcom explains reason behind lack of SFII HD beta on PS3
- GT has sold more than 48 million units, says Sony
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- WEBERRUPTION: Wii leads hardware sales in Japan
- MGS4 on 50Gb Blu-ray disc
- Earache hardcore for Rock Band next week
- No demo for Rainbow Six Vegas 2
- Dragon Age out before April 2009
- CPL: game over
- GTA IV's multiplayer modes revealed
- Gibson to "vigorously defend its rights" against Activision over GHIII
- Yearly expansion packs for LotRO, says Steefel
- Haze script is over 1,000 pages long
- Chat to a Canadian about Rainbow Six Vegas 2
- Rockstar "pleased" at Manhunt 2 decision
- 360 to have limited Mass Effect 2 exclusive, PC version hinted
- Connect LotRO announcement is Moria expansion
- Manhunt 2 to be released in the UK
- There will be a charge for some Burnout DLC, says Ward, but massive plans are afoot
- Riccitiello warns Take-Two investors of "scary" stock consequences of EA pulling out of bid
- First shots of Mr Driller online for XBLA
- Microsoft dismisses discs as "historic phenomenon", says downloads are the (near) future
- Super R-Type and Operation Wolf for PAL VC this week
- Get access to SFII HD beta with Commandos 3
- NPD figures: Everything on one place
- NPD figures: Cut 360 price now to curb PS3 momentum, says analyst
- NPD figures: Nintendo focuses on giant hardware sales
- NPD figures: Microsoft focuses on GTA IV and "improving" hardware stocks
- NPD figures: "This is the year for PS3", says Tretton
- NPD figures: CoD4 on 360 dominates US in February
- NPD figures: Xbox 360 battered as US sales hit $1.33 billion
- Watch Australian games journalists fighting
- Director possibly found for MGS movie
- Multiwinia testing begins
- Nine-minute Protoss trailer from StarCraft II
- Call of Duty marine found dead
- GTA IV multiplayer details to be revealed next week
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- America in wanting DualShock 3 non-shock
- Zune for Europe in late 2009
- Hirai takes control of SOE
- StarCraft II could go into 2009, says source
- Criterion confirms all Burnout Paradise DLC will be free
- Lost Planet: Colonies - video and hands-on
- Internets link Cryptic to Star Trek Online: there's no escape
- 1942: Joint Strike fact sheet is best ever
- XBLA size limit raised for Capcom downloadables
- Sonic RPG: We want to revitalise Big the Cat, says Bioware
- Valve prices Orange Box separates
- Pachter on Take-Two buyout: "A sale is inevitable"
- Take-Two bid likely to succeed, says analyst
- Take-Two warns shareholders off EA offer
- New Lego Indiana Jones shots
- GT5 Prologue tournament announced for UK
- Star Wars: Force Unleashed officially moved to September
- Star Wars: Force Unleashed delayed?
- Mexican games market worth $1 billion by 2010
- European PSN update for the week is a cracker
- Latest PS3 firmware update allows PS2 installs
- Three expansion packs planned for N+
- SCEE "targetting Q2" for WipEout HD
- Confirmed: EA makes aggressive bid for Take-Two
- Lewis: Xbox 360 is at 17.7 million units worldwide
- Sega showing Hulk at 4.30pm GMT today
- Barlog working on Mad Max game
- Yakuza 3 tops Japanese charts
- PS3 firmware upgraded to 2.17
- Microsoft preempts NPD data: 360 lost in February
- Microsoft: Blu-ray won't be a part of the "Xbox experience"
- Toshiba to take $1 billion hit on HD-DVD
- THQ to buy Elephant Entertainment
- EA talks UEFA 2008 stadiums
- 1942: Joint Strike for download this summer
- New Bomberman game for Wii
- Fatal Inertia rated for PS3
- Dark Salvation screens and concept art
- Army of Two co-op region-locked because of connection speed
- Entire Edge GTA article scanned for the web
- EA to take Take-Two bid hostile, says WSJ
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- Guitar Hero violates patent, claims Gibson, wants sales halted
- Atari joins Steam, will add The Witcher
- ESA closing down New York office
- UT3 ships 1 million units
- WipEout HD DLC being "looked into"
