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TOP 10 UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3 SONY 2. GRAN TURISMO 5 PS3 ..........................................................SONY
3. MODERN WARFARE 2 360 ..................................................ACTIVISION
4. MODERN WARFARE 2 PS3 ..................................................ACTIVISION
5. PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 PS3........................................................KONAMI
6. HALO 3: ODST 360 ..................................................MICROSOFT
FRONTLINE This week, Nindie.com speaks to Gamesmaster manager Mark Bates… How has the market been for you so far this year? We have substantially changed our business from being a retailer of games to more of an internet cafe, PC and console gaming centre. This is due to the substantial losses we were making on game software. What games are shaping up to be the big sellers for you this year? By the end of the year, with most of our customers being Xbox 360 owners, we expect games like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Guitar Hero, Bioshock 2, Halo ODST, Splinter Cell and Dead Rising 2 to be the most popular releases amongst our consumers.
What has been performing well for you? Guitar Hero does well, along with Gears Of War 2, Left 4 Dead and Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare. What’s been underperforming? The PS3 format as a whole. There are some great games out now and some better ones to come but we just don’t seem to have a PS3 customer base.
What makes your store so unique? The atmosphere in-store is truly amazing, and we have a fantastic setup as well, with all ten PCs, Xbox 360s, PlayStation 3s, Wiis and so forth. We also have a great surround sound system on one of our Xbox 360s that really livens up a game of Guitar Hero. There’s nowhere else quite like Gamesmaster on the Isle Of Man.
7. OP. FLASHPOINT: DRAGON... 360 ..............................................CODEMASTERS
8. HEAVY RAIN: THE ORIGAMI KILLER
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PS3 ..........................................................SONY
9. WII SPORTS RESORT + WII MOTIONPLUS WII ....................................................NINTENDO
10. ASSASSIN’S CREED 2 PS3 ......................................................UBISOFT
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