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The Wii "isn't hurting us", says Sony boss
But Nintendo's biz model "may be superior".
Sony CEO Howard Stringer has said PS3 sales aren't suffering as a result of the Wii's popularity - even though Nintendo may have adopted "a superior business model".
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Japanese charts: hardware sales down
DS beats PSP to top spot for once.
This week's Media Create figures have revealed hardware sales fell across the board in Japan.
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WOW getting gradual graphics upgrade
Draw distance, shadows and shaders first.
World of Warcraft producer J. Allen Brack has said that Blizzard is taking an "iterative, organic" approach to overhauling the hit MMO's graphics, rather than building towards one big revamp.
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Ninja Gaiden II sales top 1 million
In less than three months since release.
Microsoft has announced that sales of Ninja Gaiden II have topped the 1 million mark.
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Pre-order EndWar for 360, get beta access
Try out the multiplayer bits and everything.
Ubisoft has confirmed to Eurogamer the first people to pre-order Tom Clancy's EndWar for Xbox 360 will get access to the open beta.
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Square Enix offers to buy Tecmo
But won't push it if the answer's no.
Square Enix has said it hopes to acquire a majority stake in fellow Japanese game developer Tecmo.
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Spore now available for download
Pre-order your copy ready for release day.
There's still a week to go until it's out, but Spore is now available to download from the EA Store.
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Shane Kim wants MMOs on Xbox 360
MGS boss still to "crack the code".
Microsoft Game Studios boss Shane Kim is working hard to make Xbox 360 an alluring platform for MMO developers.
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Champions Online to link to paper RPG
Original game will follow Cryptic's MMO.
Speaking to SuperheroFlix, the creator of the original superhero RPG - tabletop game Champions - has said it will tie-in closely with Cryptic's MMO version, Champions Online.
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Champions Online: official details
Cel-shaded, self-published, out next year.
Following the Game Informer leak last week, Cryptic Studios has officially announced Champions Online, its next superhero MMO, and revealed the first details on the title.
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Aliens FPS and Red Faction 3 named
Both due out next year.
Aliens: Colonial Marines will be the name of the Gearbox-developed squad-based FPS.
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Review | Champions Online
We are the Champion.
Champions Online is a bit of a button-masher. That's not always meant as a compliment; but to the sizeable contingent of gamers out there waiting for a true action-MMO - yearning for a departure from the slow, formal mouse-click waltzes of traditional MMORPG combat - it should be music to their ears. Button-mashing implies speed. Button-mashing implies physicality. Most important of all, button-mashing implies buttons.
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Plus Warhawk pack, NHL demo.
Sony has updated the PlayStation Store with The Last Guy for PS3 and the Warhawk: Operation Fallen Star add-on pack.
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Feature | Eurogamer Games Convention Awards
Our highlights of Leipzig 2008.
This year's Leipzig Games Convention was bigger and better than ever. True, only one platform holder bothered to put on a conference, while Nintendo didn't bother turning up at all. But Sony had a good one, and Guitar Hero World Tour to Street Fighter IV there was plenty of stuff to write home about.
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More full albums for Rock Band 2
Foo Fighters, Chili Peppers, No Doubt, etc.
More full albums for Rock Band 2
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Uses TT's game engine.
Not content with the stratospheric success it's enjoyed in gaming circles, Traveller's Tales is turning its licence-to-print-money LEGO formula into a US cartoon, built using the Batman game engine.
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Review | Smash Court Tennis 3
Courting disaster.
The bedrock of any successful tennis game is fluid, intuitive control. It's the old 'easy to learn, hard to master' mantra, where the refined subtlety of the control system gives the player confidence to swat the ball around the court with precision almost through instinct. Smash Court Tennis 3 instantly fails in this regard, and no amount of practice allows you to get over this basic hurdle. You're constantly left fighting against poor controls, lame player AI and sluggish response.
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GH dev mocks Rock Band cymbals
Reveals plans for new drum controls.
It was never going to be pretty - and with Guitar Hero World Tour set to go head to head with Rock Band 2 this autumn, the rock 'n' roll royal rumble has begun in earnest.
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Review | Bangai-O Spirits
Buy. Play. Treasure.
So, Bangai-O Spirits. I think it's amazing. I sort of suspect that if you didn't play or love the first one, it'll probably leave you baffled for a long time. And then suddenly you'll have an epiphany, in which you utterly understand it and what it's trying to do.
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Norse knowing ya.
I like Denis Dyack. I met him once and he gave me a T-shirt, and out of solidarity I am wearing it today. He has a magical theory about why there will only be one console next time, and his latest game is about Vikings in space, and he likes fighting the internet. On said internet, however, he's like someone's mentalist dad at Sports Day, running alongside the track shouting at his son about much better he is even though he's last. It's all a bit weird. Still, you can finally buy Too Human if that's your sort of thing, as it's the highest-profile new game out tomorrow.
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But some parts of Europe will get lucky.
Sony has confirmed to Eurogamer there are no plans to release the new super-slim PS2 console in the UK.
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Japanese charts: PS2 game at No. 1
J-League Winning Eleven proves popular.
PS2 title J-League Winning Eleven 2008 tops the Japanese charts this week, with 79,000 copies sold.
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Painless grouping with lower-level players.
Square Enix MMO Final Fantasy XI is to follow in the footsteps of the likes of City of Heroes, Age of Conan and EverQuest II by offering a "buddy" system that will allow characters of very different levels to play together effectively.
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Out in October for 800 MS Points.
Q Entertainment has unveiled Meteos Wars for Xbox Live Arcade, due out this October for 800 Microsoft Points (GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60).
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Next EVE expansion to focus on industry
Due in December, no word on ambulation.
In a video interview with MMORPG.com, producer Arend Stuhrmann revealed that EVE Online's next free expansion, due this December, will be "all about industry".
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Sony backs "free services" for consoles
Yoshida not keen on the Live route.
Sony will seek to provide "as many services as possible for free" on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable, according to Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida.
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Will Wright discusses Spore porn
He's not offended by all the winkies.
Will Wright has said he's not offended by all the penis monsters people have chosen to make with the Spore Creature Creator - adding that in fact, some of them are rather impressive.
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Review | Castle Crashers
Turrets syndrome.
I've just watched an owl poop itself to death. Moments later, a deer is similarly afflicted and takes off across the screen like a rocket, leaving a light brown vapour trail as it goes. It's important that you know these facts, because whether or not you find them funny will dictate how you'll respond to Castle Crashers' epic medieval multiplayer adventure. It's a lot like a jacuzzi, you see. There's nothing to stop you enjoying it by yourself, but it's even more fun with other people. And if those other people happen to be a close-knit group of like-minded friends - the sort of friends who find an owl's bowels hilarious, for instance - then you have the ingredients for a very special evening's entertainment.
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New Prince of Persia developer diary
Video of roof run, combat, bosses, more.
Ubisoft has shown more of the Prince of Persia's new "roof run" ability, offered a bit more insight into the game's openworld structure and illustrated the four-button combat system in a new dev diary you can watch on Eurogamer TV or scroll down to check out within this very news item.
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Gearbox in talks to do new Halo game
But no deal in place yet, says Variety.
Brothers in Arms developer Gearbox Software is in discussions about the next instalment in the Halo series, according to a post on the Variety blog.
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