- Prostitute-loving anti-game governor quits - hilarious movie
- SF IV: El Fuerte art and details released
- Brash signs deal with Game Republic for movie game
- Tekken 5 updated in Japan
- Motorstorm 2 trailer and details released
- Nine minutes of Starcraft II terran footage
- Take-Two will approach EA before GTA's launch, says Pachter
- EVE Trinity Boost 1.1 goes live
- Valve GDC presentations available for download
- Eidos on Doctor Who: "We are exploring a number of potential directions for future games"
- Aliens: Colonial Marines has acid blood and QTE
- More than 20,000 people buy Play.com Live tickets
- iPhone SDK downloads top 100,000, PopCap and Namco on board
- Football Manager 2008 hits Steam
- Home’s "Holy Grail" is user-generated content
- New Sims 3 details - natural skin, "Buff" and other porn-related concepts
- Mario Kart Wii for US on April 27
- Motorstorm 2 trailer at 6pm GMT today
- "Richer" side quests for second Mass Effect
- Novastrike for PSN in Q2
- New SFIV character revealed: El Fuerte
- Belgian mentalist destroys WoW power-levelling records
- Take-Two financials: Full investor call transcript online now
- SAGA: free client now available
- NPD releases weekly PC sales figures, for some reason
- Assault Heroes 2 confirmed for XBLA
- Lost Planet: Colonies details hit web
- Take-Two financials: Borderlands delayed
- Take-Two financials: IP sales led by 66 million for GTA
- Take-Two financials: "Major" Rockstar sequel for 2009
- Take-Two financials: Everything in one place
- Take-Two financials: Bosses say nothing on EA buyout
- Take-Two financials: Execs tight-lipped on future Max Payne game
- Take-Two financials: No new 2K football title in 2008
- Take-Two financials: GTA versions the same with small differences
- Take-Two financials: Levine will be involved in Bioshock 2
- GT5: Prologue dated and priced for Australia
- Star Trek Online "coming soon"
- Dead Space is "M-plus" says producer
- Midway earnings call transcribed
- No Spanish language support for Okami Wii
- Harmonix sues Activision over GHIII royalties, then doesn't
- NCSoft Europe launches podcast
- A video of gaming tattoos
- 50% of PS3 owners use PSN
- Heap of new Heavy Rain info
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- Take-Two financials: Take-Two acquires Illusion Softworks
- Take-Two financials: Additional episodic GTA IV content confirmed for 2009, PS3 possible
- Take-Two financials: Bioshock 2 in dev at new 2K California studio
- Konami classics set for WiiWare
- Crytek trademarks Crysis Warhead
- Guilty Gear 2: Overture for US 360 release
- Buy a Game Boy Micro for ?30
- Army of Two has region-locked multiplayer
- Kojima working on "concept for a new game outside of the Metal Gear universe"
- Dark Messiah of Might and Magic pack hits Live
- Win keys for Football Manager Live beta
- Registration opens for Paris GDC
- New Facebreaker shots released
- Funcom: "It's hard to imagine a company being able to compete with WoW any time soon"
- PS2 not powerful enough for Disgaea 3, says NIC
- Call of Duty 4 tops Live play yet again
- First Eternity's Child footage revealed
- Interplay is "coming soon", says site
- Bioshock now $30 on Steam
- WiiWare launch videos released
- Closed beta likely to StarCraft II later this year
- New MGS4 shots released
- Ubisoft alters RAM and disc space spec requirements for Assassin's Creed PC
- European GT5: Prologue and bundle for March 26
- Harmonix: "We want user-generated music in Rock Band"
- US M-rated revenues jump 64% in 2007
- Sega and Obsidian confirm Alpha Protocol
- WiiWare to launch on March 25 in Japan
- Dyack talks trilogy, feels "extraordinarily good about Too Human"
- Anti-GTA governor caught up prostitute "ring"
- Iron Chef America announced
- Line Rider for summer
- Wii Fit dated and priced in Australia
- Analysts predict US 360 price cut
- Take-Two board facing investor suit and possible coup
- Sweeney: "PCs are good for anything, just not games."
