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 Free satellite TV service begins
Posted by maximus on Tuesday, May 06 @ 11:14:03 BST (17 reads)
A free-to-view satellite television and radio service from the BBC and ITV is being launched across the UK.
Freesat is available to 98% of homes, including those that are unable to receive Freeview through a TV aerial.
Freesat will carry 80 digital TV and radio channels, including free high definition programmes, with that number due to rise to 200 by the end of 2008.
Users will make a one-off payment for a dish, set-top box and installation, but will not pay a monthly subscription.
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"Shop around" for Wii Fit, advises Nintendo
Posted by maximus on Wednesday, April 16 @ 15:34:12 BST (35 reads)
Nintendo UK has responded to concerns over the availability of Wii Fit, insisting that "many retailers are still accepting pre-orders." Following the news that several leading vendors have already stopped taking pre-orders, the firm is advising consumers to "shop around to secure their copy" of the hugely anticipated title.
In a statement Nintendo said: "All retailers in the UK and Ireland have been aware of their Wii Fit allocations for launch since early March and as such we would see any stopping of pre-orders a sensible precaution on their part to ensure all current orders are met. Many retailers are still accepting pre-orders and we would advise people to shop around to secure their copy.
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Wii Fit sells out in the UK
Posted by maximus on Wednesday, April 16 @ 15:31:47 BST (33 reads)
Stock supply for Wii Fit looks unlikely to be able to meet demand if online pre-order pages are anything to go by, with five of the top UK retailers halting further orders.
Five sites are displaying the following messages:
* Play.com: "We are currently sold out on this item. All orders will be dispatched as soon as possible.
* Amazon.co.uk: "Availability: Sign up to be notified when this item becomes available."
* Game.co.uk: "Please note: Due to massive demand we cannot take any further pre-orders on Wii Fit at the present time."
* Shopto.net: "Pre-order temporarily stopped."
* Zavvi.co.uk: "Sorry, Wii fit is temporarily out of stock, please check again soon."
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GTA IV to sell $400 million in first week
Posted by maximus on Wednesday, April 16 @ 15:29:25 BST (31 reads)
Sources close to Take-Two have reported it is expecting to sell six million units of Rockstar's Grand Theft Auto IV.
According to Variety, the games publisher has been able to predict its early sales figures based on how many units retailers have ordered.
Analysts said the game's opening week will see earnings of USD 400 million, which would make it the biggest videogame launch ever, beating out the current record of USD 300 million held by Halo 3.
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Sims reaches 100 million milestone
Posted by maximus on Wednesday, April 16 @ 15:26:43 BST (35 reads)
Electronic Arts has announced that The Sims has sold 100 million units worldwide.
The first game in the series appeared in 2000, and the franchise has gone on to become the best-selling PC game franchise of all time according to its publisher. It is sold in 22 languages and 60 countries around the world.
4.3 million unique visitors are attracted to The Sims 2 online community each month, and they have downloaded more than 70 million user-generated creations. In addition, more than 100,000 videos and movies of The Sims have been shared on YouTube.
"At this milestone, we want to thank players of The Sims everywhere for making The Sims such a worldwide phenomenon," said Rod Humble, head of studio for The Sims Label.
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Court Ruling Denies EMI Access to Millions of Personal MP3 Files
Posted by maximus on Friday, March 28 @ 16:30:38 GMT (54 reads)
A New York Judge has denied a request by EMI to force MP3tunes to turn over all music files for its 125,000 users. For now, this means the contents of personal music Lockers will remain private.
In court EMI v MP3tunes [http://michaelrobertson.com/archive.php?minute_id=251], EMI demanded that MP3tunes provide copies of the more than 100 million songs in their subscribers' personal music Lockers. MP3tunes offers a free and paid service [http://www.mp3tunes.com/locker/] for people to store their music files digitally so customer or music fans can both keep them backed-up and listen to them anywhere through a Net radio, like those from Logitech, Reciva or Terratec, or from any Net connected device, such as a Wii or PC. The newest feature allows subscribers to automatically sync [http://www.mp3tunes.com/autosync] their music files to a device of their choosing so all their music is where they want it to be, without the hassles of running software and plugging devices in via USB cables. All access to a music Locker requires a unique username and password, and there is absolutely no sharing between Lockers.
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Sony warns of unauthorised access to PSN accounts
Posted by maximus on Thursday, March 27 @ 08:42:33 GMT (50 reads)
Security now restored; Affected users are being notified
In a notice posted on the company's official PlayStation website, Sony has acknowledged the possible unauthorised access of personal information on the PlayStation Store.
"Although unlikely, it is possible that the passwords of a small percentage of PlayStation Network users may have been changed through unauthorised access, making it possible to view users' personal information and/or use the wallet for the PlayStation Store," the statement read.
