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NEWS
REVIEW SCORES MCV provides the most important average review scores of the last few days – all sourced from Metacritic...
85%
Ratchet & Clank: Crack In Time Sony, PS3
84%
83%
81%
79%
Borderlands, PS3, 2K Games
Tropico 3, PC, Deep Silver
A Boy and his Blob, Wii, Majesco
Ghostbusters, 360, Atari
*Metacritic scores correct at the time of going to press
DEAL OF THE WEEK
‘LONG TAIL’ EXPECTED FOR DJ HERO The co-founder of Guitar Hero Kai Huang has stated that a slow start at retail will not be unexpected for DJ Hero – although the title’s overall sales curve could prove to be more impressive. “We’re not expecting a typical video game curve where you sell the majority of the units in the first month and then it decays quickly,” Huang told IGN. “We’re expecting this to be the type of game that may come out of the gate a little bit slower, but continue to grow over time.” Huang added that he also expects that the series’ true success could come in future iterations as exposure and understanding of the title slowly grows. “Guitar Hero took three iterations to get the game out there and for people to know how it works,” he said PES 2010 SHINES ON PS3 The PS3 has emerged as the clear platform of choice for Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer. The PS3 version of PES 2010, which was released last Friday, accounted for 66 per cent of the game’s overall sales, with Xbox
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TITLE/FORMAT
36%
1 2
NEW
BORDERLANDS 360
3
NEW
PRO EVOLUTION SOCCER 2010 PS3
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34%
Black Wii
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FORZA MOTORSPORT 3 FORMAT: 360
OCTOBER BOOM ON HIGH STREET UK High Street sales in the year up to October showed the most positive rate of growth in two years, research has shown. The CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades Survey showed that the High Street expects even stronger growth in November. 41 per cent of respondents to the survey said that sales volumes had risen in the year to October, while 33 per cent said they were down. 19 per cent of retailers expected sales to increase in November – the most optimistic projection since July 2007. In terms of stock, three per cent of firms said the volume of orders placed had fallen, but many predicted orders would rise in November.
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360 claiming less than half that (32 per cent). The PC version claimed just two per cent of the week one sales. However, despite storming to the top of the UK charts, PES 2010 actually fared far worse at retail than its predecessor, PES 2009, selling 39 per cent fewer copies in its first weekend.
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New Super Mario Bros Wii
DEVELOPER: TURN 10 PUBLISHER: MICROSOFT 2K GAMES KONAMI
4
NEW
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 360
5
NEW
FORZA MOTORSPORT 3: LIMITED EDITION 360
6
NEW
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 360
THQ
7
NEW
WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2010 PS3
THQ
THQ
5%
14% Wii Fit Plus
MICROSOFT
8
1
UNCHARTED 2: AMONG THIEVES PS3
9
6
OPERATION FLASHPOINT 2 PS3
CODEMASTERS
10
5
OPERATION FLASHPOINT 2 360
CODEMASTERS
11% Wii Sports Resort
MARGIN MAKER
SONY
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