News Archive: Games
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31st October, 2008
30th October, 2008
Rock Band developer confirms Beatles game
Title will be a "new, full-blown custom game title production built from the ground up"
Beatles songs licensed to Rock Band - report
Further details expected from Apple Corps and MTV at 2pm today
29th October, 2008
World of Warcraft hits 11m subscribers
Blizzard's MMO continues to grow ahead of new expansion's release
27th October, 2008
24th October, 2008
EA and LucasArts: Star Wars MMO to be bigger than WoW
Frank Gibeau and Tom Nichols confirm ambition to take on Blizzard
23rd October, 2008
Dutch court convicts teens of virtual theft
The 15 and 14-year old culprits sentenced to 360 hours of community service between them
22nd October, 2008
Fallout 3 withheld from India
Microsoft India cancels the title's release over fears of offending "cultural sensitivities"
No Gears of War 2 release for Japan or Germany
Microsoft confirms title's absense in the two regions
21st October, 2008
Using Qur'an quotes in music "quite normal"
Musician behind controversial LittleBigPlanet song defends his actions
Gears of War 2 leaked on file-sharing sites
Epic's 360 shooter already being downloaded two week's ahead of release
Pro Evolution Soccer sales lead on PlayStation 3
58 per cent of sales of Konami's latest football title on Sony's home console
20th October, 2008
LittleBigPlanet UK release set for November 5
Sony Europe confirms game due two days before Xbox 360 shooter Gears of War 2
Sony sets tentative release date for LittleBigPlanet
Title to appear in stores no later than week of November 3 - just days before Microsoft's Gears of War 2 release
Recalled copies of LittleBigPlanet selling on eBay for up to $249
Media Molecule "shellshocked and gutted" following delay; US gets new release week of October 27
17th October, 2008
LittleBigPlanet release delayed worldwide
UPDATE: Game delayed due to Qur'an references on soundtrack, US to see release week beginning October 27
15th October, 2008
New Tony Hawk games expected to ship with skateboard peripheral
Analyst expects more new controllers from Guitar Hero publisher Activision
Konami "actively looking into" MGS4 release for Xbox 360 - report
Rumours resurface of Hideo Kojima's stealth title for Microsoft console
14th October, 2008
Moore: Focus on innovation is paying off for EA Sports
FIFA 09 and NHL 09 highest-rated, but company fails to mention FaceBreaker performance
13th October, 2008
THQ picks up 50 Cent sequel
Australian ratings board lists THQ as publisher of title dropped by Activision
10th October, 2008
Fallout 3 leaked online three weeks before release
Xbox 360 version of Bethesda title hacked and freely available to download
9th October, 2008
More questions over EA, THQ performance this Christmas
Dead Space has only "niche" appeal, Saints Row 2 crucial to THQ's financial year
TGS: Halo 3 Recon, Tekken 6 lead new 360 software push
Both titles due next autumn along with sequel to Ninety Nine Nights
7th October, 2008
Jacobson confirms soft launch for Football Manager Live this year
Release of new football MMO from Sports Interactive inspired by marketing of consumer goods
6th October, 2008
Manhunt 2 finally gets UK release date
Rockstar's controversial title confirmed for Halloween release on PSP, Wii and PS2
2nd October, 2008
Left 4 Dead pre-orders over 40% more than Orange Box
Zombie-shooter's pre-release success "driven largely" by promotional 10% discount at retail
GameCube titles to be re-released on Wii
Plus new Punch-Out, Sin and Punishment titles for home console
1st October, 2008
LittleBigPlanet boss reveals PSP vision
"Companion products" would link with PlayStation 3 title says Media Molecule, but nothing concrete yet
