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UK Video Game Charts: Final Fantasy Leads Japanese Assault - News
SPOnG.com | 6 Feb 2012, 10:39 am
Metal Gear and SoulCalibur also land in Top 10.[Posted 6 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
The New Year of Games has well and truly begun, with a selection of fresh new Japanese titles hitting the UK Video Game Charts this week. Square Enix has had a great start to the year, with Final Fantasy XIII-2 snatching the #1 spot.Konami's Espionage Stealth Action compilation, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, has also performed ... click to read full item
The New Year of Games has well and truly begun, with a selection of fresh new Japanese titles hitting the UK Video Game Charts this week. Square Enix has had a great start to the year, with Final Fantasy XIII-2 snatching the #1 spot.Konami's Espionage Stealth Action compilation, Metal Gear Solid HD Collection, has also performed ... click to read full itemPlayStation Network to Get a Name Change - News
SPOnG.com | 6 Feb 2012, 9:49 am
Sony Entertainment Network for PS3 and Vita - but not PSP[Posted 6 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
Sony has announced that it will be rebranding its PlayStation Network online service this week. PSN users will have to get used to the new name - Sony Entertainment Network.The rebranding will take place on 7th February for US PlayStation users, and 8th February for Europeans. Only the name of the service will change - Sony has assured ... click to read full item
Sony has announced that it will be rebranding its PlayStation Network online service this week. PSN users will have to get used to the new name - Sony Entertainment Network.The rebranding will take place on 7th February for US PlayStation users, and 8th February for Europeans. Only the name of the service will change - Sony has assured ... click to read full itemShogun 2: Fall of the Samurai - Preview
SPOnG.com | 5 Feb 2012, 5:36 pm
Where Tom Cruise has gone before[Posted 5 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
Can a strategy series that focuses on ancient and historical wars get too close to modern events? Total War has always been consistent in its refined gameplay and accurate simulation of battles that took place many centuries ago, but with Fall of the Samurai, the upcoming standalone expansion pack for Shogun 2, Creative Assembly is inches ... click to read full item
Can a strategy series that focuses on ancient and historical wars get too close to modern events? Total War has always been consistent in its refined gameplay and accurate simulation of battles that took place many centuries ago, but with Fall of the Samurai, the upcoming standalone expansion pack for Shogun 2, Creative Assembly is inches ... click to read full itemXbox Live's Stephen Toulouse Resigns from Microsoft - News
SPOnG.com | 3 Feb 2012, 6:10 pm
Seeking other opportunities in "positive" departure.[Posted 3 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
Xbox Live's Director of Policy and Enforcement, Stephen Toulouse, has called it a day at Microsoft. The exec has announced the decision to leave the company on his personal blog, citing a desire to explore other opportunities."Over the past year I've been doing quite of bit of thinking. Nothing specific, nothing groundbreaking. Just plain old thinking," ... click to read full item
Xbox Live's Director of Policy and Enforcement, Stephen Toulouse, has called it a day at Microsoft. The exec has announced the decision to leave the company on his personal blog, citing a desire to explore other opportunities."Over the past year I've been doing quite of bit of thinking. Nothing specific, nothing groundbreaking. Just plain old thinking," ... click to read full itemTHQ Files Confidentialty Requests with SEC - Internet Quakes - News
SPOnG.com | 3 Feb 2012, 5:21 pm
But a quick piece of research suggests that everybody calm down[Posted 3 Feb 2012 by Tim Smith]
Troubled THQ has filed five CTOs (Confidentiality Treatment Orders) with the SEC in the USA. This has made some pundits start talking about 'harmful information that must be hidden'.Happily for THQ and sadly for the doom merchants, a quick bit of research on publicly available data enables us to reveal the full 'horror' of the CTOs.1) First click to read full item
Troubled THQ has filed five CTOs (Confidentiality Treatment Orders) with the SEC in the USA. This has made some pundits start talking about 'harmful information that must be hidden'.Happily for THQ and sadly for the doom merchants, a quick bit of research on publicly available data enables us to reveal the full 'horror' of the CTOs.1) First click to read full itemCAVE Announces Release Date for DoDonPachi Blissful Death - News