- Activision has “Tony Hawk Innovation Plan”
- Boston wins US Brawl tournament
- Major Take-Two shareholders slash stakes
- Direct feed videos of StarCraft II's zerg forces
- PS3 bluetooth headset and PSP GPS unit shown off
- Man has "This is Living" tattoo
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- Dreamcast.com confirmed as phishing scam – Sega taking action
- Alten8: "No decision has been made on" DS Holocaust game at this time
- RS Vegas 2 PC in April
- Motorstorm 2 scans beat SCEE's announcement
- Gore Verbinski making game
- Simultaneous global releases are go, says Square
- Army of Two straight to top of UK all-formats
- God of War PSP goes to Japan
- Minesweeper rumoured for XBLA
- Brain Challenge and Bliss Island for Live this week
- NPD data: PS3 outsold Xbox 360 in February, says Pachter
- Pachter on late 2008: "PS3 will likely outsell the 360 in Europe by 20-40%, and will kill 360 in Japan"
- 360 cut to boost sales by 20%, says Pachter
- European 360 price cuts announced
- Spore iPhone demo - video
- Tiberium part of "epic story", says EA
- Brits prefer games to shagging, says survey
- Xbox 360 price drop is reaction to Blu-ray victory, says analyst
- Holocaust DS title is "to educate", says Bernard
- Newton-Dunn: "It’s crazy that we don’t have more women making games"
- Amazon UK puts Xbox 360 prices back up after morning drop
- That was the news – Week 10, 2008: iPhone could be the answer to mobile gaming's prayers
- Nintendo Europe "scared" of DS Holocaust game, says creator, but he's hopeful of release
- GHIII gets Modern Metal plus free St Patrick’s Day Pack
- Amazon cuts Xbox 360 price across all SKUs in the UK, Arcade drops below ?150
- Mass Effect DLC available now
- "Dreamcast.com" not owned by Sega? Yes it is
- Nintendo Europe blocks release of Barnard DS Holocaust title
- Street Fighter IV - a snip at $23,000
- Nintendo refuses to release Holocaust DS game in US
- Sims 3 seamlessness and character creation detailed by EA
- New Mirror's Edge shots released
- EVE "booster" patch notes released
- Zerg revealed in StarCraft II - trailer
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- Amazon worldwide sales charts – week ending March 6
- Dutch retailer details Euro 360 price cut
- Nintendo moves quickly on US Brawl disc errors
- New publishers for Steam in "coming weeks"
- New Molyneux game "will be on the front cover of Nature", Dimitri is "experimental thing"
- New Bourne trailer: it's good
- Ninja Gaiden II passes certification in Australia
- Killzone 2 trailer for Play.com Live (or not)
- First shot of Mark Walhberg as Max Payne
- Medal of Honor Airborne patch and two new maps
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- Funcom confirms system specs for Age of Conan
- Crysis patched to 1.2
- New Champions Online screens
- TIGA wants WTO action taken against Canada
- Dreamcast registration request crashes Sega's site
- New StarCraft II shots and art
- Bungie saturates wronged gamer in fan-spunk
- Dark Sector gold
- C&C3: Kane's Wrath gold, shipping with RA3 beta access
- EA Sports has two hidden IPs, says Sitrin
- Game to follow Free Rad's Haze won't be platform-exclusive, hints dev
- EndWar promises 40 battlefields and "1,000-unit" combat
- Gameloft promises 15 games for iPhone
- Take-Two sets up employee cash if assimilated by EA, urges calm
- Braid video makes us gooey
- SingStar Vol. 2 appears on Oz retail lists
- 60Gb 360 rumoured, Pachter spits in its puny face
- FIFA Online 2 to hit 10 Asian countries
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- GTA MMO is "very, very doable", says Houser
- Ludicrous Soul Calibur IV art
- Bully to be fixed in the next week
- Criterion makes first mention of large-scale DLC for Burnout Paradise
- GTA IV site updated with screens and radio
- More KOTOR MMO rumours surface
- Legendary footage looking the right side of awesome
- UK retailer Dixons to start publishing games
- Condemned 2 for March 28
- New car shown for Burnout Paradise: the Dust Storm
- Carmack confirms id push towards iPhone and iTunes
- Team17 looks at iPhone for Worms
- OXM Fallout 3 preview scanned and transcribed
- Sony touting Getaway movie
- Man gets PS3 tattoo - video
- "Sexy" Gemma wants to design Wii-bra
- SingStar Summer Party revealed for PS2
- Ballmer: Microsoft supports Blu-ray
- New FarCry 2 shots released
- Live Marketplace plans for Games for Windows Live
- Infogrames wants answer on Atari buyout by March 11
- Record page-count for GTA IV hands-on
