Australia: Year One PS3 Sales Eclipse PS2's

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According to the company, domestic PS3 sales have almost hit 240,000 units since the console’s March 2007 debut. In comparison Sony’s PS2 sold 146,000 units in its first 12 months on the market.   GameSpot reports that the figures came directly from Sony and not official industry sales monitor GfK Australia, which said previously that by the end of 2007 Sony had shifted 155,000 PS3s... Submitted by: aly21 | Visited 2 times | Comments 0

♦ Metal Gear Solid 4 Tops UK Chart

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Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots became the second fastest selling UK PS3 title of all time to debut at No1 in the software chart.Released on Thursday exclusively for PS3, MGS4 took the top spot from last week’s bestseller, Lego Indiana Jones, which suffered a nine percent drop in weekly sales. MGS4 sales topped opening week MGS3 sales by 24,000 units, but fell 14... Submitted by: AAZZ - Visited 18 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Hirai: PS3 "Underwhelmed" in Year-One

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Warner Bros. "I think it's fair to say that the first year of PlayStation 3 was somewhat a difficult one," said Hirai at Sony's PlayStation Day in London. "There were some teething problems, success from our competitors, and our customers were a little underwhelmed by the range of titles that were available. Microsoft was able to capitalize on PS3's year-one shortcomings... Submitted by: Serious - Visited 2 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Website Development Australia, Website Design Australia, Search Engine Optimization Australia

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♦ Sony: PS3 “Well on its Way” to Hitting Sales Target

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SCEA president Jack Tretton has said that the PS3 is "well on its way" to reaching the companys annual sales target of ten million units, according to Reuters. Additionally, Tretton said that the firms PSP is on course to hit its 15 million unit sales goal this business year. The companys PlayStation division suffered an annual loss of 124.5 billion yen last fiscal year... Submitted by: apollovs - Visited 8 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ VW targeting a 5 percent jump in U.S. sales this year thanks to four new models

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The U.S. auto market may be in the midst of a decline, but Volkswagen feels that it can boost its U.S. sales by 5 percent this year. The German automaker is hoping the launch of four new products this year will help it reach its sales goal for 2008. But a 5 percent increase won't be easy, even with four new models. Through the first four months of the year, VW has sold 69... Submitted by: mubin - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ GM sees record sales in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East

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Although General Motors U.S. sales are down through the first half of the year, the company is actually doing quite well in other regions of the world. While GMs Chinese sales are up for the year, the auto giant is also experiencing record sales in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East. Through the first half of 2008, GMs sales in Latin America... Submitted by: sweetfunny - Visited 26 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ GM sales slip 5% worldwide in Q2; Toyota leads in sales so far

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With a weak U.S. auto market, General Motors said Wednesday that sales slipped 5% worldwide in the second quarter, helping Toyota beat GM in worldwide sales for the second year in a row during the first half of the year. The Detroit-based giant said it is on track to sell 9 million vehicles worldwide for the fourth straight year worldwide. Submitted by: domainci - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Second negative month for sales

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Sales on UK high streets fell for the second month in a row in April, according to figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Like-for-like sales fell 1.5% in April compared with the same month of 2007. But total sales, which include outlets that were not open last year, rose 1.0% in April. The BRC's Retail Sales Monitor only measures the value of sales from a selection of retailers... Submitted by: umarboy - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Marshall makes Montpellier move

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Ex-All Black scrum-half Justin Marshall has signed for Montpellier after a shock exit from the Ospreys. The French club have confirmed that the 34-year-old New Zealander has signed a one-year deal with a one-year option. Marshall, an 81-Test veteran, joined the Ospreys from Leeds Tykes in April 2006 on a two-year deal. He took up an option of a third year in 2007... Submitted by: Gavilles - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ PS3 “Well on its Way” to Hitting Sales Target

