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As the time goes by, new figures about the GTA IV sales have
started to emerge. After Rockstar officially announced that their masterpiece
sold 6 million units in the first week (with 3.6 million copies in its first
day) now it is time for another episode from the Microsoft versus Sony show.
The two companies have been engaged in a marketing battle
since the beginning of the year, trying to use the release of GTA IV as a
promotion mechanism for the sales of their consoles.
Analysts have forecasted that the new game will definitely
boost console sales, but while some of them said...
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The record for first week sales set by Take-Two’s game seems
out of reach for some time from now on. Grand Theft Auto IV, launched on April 29,
managed to gather $310 million in its first day and an incredible $500 million
during its first week.
The previous record was set last September by Halo 3, which
cashed in around $170 million in its first seven days.
One of the main reasons for the game’s success is that the
popular franchise is available on multiple video game platforms, Microsoft’s Xbox
360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 sharing the game’s fan base.
Out of the 6 million...
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BOOM BLOX, a game developed by Electronic Arts, and with Steven Spielberg’s personal touch, is finally out for Nintendo's Wii and costs $50. The game was initially intended for kids aged 8 to 12, but it has been described as the perfect game for the whole family. BOOM BLOX is already available in North America as of May 6, and is soon to be released to the rest of the world, on May 8 in Europe, on May 13 across Asia and May 22 for Japan. Spielberg, himself a gamer, alleges the groundbreaking Wii technology inspired him since he tried his hand at tennis at 2006's E3 video game convention....
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A new bill on the video game ratings was introduced yesterday
into the House of Representatives. Lee Terry and Jim Matheson presented the
Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act which would force retailers to demand
identification when selling Mature-rated games.
"Many young children are walking into stores and are
able to buy or rent these games without their parents even knowing about it.
Many retailers have tried to develop voluntary policies to make sure mature
games do not end up in the hands of young kids, but we need to do more to
protect our children," said...
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Electronic Arts has confirmed that another The Lord of The Rings video game is in the works at developer Pandemic Studios. Pandemic was recently acquired by EA. The developer worked on games such as Full Spectrum Warrior, Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars: Battlefront II, Destroy All Humans! and Mercenaries. Pandemic also developed the prequel to Activision's Dark Reign, the great Dark Reign 2 game which I have played and was impressive back in 2000. It appears that The Lord of The Rings: Conquest video game will be similar in gameplay to Star Wars: Battlefront in that you will be able to...
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Crytek, the well-known developer of CryENGINE, announced a
new IP and a new game studio. The new...
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