- September 9 Fallout 3 date isn't fixed, says Bethesda
- Play.com Live Resi 5 showing is just previous trailer
- Soul Calibur IV tournament at Play.com Live
- Kirby 64 hits PAL VC
- New Mafia 2 shots released
- Watch Resistance 2 mo-cap men debase themselves
- Satin Silver PS3 out in Japan now
- Doctor Who likely for XBLA
- No Counter-Strike 2 in second Orange Box, Ep 3 'as new as Portal' says Newell
- Midway posts $100 million loss for 2007
- Edge of Twilight for PS3
- New Lego Indiana Jones trailer looks super-cool
- New LineRider to include Story Mode
- JeuxVideo in Motorstorm 2 non-reveal explanation
- New Too Human shots
- Indian Xbox boss quits, definitely isn't arms dealer
- Japanese hardware sales - PSP rampant
- Cox explains Ziff Davis Chapter 11 move
- Linden Labs staffing up in UK
- Gerstmann and Davis launch GiantBomb
- Infogrames offers to buy Atari
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- Sims 3 in "constantly changing neighborhood... a much bigger sandbox"
- Blizzard assures gamers over StarCraft II in-game ads
- Sony in discussions with Microsoft over Blu-ray
- Spore shown running on iPhone
- New Age of Conan trailer makes WoW look like Fisher Price
- Player dumped from ?50k PES tournament for cheating
- Thompson fires mad letter back at EA about Take-Two litigation
- ERSB raters don't play the games, says whistle blower
- Live announcement rumoured for Mid East next week
- Criterion: 50,000 people have played Burnout Paradise online in the past day
- Criterion shows new Burnout Paradise car livery, confirms upcoming DLC
- Konami and Mercury Steam project confirmed
- GT5 Prologue additions confirmed for Europe, no fixed date
- GT5 Prologue gets content boost and split-screen racing for US
- Sin City based on graphic novels, in dev for 360, PS3 and Wii
- First Damnation shots hit web
- Lego Indiana Jones dated as June 6 for Europe by Play.com Live
- The World Ends With You dated for Europe
- Capcom refuses to be drawn on Resi 5 date
- Turning Point not aimed at "core gamer" says Spark
- "No confirmation on UK plans" for split Orange Box, says EA
- SCAG to turn down 18+ rating for Australia
- Lost Planet Colonies to be announced next week
- Microsoft says nothing on Euro 360 price drop
- Apollo Justice for May 9 in Europe
- Japanese Echochrome demo out now
- Microsoft's Thompson bats for PEGI
- Sony US staff are "high-fiving in the office"
- Sims 3 already seen by press, content embargoed for March 19
- EA says working with Jack Thompson is "impossible"
- Chronicles of Spellborn tagged for Q2 release
- Bombed Game Boy goes on display in NY
- LIT confirmed at WiiWare exclusive
- Brawl knocked of top spot in Japan
- Resident Evil 5 rumoured for October
- Motorstorm 2 details today
- 145 million Americans played casual game in 2007
- Rockstar responds to Bully bugs
- Assassin’s Creed tops piracy chart
- Prince of Persia movie to shoot in Morocco
- Orange Box split up from April 9 in the US
- Phil Harrison's first speech as Infogrames president - video
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- Ziff Davis files for bancruptcy
- Home to be presented on March 14
- God of War III pre-orders being taken for March 2009
- Sims 3 info promised for March 19
- DLC planned for Army of Two
- Microsoft still "committed" to Live Anywhere
- Rise of the Argonauts for Q4
- Mario & Sonic sells 5 million worldwide
- Fallout guy sets up new studio
- Multiwinia beta sign-up open now
- Rockstar confirms that "superior" GTA IV 360 rllmuk poster is fake
- DoDonPachi and Ketsui for XBLA
- S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky dated for August
- GTA IV is "superior" on 360, DLC is "significant"
- Disgaea confirmed for DS
- UK retailers in dark on Euro 360 drop, but senior insider confirms truth
- Euro Xbox 360 price cut rumoured for March 14
- flOw on US PSN tomorrow, is "zen gaming"
- Dexter game in development
- Zelnick shrugs off EA talk, says Take-Two has "independent" future
- Saints Row 2 "won't be bug free"
- Konami and Mercury Steam rumoured for new console project
- First American champion: Why I love Street Fighter IV
- Left 4 Dead promo "funnies" in the works
- Nintendo dominating Euro charts
- Ninja Theory tests the water on Heavenly Sword 2
- Play a bit of Zack & Wiki in Flash
- Saints Row 2 "competitive" with GTA IV, says producer
- Activision boss moots Call of Duty MMO, Asian Guitar Hero
- Tekken 6 makes US debut in Texas
- Uwe Boll thinks Spielberg is "sloppy"
