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Microsoft has announced that Gears of War 3 has passed the 1m global pre-order mark. It’s the fastest title to manage the feat in Xbox 360 history. In addition, 1.29m people from 145 countries have taken part in the game’s Xbox Live beta, racking up 249 years worth of matches …

It would be easy to think that Formula One isn’t as popular as, say, football. But it is a truly massive sport, with millions of avid UK fans. And last year Codemasters proved that this audience can be just as profitable as that of FIFA or PES. The game rocketed …

THQ now has the capacity to invade every genre and sector it targets, CEO Brian Farrell has stated. The exec says his company now stands amongst the likes of Activision, EA and Ubisoft as one of the very top publishers in the business. His confidence comes following the success of …

Platform holder Sony is providing PlayStation Network users with identity theft protection following its security breach. A number of European PSN users will be able to receive personal data protection for free for the first 12 months, as part of a deal between Sony and protection firm Affinion International Limited. …

Sony Ericcson’s Xperia Play – the first PlayStation certified phone – will launch in the US next week. The device has been available in the UK since April 1st, and will finally arrive in America on May 26th, reports Kotaku. It will be exclusive to US mobile provider Verizon and …

Online indie retailer Gameseek is taking pre-orders on both Wii and DS versions of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Although the game has yet to be officially announced, several retailers are already taking pre-orders for the game on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. But Gameseek reckons it will also …

Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 disc format is incompatible with what the company describes as "a very small number" of machines. The issue was discovered as part of the recent US beta in which the new discs were tested. One Kotaku reader then received a surprise email from Microsoft stating that …

Users who are still waiting for a PSN confirmation email from Sony have been told that they must request a new one. Though the vast majority of users have been able to get their machines up and running since PSN was restored at the weekend with no hassle, those who …

The critical and commercial star of April was unquestionably Portal 2 by VALVE and published by EA. But perhaps the real success story came from 505 GAMES. The publisher’s Zumba Fitness rose from No.9 in the previous month’s charts to No.2 in April, largely driven by the Wii SKU. The game …