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Byron Review backs film-style ratings
Posted by maximus on Thursday, March 27 @ 08:40:21 GMT (47 reads)
The Byron Review, commissioned by the Prime Minister last year and led by TV child psychologist Tanya Byron, has recommended the backing of a single age ratings system with a recognisable set of symbols, similar to the film industry.
That would seem to suggest support for the BBFC, given its existing remit, and a snub for the industry-favoured PEGI system.
The recommendation comes against a backdrop of turbulence at the BBFC, which saw its decision to ban Manhunt 2, and its subsequent successful High Court appeal, overturned by its own Video Appeals Committee recently.
However, the benefits of a recognised set of symbols as well as a more objective viewpoint may have influenced Byron's decision - although it's expected the Board's resources may need significant investment to increase last year's ratings tally of 258 games.
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Blizzard sues MMO Glider creator
Posted by maximus on Thursday, March 27 @ 08:36:51 GMT (48 reads)
"Bots" frustrate Blizzard's design expectations
Blizzard has sued Michael Donnelly, creator of the MMO Glider program which automatically performs key tasks in World of Warcraft.
According to a BBC report, the company is alleging that the software bot both infringes the company's copyright and damages the game.
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Rainbow Six sequel hits charts top spot
Posted by maximus on Thursday, March 27 @ 08:33:14 GMT (46 reads)
Ubisoft's latest Tom Clancy shooter has hit the top of the UK All Formats charts on its first week of release.
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 is the fifth in the publisher's Tom Clancy portfolio to take the number one position following success with Splinter Cell and its sequel Pandora Tomorrow, Rainbow Six Lockdown and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2.
The game is also the fourth fastest-selling Xbox 360 game in the UK, with 77 per cent of sales on Microsoft's home console.
Despite a further jump in sales of 60 per cent, Sega's Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games drops down one place to number two this week, while Activision claims the number three and four spots with Call of Duty 4 and Guitar Hero III.
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Downing Street receives developer petition
Posted by maximus on Monday, March 17 @ 08:35:23 GMT (65 reads)
Online signatories express "horror" at UK development economic conditions
A petition on the UK government's Downing Street website has attracted over 500 signatures from people expressing "horror" at the increasingly difficult conditions facing videogame developers in the UK.
It cites problems currently suffered by Eidos as a "flagship UK company", and points to a significant decreases in the number of independent developers in the past few years, as well as significant tax incentives offered by other countries.
"We are looking on in horror as flagship UK company Eidos who created the iconic Lara Croft, is facing problems of competing in a global environment," the statement reads.
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Turbine promises yearly LOTRO expansions
Posted by maximus on Monday, March 17 @ 08:30:47 GMT (65 reads)
Steefel confident ahead of Asia, Russia release
Jeffrey Steefel, executive producer at US developer Turbine, has said that the company intends to deliver yearly expansion packs for the growing MMO Lord of the Rings Online.
The ambitious plan was announced during Codemasters' Connect 2008 event, in which Steefel unveiled the first true expansion to the game, The Mines of Moria, due for release this autumn.
"Our focus is to be consistent with what players have already seen us do with the game – continually update content with a lot of new, rich, deep and meaningful content on a regular basis – and that's something we are going to continue to do," said a confident Steefel.
"We're going to have an expansion to the product on an annual basis. So we are going to be keeping up the pace of this game, this game will be evolving, growing and expanding constantly."
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Manhunt 2 receives UK release
Posted by maximus on Monday, March 17 @ 08:26:33 GMT (49 reads)
Video Appeals Committee upholds Rockstar's appeal against BBFC ban
The Video Appeals Committee has upheld its original decision to accept the appeal made by Rockstar following last year's refusal by the BBFC to grant Manhunt 2 a certificate in the UK.
That means that the game can now go on sale in the UK - nine months after the original rejection by the BBFC last June.
Rockstar subsequently appealed that decision, and at a hearing by the Video Appeals Committee at the end of November saw a four-to-three decision in favour of upholding that appeal.
However, the BBFC then appealed that decision in the High Court, which agreed that the basis for the VAC's decision was flawed, and asked it to reconsider - effectively blocking the title from sale once more.
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US price cut
Posted by maximus on Monday, March 17 @ 08:23:27 GMT (67 reads)
Analyst Jesse Divnich believes US Xbox 360 price must fall to disrupt PS3 "momentum"
In the wake of Microsoft's announcement at the beginning of this week that it was cutting the price of the Xbox 360 across Europe, The simExchange analyst Jesse Divnich believes a similar move in the US is the company's "only feasible and economic option" to combat Sony's PlayStation 3 momentum.