SPOnG.com | 3 Feb 2012, 12:41 pm
Prepare for a resuscitation![Posted 3 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
Get excited! Bullet hell masters CAVE has announced a release date for the iOS version of DoDonPachi Blissful Death. The "resuscitation of bullet hell shooting," will land in the App Store on 9th February and will cost £2.99 to download.Known as DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou in Japan, Blissful Death is the prequel to previously-released iOS shooter DoDonPachi ... click to read full item
Get excited! Bullet hell masters CAVE has announced a release date for the iOS version of DoDonPachi Blissful Death. The "resuscitation of bullet hell shooting," will land in the App Store on 9th February and will cost £2.99 to download.Known as DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou in Japan, Blissful Death is the prequel to previously-released iOS shooter DoDonPachi ... click to read full itemMax Payne 3 Website Launches With New Trailer and Screens - Nibble
SPOnG.com | 3 Feb 2012, 12:29 pm
[Posted 3 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
Rockstar is cranking up the promotional hype for Max Payne 3, with the launch of the game's official website featuring a whole host of new videos and screenshots. There's even a 360-degree render of the 608 Bull Revolver that Max rocks throughout the game. Nice.You can check out all the new content at the official click to read full item
Rockstar is cranking up the promotional hype for Max Payne 3, with the launch of the game's official website featuring a whole host of new videos and screenshots. There's even a 360-degree render of the 608 Bull Revolver that Max rocks throughout the game. Nice.You can check out all the new content at the official click to read full itemGood News for Take 2 Hides in SEC Filing - News
SPOnG.com | 3 Feb 2012, 11:47 am
An examination of Take 2's recent financial filing reveals an old scar is healed[Posted 3 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
There was some good news for Take-Two today buried within its recent SEC filing - it has finally been able to shake off a legal battle with an alleged shareholder who was arguing for more cash in shares he was short-selling.The plaintiff, Wilamowsky, took the publisher to court - as well as its former CEO and ... click to read full item
There was some good news for Take-Two today buried within its recent SEC filing - it has finally been able to shake off a legal battle with an alleged shareholder who was arguing for more cash in shares he was short-selling.The plaintiff, Wilamowsky, took the publisher to court - as well as its former CEO and ... click to read full itemWorms: Ultimate Mayhem on PSN Gets Valentine's Launch - News
SPOnG.com | 3 Feb 2012, 11:13 am
When the sheep hits your eye like a big pizza pie...[Posted 3 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
What's the best thing to give a loved one this Valentine's Day? How about Worms? Team17 has announced that its 3D cartoon warfare compilation, Worms: Ultimate Mayhem, will see a release on PlayStation Store on 14th February in the US and 15th February in the UK.The game is a re-imagining of Worms 3D and click to read full item
What's the best thing to give a loved one this Valentine's Day? How about Worms? Team17 has announced that its 3D cartoon warfare compilation, Worms: Ultimate Mayhem, will see a release on PlayStation Store on 14th February in the US and 15th February in the UK.The game is a re-imagining of Worms 3D and click to read full itemTake-Two Financials Plummet, Posts $41m Loss - News
SPOnG.com | 3 Feb 2012, 10:25 am
Quarterly income figures take a battering.[Posted 3 Feb 2012 by Svend Joscelyne]
Take-Two has always had to carry around the myth that it would suffer without a Rockstar title in its lineup. But the publisher is probably wishing that Max Payne 3 isn't so far away - it's just posted a loss for the nine month period ending 31st December 2011 of $41.7 million.That's quite a drop, ... click to read full item
Take-Two has always had to carry around the myth that it would suffer without a Rockstar title in its lineup. But the publisher is probably wishing that Max Payne 3 isn't so far away - it's just posted a loss for the nine month period ending 31st December 2011 of $41.7 million.That's quite a drop, ... click to read full item