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SCEA president Jack Tretton has said that the PS3 is "well on its way" to reaching the companys annual sales target of ten million units, according to Reuters. Additionally, Tretton said that the firms PSP is on course to hit its 15 million unit sales goal this business year. The companys PlayStation division suffered an annual loss of 124.5 billion yen last fiscal year... Submitted by: downloadlegend - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Peugeot says Europe sales falling

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Strong demand for new models at home and in Russia, Brazil and Argentina raised PSA Peugeot Citroen sales 4.6% to 1,845,000 in the first six months. Europe's second biggest carmaker said it maintained its global sales growth objective of 5% for 2008 as a whole. But in Western Europe, sales fell 3.5%, with an overall 4% fall in sales in the region expected this year. Submitted by: nevalex - Visited 6 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Beattie extends Falcons contract

1 vote	Newcastle Falcons back-rower Ross Beattie has agreed a new one-year contract at Kingston Park. Having spent most of last season recovering from a shoulder injury, the 30-year-old Scot is hoping to make an impact in the first team next term. "I'm delighted to be staying at Newcastle," Beattie said. Submitted by: quickfingers - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Sales remain flat on High Street

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The small sales growth seen in the UK High Street in May was just a start-ofsummer blip, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Like-for-like retail sales fell 0.4% compared with June 2007. Total sales, which include new stores, rose 2.1%. Sales of food were up, but against the suppressed sales of a wet June in 2007. Food and drink was the only sector to show significant growth... Submitted by: abedelrahman - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Toyota announces plans to boost Tacoma production in Mexico

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Although truck sales are well of the mark this year in the U.S., Toyota has announced that it will be boosting its Mexican output of Tacoma pickup trucks. Toyota lone Mexican plant located in Tijuana will increase Tacoma production to about 50,000 units this year, up from 32,249 in 2007. Despite the increase in production, Tacoma sales like all truck sales are down this year. Submitted by: kailash - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ New boy Marsh stars in Aussie win

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Debutant Shaun Marsh struck an impressive 81 and Nathan Bracken took four wickets as Australia beat West Indies by 84 runs in the first ODI. Marsh, son of former Australia batsman Geoff Marsh, shared a rapid opening stand of 75 with Shane Watson (31). Mike Hussey (44) and Brad Haddin (50) then guided Australia to 273-8 and the hosts never got close in their reply. Submitted by: 1mak - Visited 4 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Coldplay's 'buy One, Get One Free' Album.

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Coldplay's 'buy One, Get One Free' Album.... British rockers Coldplay are giving fans the chance to own their new album for half the usual price by announcing a "buy one get one free" offer on Internet downloads. Now, whenever music lovers download a track from new album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, they will automatically get anoth... Submitted by: dylanj - Visited 7 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Dave, E4 among noms for Edinburgh award

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Six digital-only channels are in the running for the best non-terrestrial channel award at this year's MediaGuardian Edinburgh International TV Festival. BBC Three, BBC Four, E4, ITV2, Sky One and Dave rebranded from UKTV G2 in September have all been nominated in an online poll process. In last year's list, pay-TV channel UKTV Gold and More4 replaced Dave and E4. Dave... Submitted by: dhw - Visited 9 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ US discount stores beat downturn

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Discount firms Wal-Mart and Costco saw sales rise in April, as consumers sought cheaper options to counter the rising cost of essentials. The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart said same store sales, except for fuel, were 3.2% higher in April year-on-year. Retailer Costco also said same-store sales were better than expected, up 8% in April on a year earlier. As the cost of food and fuel climbs... Submitted by: rufh_s - Visited 5 - Comments 0 - Write first comment

♦ Kate Hudson's Lance Day

1 vote	Kate Hudson and Lance Armstrong spent Father's Day with their respective children and Kate's ex-husband Chris Robinson on Sunday (15.06.08). The new couple took Kate's four-year-old son Ryder and Lance's children, eight-year-old Luke and twin six-year-old daughters Isabelle and Grace... Submitted by: zelv - Visited 40 - Comments 0 - Write first comment