"Whether there is an Xbox 360 shortage or not, it is clear that the PS3 has gained considerable ground on its rival," he said, as the impact of last year's PS3 price cut and Sony's Blu-ray victory become clear.
"Given these past two months and the momentum that the PS3 has gained, Microsoft must react quickly as the PS3's momentum will only get stronger until Microsoft reacts."
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Microsoft dismisses Blu-ray as
Posted by maximus on Monday, March 17 @ 08:20:33 GMT (59 reads)
Key shift from disc to download will happen in next "12-18 months", predicts Lewis
The console war intensified this week, with senior Xbox exec boss Chris Lewis branding disc formats a thing of the past as Microsoft slashed the price of 360 in Europe – with the entry level model now half the price of Sony's Blu-ray supporting PlayStation 3.
With the entertainment format stand-off ostensibly ending last month - when Toshiba, creator of the Microsoft-backed HD DVD, pulled out of the market - analysts are predicting a significant boost to PlayStation 3 in its wake.
As speculation continues on whether Microsoft will now move to support Blu-ray as the industry standard, however, Europe boss Chris Lewis has re-emphasised the US giant's commitment to digital downloads, dismissing the significance of Sony's format victory.
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Wii regains Japan hardware number 1
Posted by maximus on Monday, March 17 @ 07:31:24 GMT (76 reads)
As sales of the PSP fall back after the mint green edition rush
The Nintendo Wii was back on top of the Japanese hardware chart last week as sales of the PlayStation Portable fell back to normal levels after a short burst due to the release of the mint green edition in the territory.
Over 57,000 consoles were sold in the sales week ending March 9, according to information released by Media Create, with the PSP in second, selling just under 54,000.
The Nintendo DS was third, not far shy of 49,000, while the PlayStation 3, although in fourth, saw a reasonable increase in sales week-on-week with the release of software number one Yakuza 3.
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Army of Two enters charts at No.1
Posted by maximus on Tuesday, March 11 @ 09:09:20 GMT (74 reads)
66 per cent of sales on 360, 34 per cent on PS3
Electronic Arts' new IP Army of Two has knocked Sega's Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games off the top of the UK All Formats charts.
Army of Two is the first new property to take the number one spot in 2008, as sales of Sega's sports game drop by 32 per cent.
Sixty six per cent of sales for the EA game are on the Xbox 360, with the remaining 34 per cent on Sony's PlayStation 3.
There are two other new entries in the top ten this week – Rockstar's Bully: Scholarship Edition from Mad Doc at number four and Relic's Warhammer: 40,000 Dawn of War Soulstorm at number eight.
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Analysts cautious of new Xbox 360 pricing
Posted by maximus on Tuesday, March 11 @ 09:04:47 GMT (67 reads)
Purchasing decisions not just about cost, say experts
Microsoft may have cut the price of the Xbox 360 in Europe, but analysts remain cautious that the console has yet to prove popular with an audience outside of the dedicated core gamer.
Although he agreed that an immediate boost in sales was likely, Screen Digest's Ed Barton argued that pricing is only one factor and consumers can be swayed more by brand appeal than value for money.
"For the longer term it depends on how price sensitive consumers are with regard to games hardware purchasing decisions," he said.
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Microsoft confirms Xbox 360 price cuts for Europe
Posted by maximus on Tuesday, March 11 @ 08:37:57 GMT (63 reads)
Arcade unit retails for GBP 159, Premium at GBP 199
Microsoft has officially cut the price of all three Xbox 360 models across Europe – with the Arcade unit selling for GBP 159.99.
The Arcade SKU now retails for less than Nintendo's Wii, as Microsoft looks to boost sales during the busy Easter retail period and ahead of the release of the highly-anticipated title Grand Theft Auto IV at the end of April.
The Premium 360 now has a recommended retail price of GBP 199.99, a saving of GBP 50, while the black Elite model will sell for GBP 259.99.
All prices come in to effect on March 14.
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Sims and Pro Evo hit Euro top spots
Posted by maximus on Tuesday, March 11 @ 08:29:51 GMT (73 reads)
EA and Konami titles break the Nintendo platform stranglehold
PC title The Sims 2: FreeTime went straight into the number one slot in the German chart, and Pro Evolution Soccer for the PlayStation Portable has hit the top of the Spanish chart, according to data from Media-Control GfK International for the sales week ending March 2.
The new entries broke Nintendo's usual dominance of the European charts which has seen various DS or Wii titles take the top slots and bulk out the majority of the two top ten lists for most of this calendar year.
In Germany Mario & Sonic for the DS was pushed into second, followed by Brain Training and another new entry, Frontlines: Fuel of War.
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