Consoles

Web giant The Hut Group is fast becoming one of the UK’s biggest games retailers, after reporting a huge leap in sales last year. For 2010 The Hut Group saw its sales rise 70 per cent to 87m, up from 51m in 2009. The biggest growth area for the Group …

EA has uploaded demos of its key Q1 FPS games Crysis 2 and Bulletstorm to Xbox Live today. Gold Live subscribers will be able to download both demos on Xbox 360 for free, with a PS3 demo of Bulletstorm arriving on PSN tomorrow (Wednesday, January 26th). The Crysis 2 demo …

Publisher Konami has announced that Silent Hill: Downpour will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 this autumn. The game, the name of which was revealed earlier in the month, will be the eighth title in the spooky series, the first incarnation of which dates back all the way 1999. …

3DS platform holder Nintendo has seemingly ruled out the implementation of a Achievement-like system in its future systems. Following the arrival of the Xbox 360 in 2005, such systems have become commonplace. Sony subsequently launched Trophies for PS3 and more recently Apple launched Game Center for iOS. Similar systems are …

ExerBeat has been announced by Namco Bandai which focuses on lots of fun activities rather than few heavy workouts. The upcoming Wii fitness game features 150 exercises including dances, martial arts, body conditioning and mini-games. It is due for release this spring. Players will also be able to use the …

Nintendo will ship 900,000 units into Europe during the first three weeks of the 3DS launch, MCV understands. It will then look for sales of around 4.5-5 million during year one. Nintendo itself has offered no comment or guidance on ship-in or sales figures. The new format is, however, the …

Nintendo earlier this week said 25-30 games will hit during the 3DS launch window – but MCV can reveal that means around 10 titles will be on shelves from day one. The console hits shelves on March 25th. But retail sources have told us already that Nintendogs + cats, Street …

Koch Media has hired Ronnie O’Sullivan to front an official Xbox 360, PS3 and PC snooker game. World Snooker Championship Real 2011 – set for a Q2 release in the UK – is developed and published by Dark Energy Sports. Koch is handling distribution duties for the title. O’Sullivan will …

GAME is already getting excited about the UK launch of Nintendo’s 3DS. The retailer was one of many that attended today’s preview event in Amsterdam for the new handheld, which Nintendo announced would be released throughout Europe on March 25th. At GAME, our customers are already excited about the Nintendo …

Konami has announced a raft of new additions for PES 2011 3D including a Street Pass wi-fi mode. 3DS owners will be able to play against each other wirelessly in multiplayer matches. They can also automatically compare Master League data with others using Nintendo 3DS’ Spot Pass technology. The user …