Now that electronics are getting more affordable than ever before it’s finding its way into the homes of an unheard of amount of consumers. However, seeing how there are so many customers ripe for the picking there is sure to be quite a bit of competition between the electronics manufacturers. Quite obviously, a great example here would be between Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft who are all competing for home video game console market share.
However, it seems that there is some competition between LG and Sony going down over the UK in the form of a law suit. According to recent reports, LG had taken Sony to court over some patent disputes regarding the console’s Blu-ray technology. While the suit is still in court, it seems that LG has just won a preliminary injunction against Sony effectively halting all of their PS3 shipments in the UK.
Seeing how we certainly aren’t lawyers we can’t tell you how this will turn out in the end but in the time being Sony may have a hard time keeping PS3s on the shelves in the UK with a reported 100,000 units being shipped a week.
We’ll definitely keep you posted with how this one turns out.
After a game console hits the streets it’s virtually become tradition for the various manufacturers to release a whole slew of different game themed bundles. The latest of such bundles comes in the form of a 320GB MotorStorm Apocalypse bundle which you can see above. If you couldn’t guess, the bundle comes with both a 320GB PlayStation 3 and a copy of MotorStorm Apocalypse.
Now, something to make note of is this bundle was outed by Amazon France and listed with a €349.95 price tag and March 16th release. Considering MotorStorm Apocalypse isn’t set to hit North American shelves until April 12th, there’s no telling if this bundle will be making its way across the pond.
As always, we’ll be sure to keep you posted.
According to a new report from Chart-Track, ELSPA and ISFE, each tracking sales in the UK, the videogame hardware sales in the UK have dropped by almost a third — 32 percent — in the first half of this year, while software sales are down 10 percent.
However, data does not include PC and console digital distribution sales.
Are you living in the UK and a bit short on Microsoft Points? Well, you’re in luck, as Rockstar will be giving away 400 free Microsoft Points to the first 5,000 people who download the Red Dead Redemption trailer through Xbox Live. Additionally, if you’re one of those lucky 5,000 people you will be given a Rockstar themed dashboard skin, free of charge.
You better act fast because most of those 5,000 spots are sure to be taken.
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Have you played Splinter Cell: Conviction yet? I just recently got a chance to sit down with the demo and damn do I have to say I liked what I saw. Well, it seems that a bunch of people, in the UK, specifically, share the same view as me. I say this because tt was recently announced that Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell: Conviction has secured the number 1 spot on the UK sales charts.
So folks, numbers don’t lie, if you haven’t checked out the new Splinter Cell yet at least download the demo and see what you think I mean, it’s free, after all.
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Did you pick up a game this past easter weekend from UK retailer GAME? If so, you may want to check the game’s quality as reports are coming in that the retailer actually sold used games as brand new.
However, fret not as the retailer has admitted that they are wrong and are offering refunds and/or exchanges for anyone who got shafted out of a new game.
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If you were looking to pick up Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker for the PSP on May 28th in the UK, you’re going to be disappointed. Konami has recently told CVG that the game is being delayed from May 28th to June 18th.
There’s no telling why the game was delayed or if it North America is looking at the same delay but we’ll let you know.
Modern Warfare 2 has been on shelves for quite some time now and has been selling like hot cakes ever since. Here we are 7 weeks later and still Infinity Ward’s latest title is topping the charts in the UK.
Trailing Modern Warfare 2 is none other than FIFA 10, followed by Assassin’s Creed 2, Wii Sports Resort, Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, Wii Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros. Wii.
How long will Modern Warfare 2 hold the top spot? Which title will be the one to knock if off its thrown? Only time will tell.
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UK news outfit Daily Telegraph — not the most trusted news source, but what the hell — reports that from September 2008 to September 2009, video games brought in £1.73 billion in revenue, while £1.2 billion was collected by the movie industry, both figures come from their respective industry sales chart trackers.
Video games have long been known for raking in at least just as much as the movie and music industries, if not more.
Last year, the video games revenues in the United States totaled over $11 billion, a figure expected to be a bit lower this year due to the economy.
The DS has sold a gazillion units worldwide — actually, 114 million, but who’s counting anyways — and it has reached a new milestone in the UK, as the handheld console surpassed the 10 million mark. This makes the DS the best selling console in the region of all time, taking the throne previously held by the PlayStation 2. The sales data also reveals that the Wii has surpassed 6 million units sold in the region.
