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Global Game Sales Down 6% In 2009
7:30PM Luke Plunkett | While the worst of it seems to be behind us, 2009 will still be remembered as the year of the global economic crisis. And when people are in times of economic crisis, well, they buy less video games. More »
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Xbox 360 Getting Pay TV This Month (In Britain)
5:30PM Luke Plunkett | Next month, Xbox 360 users in the UK will be able to access Sky TV from their Xbox 360. This is probably going to be a big, big deal. More »
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Sony Announces 250GB PS3 Bundles For The UK
9:00PM Luke Plunkett | Sony Computer Entertainment Europe took time out of their TGS routine to announce a range of bundles for the brand new 250GB PlayStation 3 in the UK. More »
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UK Seeking Wii Ambassadors, Giving Away Virtual Console Games
10:30PM Luke Plunkett | Nintendo UK must be having trouble getting Wii owners to realise that the machine can be connected to the internet, because they’re launching an incentive program aimed at doing just that. More »
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British Sales Charts: We Did Not See This One Coming
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | The British charts are a mostly predictable thing. Nintendo games most of the time, football games when applicable, shooters at Christmas. But last week threw up a little surprise. More »
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Sony Europe Platinum Range Expands
6:30PM Luke Plunkett | Europe’s budget line for PlayStation 3 games, the Platinum range, last week expanded by four titles, each going for £20 (AU$38). Strangely, they all seem to be using the old box format and old PS3 logo. More »
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Exchange Rates Make Microsoft’s 360 Price Hike A Little Iffy
11:00PM Luke Plunkett | Like the US, the 360 Elite is getting a hefty price cut in the UK. But unlike the US, the price of the Arcade 360 in the UK is about to go up. Hey, Microsoft, what’s the deal? More »
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360 Price Cuts Also Looming For UK Market
2:30PM Luke Plunkett | British sites are reporting that, ahead of an expected announcement later this week, Microsoft are to copy the rumoured North American moves by implementing both a price cut and a lineup shuffle for their range of 360 consoles. More »
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It’s Now Legal To Sell Adult Games To Minors In The UK
9:30PM Luke Plunkett | File under: Oh Dear. A series of administrative blunders in the UK has resulted in the discovery today that the country’s video game ratings laws are not actually in effect. More »
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