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THE NEWS IN 140 CHARACTERS We read Twitter so you don’t have to
GazDeaves Congrats to NGamerNetherlands for a new #GuinnessWorldRecord: 18 minutes 52 seconds playing Super Mario Galaxy 2in a wind tunnel.
(Gaz Deaves, Editor of Guinness World Records for gamers) Tuesday, January 11th
ManMadeMoon Best flame comment ever... “Just because you surivied an abortion don't say it sucks!!! CODis better than you and your whole family.”
(Duncan Jones, movie director) Tuesday, January 11th
edfear Ripping up magazines for scanning. Sorry Edge, ONM, NGamer:(
(Ed Fear, Curve Studios) Tuesday, January 11th
longatron @edfear A low-level Pokemon dies every time you rip up a copy of ONM. Remember that, Ed.
(Neil Long, Future Publishing) Tuesday, January 11th
nickjfrost I can't wait for Angry Birdsthe movie. Who'll play the merciless 'bomb bird?'
(Nick Frost, comedian) Wednesday, January 12th
IanAShepherd Need for Speedlooking awesome on lovely new telly. Early start tomorrow though – must resist temptation!
(Ian Shepherd, GAME) Wednesday, January 12th
DannyBilson To be clear – Kaos Krunch = Kaos Quality and Kaos Dedication for a brilliant “Homefront”.
(Danny Bilson, THQ) Wednesday, January 12th
ViralNinja Can someone ask Fitness First and Virgin Active if their treadmills are becoming “free to play” now they're selling advertising on them. (Richie Churchill, Konami) Thursday, January 13th
JasonBradbury Un-food tweet: Visited nice independent game shop – N1 Games in Angel/Islington. Lovely peeps x
(Jason Bradbury, presenter) Friday, January 14th
Wossy What I can say about 3DS is that the 3D is far better than I would have thought possible without glasses. Can be switched to regular 2D! (Jonathan Ross, presenter) Saturday, January 15th
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FACTS
Read and remember these stats so you can sound clever at the next Monday morning meeting
£29.99
The price of Dead Space 2 on
Bee.com, which has an RRP of £49.99
4.7m
Combined digital and retail sales of Activision’s World of Warcraft: Cataclysm
5m
Just Dance 2has already sold more units than its predecessor, with 5m games sold globally
100,807,208 THE MOST POPULAR STORIES ON
MCVUK.COM THIS WEEK
Our biggest stories for the week ending Monday, January 17th
1. PSP2 as powerful as PS3, set for Q4 launch
www.mcvuk.com/news/42499/PSP2-as-powerful-as-PS3-set-for-Q4-launch
2. PSP2 announced on Jan 27th in Tokyo
www.mcvuk.com/news/42498/PSP2-announcement-on-Jan-27th
3. Warner unleashes LEGO Ninjago
www.mcvuk.com/news/42487/Warner-unleashes-LEGO-Ninjago
4. 3D not necessary for 3DS games
www.mcvuk.com/news/42546/3D-not-necessary-for-3DS-games
5. Hut sites price 3DS at £300
www.mcvuk.com/news/42493/Hut-sites-price-3DS-at-300
6. OPINION: The year of the handheld
www.mcvuk.com/news/42550/OPINION-The-year-of-the-handheld
7. Killzone 3 arrives on Feb 25th
www.mcvuk.com/news/42557/Killzone-3-arrives-on-Feb-25th
8. Sony goes legal on PS3 hackers
www.mcvuk.com/news/42490/Sony-goes-legal-on-PS3-hackers
9. OPINION: PSP2 already impressing partners
www.mcvuk.com/news/42509/OPINION-PSP2-already-impressing-partners
10. Dreamcast pack not heading to PS3
www.mcvuk.com/news/42549/Dreamcast-Collection-due-February
www.mcvuk.com
The number of active monthly users on Zynga’s CityVille. It’s now bigger than FarmVille.
34m
The total number of Nintendo Wii consoles sold in the US to date
£37-39m
The estimated profit GAME Group says it will post this financial year
£87m
Sales posted by The Hut Group in its latest financial statement, up 70 per cent year-on-year
£1.86m
The number of Xbox 360 consoles sold in the US during December
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