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Pokmon Black and White have sold 1m units across Europe since the pair hit shelves on March 4th. The new DS adventure titles beat the previous Pokmon sales record in the UK to become the fastest-selling games in the series. Europe’s total install base for Pokmon titles has also now …

Former Sony Studios boss and general partner at London Venture Partners Phil Harrison has dismissed Saturo Iwata’s recent criticism of the App Store revolution at GDC. "Iwata-san has done an incredible job rebuilding Nintendo over the last few years," Harrison told Industry Gamers. "He is a great leader of that …

Sony Online Entertainment game to be the first of its kind on PSN

You know you’re writing about something important when almost everyone you contact wants to have their say. It appears everyone wants to have their say about Nintendo’s new 3D-enabled handheld, be they publisher, retailer or developer. For them, Nintendo’s 3DS – the first major global console launch since 2006 – …

Sony wants to establish a 'quality store' on Android Market, says Euro boss Andrew House

Just one day after claims linking video games to sleeplessness emerged, Lancashire based therapist Steve Pope has made some of the most bewildering accusations yet about the possible harmful effects of gaming. Spending two hours on a game station is equivalent to taking a line of cocaine in the high …

‘Controversial’ Wii and PS3 title We Dare will not be released in the UK. A statement from Ubisoft says the decision was made "following the public reaction to the 12+ rating of We Dare". The game, quietly announced in January and only gaining attention last month thanks to a provocative …

Even if hackers do succeed in circumventing the security measures included in Nintendo’s 3DS handheld, there are indications that a nasty surprise lays in store for those who do. Kotaku reports that Japanese retailer Enterking has stated that it will not be accepting any 3DS units that have been used …

This Eastern European games market is driven by the largest territory, Poland, which has shown good growth in previous years. 2010 saw a distinct market shift from PC to consoles. The PC market is not declining – just losing share. It has around a 70/30 share of unit sales. But …

Job posting sheds light on Microsoft plan