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News Sony: PSP Go Sales "In Line With Expectations"
It seems some parties are intent on ensuring the PSP Go fails
Despite having no personal interest in the product, many people like to trash talk it. It's a bit like when the PS3 got cheaper but wasn't backwards compatible. We cue it down to insecurity. Whatever, we digress. Point is, PSP Go sold fine according to Sony. PSP hardware is up 120 per...
News FIFA 10 Smashes The UK Sales Charts, Sells Big On PS3
A magnificent success for FIFA 10 this year, as it succeeds expectations and becomes the second fastest selling game ever in the UK, right behind Grand Theft Auto IV
Even more interestingly, Playstation 3 sales of the game accounted for 46% of the title's success; just 2% behind the XBOX 360's relative market share, and a triumph for Sony who are...
News 250GB Playstation 3 Sorta Confirmed For British Release Next Week, ?300
The website backbone behind publications such as gamesTM, NowGamer, reckon they have had an anonymous tip-off regarding the release of the rumoured 250GB Playstation 3 hardware bundles
In a move to once again confuse the average consumer, the "high-end" 250GB Playstation 3 will likely launch bundled with either Need For Speed Shift or FIFA...
News Need For Speed Shift Heads Up UK Sales Charts, Playstation 3 Version Has Greater Share
Need For Speed Shift has jumped straight to the number one spot of the British sales charts, with 52% of the sales attributed to the Playstation 3 version -- figures Sony must be pretty pleased with as they've watched their software share stakes grow over recent years
The Beatles: Rock Band surprisingly dropped down the charts from fourth to...
Excuse us while we pick up our jaw
We knew the contest between The Beatles: Rock Band and Guitar Hero 5 was going to be kinda tight but we totally misjudged this. Especially in The Beatles' homeland. Not only was the Fab Four's foray into video games stomped by Guitar Hero 5, but it was also pipped at the post by (the admittedly excellent) Colin...
News Hello Britain, Take A Look At Your Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Preorder Bonuses
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is going to be the biggest thing to happen to the Playstation 3 this year
Aside from the PS3 Slim. And Modern Warfare 2. Still, if you're a PS3 owner, chances are you're practically gouging your eyes out over the prospect of playing the latest installment of Nate's adventure. With that in mind, perhaps you'd like to peruse...
News Playstation 3 Sales Are Up By 999% In The UK
Surprise
The PS3 Slim is shifting units! Lots of units in fact. So many units that sales in the UK have increased by a whopping 999% since the Slim was introduced. So put it this way if Sony were selling 1,000 PS3s a week pre-Slim, they're now selling 9,999 units a week. Blimey. Did we get our maths right? We're not quite sure actually. Can someone...
News Batman Arkham Asylum Tops The UK Charts, XBOX 360 SKU Narrowly Beats Out The Playstation 3
Rocksteady's masterpiece Batman Arkham Asylum may go on to be many people's game of the year, but it all counts for nothing if it doesn't sell
Thankfully the title has topped the UK charts, offsetting Nintendo's Wii Sports Resort and resting a comfortable victor. The XBOX 360 version narrowly outsold the PS3 (with a 55% share) — we assume the...
News PSP Go Locked In At ?224.99 In The United Kingdom
We know most of you who are buying a PSP Go have probably already got your orders for the system already locked in, but we thought we should just confirm to you that we've heard official word from Sony that the PSP Go will retail at £224
99 in the UK. It's a far cry from the $250 (roughly £180) the system should cost via currency conversion but,...
News The Playstation 3 Has Sold 2.2 Million Systems In The UK, PSP 3.3 Million
Times are hard ladies and gentleman
However, companies still need your money. And money they will get when awesome games are being released. A set of new data released courtesy of British retailer has given us some perspective on where money was spent on video games in the last year. Nintendo are in the lead with 2.7 million DS' sold in the last...