- Burnout Paradise patch detailed
- First Deadliest Catch movie - "His mother wears moon boots"
- Crysis shown to publishers on 360 at GDC
- Ready at Dawn finished with PSP
- USAF wants 300 40Gb PS3s
- Huxley release gets even further away
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- GRAW2 Co-op Collection 2 on Live now
- Undertow expansion for Live this week
- Lego Indiana Jones pack art makes new cast reveals
- New S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky shots
- PS3 tower used to calculate black hole disaster
- Gary Gygax dead at 69
- "You just can’t stop believing", says Too Human boss
- "Pretty big change" to PSN in April, says Sony
- CoD4 still top of Live play chart
- Harrison gives first speech as Infogrames head, talks excitement at "future"
- Bully multiplayer footage - video
- The Little Birds Rumour Round-Up #1
- Eidos Doctor Who game "not too far away" for PC, PS2 and DS
- Take-Two announcing first-quarter results on March 11
- The history of Atari: 1972 - present
- Dark Sector moves to April
- Meier lists top three gaming innovations
- Skype heads to PSP in Japan
- Publishers: how they rank by score
- Harrison is architect of "the future", says Gardner
- RE Umbrella Chronicles ships a million
- One Life Left at 8pm tonight
- Ghostbusters and Gemma Atkinson to host Play.com Live
- Gears of War 2 clothes deal signed
- No plans for Wii TV guide in Europe
- Assassin's Creed PC slips into April, new "average specs" released
- No Lego Indiana Jones demo for Euro movies
- New WoW art, Sunwell Isle shots and info released
- New Assassin's Creed PC missions detailed
- Mario & Sonic still leads UK top 10
- Nintendo is biggest Japanese publisher, says Famitsu
- PSP cradle and remote launching in Japan
- Okami Wii delayed in US
- Harrison isn't joining a "broken down old company", says Gardner
- Valve hopes to keep TF2 console content free
- Perry launches Gameindustrymap 2.0
- Red Alert beta access bundled with C&C3 pack
- Get hot jobs at Capcom
- Dark Sector multiplayer features detailed
- Lego Indiana Jones demo to be included with movies
- CoD4 patch has resulted in "record numbers" on Live since launch
- Take-Two devs are "diamonds", says Jensen
- Gamespot goes on recruitment drive
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- Phil Harrison appointed president of Infogrames
- New FaceBreaker shots punch out
- 11 WiiWare titles listed on Japanese Nintendo site
- Game giving MS Points for GTA IV pre-orders
- Guitar Hero: Aerosmith for June in Europe, could include more bands
- Game raises forecasts on Wii's strength
- Rock Band earns Harmonix a $208.7 million bonus
- Valve considering "radical" approach to Counter-Strike 2
- No HD in Core 360s a "mistake", says Bourne man
- King of Fighters XII is completely hand drawn
- Online gaming will turn Atari around, says Gardner
- Paramount to enter games sector
- Collectibles planned for Lego Batman, big info update
- Meier thinks EA is "great company", doesn't care who he works for
- Wii Freeloader is firmware-proof, says Datel
- That was the news – Week 9, 2008: Fighter Riccitiello's move on Take-Two signals real start of epic publisher war
- Official: Games overtake music on UK high street
- Million "premium price" PS3s in UK is gratifying, says Maguire
- Lego MMO will "bring that dream alive"
- Listening to fans can get you "into trouble", says Fallout 3 designer
- Thompson stands up to help EA evict "Zelnick Trojan Horse"
- SOCOM Confrontation finally breaks cover
- New C&C Red Alert 3 Battlecast live
- Requiem Bloodymare beta goes live
- New Left 4 Dead video looks hilariously violent
- Next FF: CC game is WiiWare launch title
- Worms: A Space Oddity gets US release date
- Damnation revealed, new Recoil: Retrograde stuff
- Sixaxis is used "sparingly" in MGS4
- Lego Halo April Fool's joke, says everyone
- 50% of PS3 Crysis will be "new game", says mag
- Lego Batman trailer released
- 50Gb Blu-ray wasn't enough, says Kojima
- Kane & Lynch sells 1.4 million units
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- Atari announcement on Monday morning: Phil-ing lucky?
- Valve open to discussions on Left 4 Dead PS3 port
- Kotick 'bluffing' on billion dollar WoW claim, says former EA man
- Indie games section announced for PAX
- Grateful Dead for Rock Band next week... in America
- We Ski for May in the US
- THQ blames Iron Lore closure on piracy
- EVE hits Steam
- Motorstorm 2 details to be released next week