Sony is aiming to have its game division back in the black as soon as possible.
According to chairman Sir Howard Stringer, Sony’s top management priority is “to restore profitability in our television and game businesses.” Speaking at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Tokyo, Stringer said that this was number one on his to-do list, reports Bloomberg. Both the television and game divisions of the company made a loss last year. Read more…
According to Emma Boyes
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Guns of the Patriots shoots to the number one spot in the Land of the Rising Sun, shifts just under 500,000 in its first week on sale.
It wasn’t quite a million sold on day one, but Konami must still be quite pleased with last week’s sales figures in Japan for Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
After going on sale in the country on June 12, the game debuted at the top of the software charts for the week of June 9-15. So far, 464,926 copies of MGS4 have been sold, which means that it’s almost halfway to Konami’s milestone.
Hideo Kojima’s PlayStation 3 exclusive also boosted sales of the console itself. They were up from 10,856 the week before by almost seven times to 75,311. Read more…
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Undisputed to bring more than 80 MMA stars to the Xbox 360 and PS3, with create-a-fighter and career modes in tow.
It’s been well over a year since THQ announced its plans to make Ultimate Fighting Championship games, but the only details known about the publisher’s first entry into the Octagon were that it would arrive on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in the spring of 2009. Today the publisher revealed a few more specifics about the game, including the full title and first features.
When it arrives next year, UFC 2009 Undisputed will feature more than 80 licensed fighters pulled from all five of the league’s weight classes. For players who can’t find the perfect combatant in that roster, THQ is including a create-a-fighter option as well as a career mode to help take a rookie scrub all the way to the UFC Hall of Fame. Read more…
According to Brendan Sinclair
Classic children’s adventure novels to be remade into a series of adventure games; first to be released this autumn.
With the original Hardy Boys book released in 1927, the adventures of teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy stand as the longest-running children’s book series. Now JoWood Productions and The Adventure Company want to turn the duo into a similarly enduring series of adventure games.
The games will all be released on the PC during the next five years, beginning with Hardy Boys: The Hidden Theft (originally called The Tower Treasure) in autumn. Jesse McCartney (Alvin and the Chipmunks, Summerland) and Cody Linley (Hannah Montana, Cheaper by the Dozen) will provide the voices of the two brothers.
The story starts with a robbery at the vault of the Spencer Mansion, with the police calling on the crime-solving duo to help them out. From there, Frank and Joe travel all over their home city of Bayport, as well as the big smoke in New York City. Read more…
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