Archive for January, 2008

Current European Gaming Best-Sellers

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Eight titles for both DS and PC chart across the three top tens, as do five Wii, four PS3, four PS2 games and one Xbox 360 title.

Nintendo?s Brain Training games continue to prove popular in Spain and Germany, with More Brain Training taking the No1 spot in both countries and its predecessor making top five entries too.

World of Warcraft, Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4, Wii Play and SingStar titles also make multiple entries across the European territories during the week ended January 20.

The top three remain the same in Germany, while just one new entry, Vision Training, makes the top ten.

Guitar Hero III dominates the Swedish chart, taking four of the top five places.

Spain

01.   More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (DS)
02.   Big Brain Academy (Wii)
03.   Assassin?s Creed (PS3)
04.   Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS)
05.   Uncharted: Drake?s Fortune (PS3)
06.   Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3)
07.   Wii Play (Wii)
08.   Practice English (DS)
09.   Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2)
10.   New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

Germany

01.   More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (DS)  
02.   Wii Play (Wii) 
03.   Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
04.   Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS)
05.   World of Warcraft (PC)
06.   Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
07.   Vision Training (DS)
08.   Mario Party DS (DS)
09.   World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
10.   SingStar: Apres Ski (PS2)

Sweden

01.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
02.   World of Warcraft (PC)
03.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360)
04.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3)
05.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)
06.   World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
07.   Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC)
08.   Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
09.   Singstar Sweden hits Schlager (PS2)
10.   Counter-Strike Source (PC)

Spanish and German chart data supplied by MC-GfK. Swedish chart data courtesy of Dataspelsbranschen.

Current European Gaming Best-Sellers

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

Eight titles for both DS and PC chart across the three top tens, as do five Wii, four PS3, four PS2 games and one Xbox 360 title.

Nintendo’s Brain Training games continue to prove popular in Spain and Germany, with More Brain Training taking the No1 spot in both countries and its predecessor making top five entries too.

World of Warcraft, Mario Galaxy, Call of Duty 4, Wii Play and SingStar titles also make multiple entries across the European territories during the week ended January 20.

The top three remain the same in Germany, while just one new entry, Vision Training, makes the top ten.

Guitar Hero III dominates the Swedish chart, taking four of the top five places.

Spain

01.   More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (DS)
02.   Big Brain Academy (Wii)
03.   Assassin’s Creed (PS3)
04.   Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS)
05.   Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune (PS3)
06.   Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS3)
07.   Wii Play (Wii)
08.   Practice English (DS)
09.   Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PS2)
10.   New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

Germany

01.   More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (DS)  
02.   Wii Play (Wii) 
03.   Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
04.   Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training (DS)
05.   World of Warcraft (PC)
06.   Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
07.   Vision Training (DS)
08.   Mario Party DS (DS)
09.   World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
10.   SingStar: Apres Ski (PS2)

Sweden

01.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS2)
02.   World of Warcraft (PC)
03.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (360)
04.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (PS3)
05.   Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock (Wii)
06.   World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade (PC)
07.   Counter-Strike 1: Anthology (PC)
08.   Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
09.   Singstar Sweden hits Schlager (PS2)
10.   Counter-Strike Source (PC)

Spanish and German chart data supplied by MC-GfK. Swedish chart data courtesy of Dataspelsbranschen.

Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for 2008 release

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for 2008 release

If you?re not familiar with Tetsuya Nomura, he?s the character designer behind many of the games in the Final Fantasy series. What?s more is we should expect a playable demo to be released well ahead of the launch to show off the updated battle system. For those waiting to hear about the Xbox 360 launch, you?ll probably be waiting a long time. Square Enix still has this thing about releasing most of its games on the PS3, and this one is no different.

Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for 2008 release

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Final Fantasy XIII confirmed for 2008 release

If you’re not familiar with Tetsuya Nomura, he’s the character designer behind many of the games in the Final Fantasy series. What’s more is we should expect a playable demo to be released well ahead of the launch to show off the updated battle system. For those waiting to hear about the Xbox 360 launch, you’ll probably be waiting a long time. Square Enix still has this thing about releasing most of its games on the PS3, and this one is no different.

Sony Denies Existence of 120GB and 160GB PS3

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Sony Computer Entertainment has come out and denied reports that they will be dropping the 80GB PS3 in favor of a new 120GB model.

A spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has come out and stated ?We do not currently have any plans to release a 120GB PlayStation 3 in the UK.? That’s no good!! Who wouldn’t want to fork out for a much bigger hard drive?

Af the larger models are released however that would mean a price cut for the lower end models, probably something Sony is trying to avoid.

120GB PS3

Sony Denies Existence of 120GB and 160GB PS3

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Sony Computer Entertainment has come out and denied reports that they will be dropping the 80GB PS3 in favor of a new 120GB model.

A spokesman for Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has come out and stated “We do not currently have any plans to release a 120GB PlayStation 3 in the UK.” That’s no good!! Who wouldn’t want to fork out for a much bigger hard drive?

Af the larger models are released however that would mean a price cut for the lower end models, probably something Sony is trying to avoid.

120GB PS3