It has long been said that Nintendo were making a profit on each console sold but until now we didn’t really have an amount to go with that sentiment. I personally thought that Nintendo were getting about $50 per console but that wasn’t taking into consideration operating and distribution costs, now David Gibson of Macquarie Securities has put all the …
The ex major shareholder of Midway games, Summer Redstone, has sold his 87% share of Midway games for a mere $100 000. Now while $100 000 is more money than I will most probably ever have in my bank account it is a rock bottom price for such a well respected game developer. So how is it that we missed …
An un-named colleague (Nick) sent a tip over this morning about how Call of Duty 5 on the 360 is outselling the PS3 version by nearly 3:1. Apparently he is not impressed that I kept on sending him the flamebait tips and wanted to get some revenge. However I have been burnt enough recently so I am not going to …
Yes I know my track record for backing little known games is not the best… okay it’s possibly the worst but that isn’t going to get me down. I have found a new underdog to back and I an betting that my losing streak is going to turn on this one. Damnation is being described as a vertical FPS which …
Black Friday, if you didn’t know, is the biggest shopping day of the year over in the States. It’s they day that people leave their brains at the door and run riot through the shops trying to get the best bargains for Christmas. It is also a very nice indicator on how the silly season will progress and this year …
Ryu, Chun-Li, Guile, and Zangief have been given the Sackboy treatment, well in the above image anyway as these costumes have yet to actually be confirmed by Media Molecule, Capcom or Sony. RipTen found them on a Spanish PlayStation community site. As such, there’s no word on when they’ll be released, and how much they might cost. Last Updated: December …
I was browsing GameTrailers looking for some news on a slow day and came across a forum posting about the console sales figures. Now I am sure these stats haven’t been audited but they seem close enough and give us an interesting view on the sales so far. So according to the posting (and VGChartz) we have the following: Last …
Those of you who check PlayStation.com will notice that Sony has updated it with new MyPSN features that allow you to track your friends’ online status, create a portable ID and take part in various events. Your portable ID is pretty much the same as a gamercard and “contains your PSN avatar, Online ID, current mood, favourite console and more”, …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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