Saturday, January 10, 2009

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Here, The Ten Best-Selling Games In The UK For 2008

3:30PM January 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

We’ve seen Japan’s. America’s will be in, oh, next week. So for now, let’s all take a look at the ten best-selling games in the UK for all of 2008, shall we?

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CES 09: Hands On With Mad Catz’s Street Fighter IV Tournament Sticks

2:30PM January 10, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Get ready to change your opinion about Mad Catz. The third-party controller maker may have made one of the best arcade sticks to ever grace these shores, thanks to its Tournament Edition Arcade FightStick.

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New Dawn Of War II Trailer: Tyranids!

1:30PM January 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

THQ have released this new trailer for Relic’s upcoming RTS, Dawn of War II. Shows the Tyranids. And how they’re going to a royal pain in the Imperium’s ass.

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Final Fantasy Versus XIII Site Also Opens Today

1:00PM January 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

It’s not just Final Fantasy XIII that is just getting a site with new stuff, but also Final Fantasy Versus XIII — minus the new stuff.

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Nintendo, Microsoft Sued Over Parental Control System

12:30PM January 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

All three current generation consoles have a form of parental lock-out controls. They’re a good idea. A good idea that has, however, landed Nintendo and Microsoft in court.

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In Real Life

Xbox 360 Helps Japan’s Greatest Sumo Stay Fat

12:00PM January 10, 2009 | Brian Ashcraft

Mongolian-born Asashoryu is sumo’s most successful yokozuna. When not injured or playing soccer in Mongolia, he keeps his 300 pound plus sumo weight by eating chankonabe, sleeping and, apparently, playing Xbox 360.

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News

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Site Launches

11:40AM January 10, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Invitations to “slash it up!” on the freshly-launched X-Men Origins: Wolverine site make me distinctly uncomfortable.

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Dissidia, White Knight Keep Sony’s Japanese Hardware Sales Up

11:00AM January 10, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Japan’s best-selling Dissidia: Final Fantasy helped the PSP outsell the Wii this week, even though it couldn’t muster enough sales to dethrone the Nintendo DSi. Also seeing a big boost was the PlayStation 3.

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Final Fantasy XIII Site Opens, Has New Stuff

10:40AM January 10, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

Square Enix have gotten around to opening up a dedicated website for Final Fantasy XIII. Within? Aside from the soothing piano score, there are more screenshots (not scans!) than you’ll know what to do with.

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CES 09: Activision CEO Dazzles CES Crowd With 2008 Line-up, Guitar Hero: Metallica

10:20AM January 10, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

Good news. If you missed Activision Publishing president Mike Griffith’s CES talk this morning, you didn’t miss much. Outside of seeing double-bass pedals in action in Guitar Hero: Metallica, Griffith kept Activision’s 2009 plans quiet.

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