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Dishonored Launch Date Set for October 9

Video game developer Arkane Studios and publisher Bethesda have announced that the launch dates for their upcoming action and role-playing mix Dishonored have been set for October 9 in North America, the 11th of the month in Australia and October 12 in Europe. The game will be available on the Xbox 360, the PlayStat...

10 May 2012
10:43 GMT

BioShock Delay Might Point to GTA V Launch in October 2012

The recently announced delay of the Irrational Games-made BioShock Infinite might mean that publisher 2K Games will plug that open spot in its fall launch schedule with the much-awaited Grand Theft Auto V from Rockstar. The game currently lacks an official launch date, but analysis firm Wedbush Morgan Securities spe...

10 May 2012
10:04 GMT

Windows 8 to Be Ready for an October Release

Windows 8, the next version of Microsoft’s client, is expected to become available sometime in October, when the first tablet PCs to run under it hit shelves. Microsoft hasn’t provided specific info on when the platform will arrive on the market as of yet, but we’ve already seen a great deal of r...

20 March 2012
07:21 GMT

Spin Cycle: Sony Highlights Growth in Game Sales

Hardware maker and video game publisher Sony has responded to the information that the NPD Group has released related to hardware and software sales on the United States market for the month of October, saying that the PlayStation 3 is the only gaming platform which has seen an increase in software sales over the pre...

18 November 2010
05:00 GMT

Best Buy Announces Free Phone Fridays for October

All those interested in the purchase of a new mobile phone should consider getting one from Best Buy Mobile during the month of October, as the retailer has just announced that it would have four handsets available for free for its customers on each Friday of the month. Starting with Friday, October 1st, and running...

29 September 2010
12:31 GMT

NPD Hardware: Nintendo Wii Back on Top in October

The NPD Group has released the data for hardware and software sales on the United States market, showing that the videogames industry has declined no less than 19% when compared to the same period of 2008, with sales reaching 1.07 billion dollars. As analysts predicted, the overall economic situation is impacting vid...

13 November 2009
08:41 GMT

Analysts Predict Sales Figures for October

NPD will release the October 4-October 31 numbers tomorrow, and most analysts agree that the five-percent growth in sales September saw won't be making a comeback. Electronic Entertainment Design and Research's Jesse Divnich and Wedbush Morgan Securities' Michael Pachter took a fine comb and sorted thr...

11 November 2009
08:16 GMT

Uncharted 2 Will Shine, DJ Hero Will Disappoint

The NPD numbers for hardware and software sales on the North American market are expected to arrive soon and it seems that after the rosy patch that September was, the videogames industry is set to return to its blue period, with falling sales, less revenue brought in through console sales and falling profits made fr...

10 November 2009
03:27 GMT

Guitar Hero Move Will Reduce Videogame Sales in October

All analysts are in agreement when it comes to September being a month of growth for the videogame industry over the same period in 2008, after no less than six months of decline. The NPD Group numbers are set to arrive this week but some are already looking to October and warning that this recovery might not last lo...

14 October 2009
02:40 GMT

Android-Based T-Mobile Pulse Comes in October

Wireless carrier Deutsche Telekom announced today the release of a new Android-based mobile phone in the form of T-Mobile Pulse, a handset manufactured by Huawei. The new device, Deutsche Telekom states, comes to the market with fast Internet access capabilities, as well as with support for the MyCommunity and Media ...

3 September 2009
09:55 GMT

Nintendo Wii Will Get a Price Cut Before October

Does the price really matter? At one end, the answer seems to be yes. After all, Amazon has announced that it will have some issues shipping all the PlayStation 3 Slim consoles that have been pre-ordered, at the same time limiting each consumer to one purchase, and Microsoft has been very quick to cut the price of th...

31 August 2009
15:01 GMT

Sony Ericsson Might Launch Idou in October

When it comes to rumors regarding some high-end mobile phones that are expected to make an appearance on the market in the not-too-far future the mill never stops. This time around it is Sony Ericsson Idou that was caught in the act, and it seems that the upcoming handset might be ready to hit the shelves as soon as ...

7 April 2009
09:50 GMT

Sidekick Slide Gets FCC Approved

Sidekick Slide has just been spotted at FCC looking for its approval to hit the US market. It looks like it received it, which means that it will soon be released for everyone to enjoy. The possibility that a new Sidekick phone will be soon released in the US has recently been sustained by the announcement that DJ AM...

19 September 2007
10:16 GMT

What October Will Bring

Today is September 17, so there are 13 days left of this month. October is closing in and guess what is going to bring us! This year, October will be the "Cyber Security Awareness Month". That just fills a geek's heart with joy, but unfortunately, it is not something global, but it's limited to the US. It&#...

17 September 2007
04:32 GMT

Sony Ericsson K850i to Hit Stores in October

O2 brings out a new pleasant surprise by adding Sony Ericsson K850i on its "coming soon" page. The phone is also up for a Vodafone release, although none of the two operators has provided a specific date for the phone's release. The race for being the first has begun.Sony Ericsson K850i is one of the most evolve...

14 September 2007
09:05 GMT

Motorola Z10 Sees October Release at O2

Motorola was serious when it said that it plans on unveiling a range of new mobile phones in the near future. Their Z10 model is one that has come with no teasing leaked images or specifications until now, but has just appeared on the "coming soon" page of O2.The Motorola Z10 handset comes as an improvement to the Z8...

14 September 2007
03:07 GMT


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