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Microsoft has revealed Xbox 360 US sales data for the week of Black Friday, announcing the results of the sales period have exceeded the firm’s internal forecasts. 360 moved over 750,000 consoles in the US last week, bolstered greatly by discounts at a variety of retail and online outlets during …

iPhone 5 propels Apple to take leading position over Android devices

Fancy opening a Wii U, Tomb Raider or Angry Birds shop? What about a space dedicated to The Sims? HMV wants to build more concessions dedicated to specific games following the launch of its Skylanders departments in London, Manchester and Glasgow. The new Skylanders areas feature interactive game pods, racks …

The publisher behind Euro Truck Simulator has secured a foothold in the United States. The newly-formed Excalibur Publishing Inc operates out of a new office in Carlsbad, California. The expansion comes after parent firm Contact Sales picked up worldwide rights to titles such as Zoo Park: Run your own Animal …

Actors outfitted with 52 body markers and 88 facial markers to film game cinematics

Blitz founders claim the project will require at least 12 developers working over six months

Nintendo has officially unveiled the Wii Mini. The cut-sized console will retail for $99 in Canada. It has a manually operated top-loading disc drive and sports no internet connectivity whatsoever. It is also not compatible with GameCube titles. The system is designed to lay flat. In the box gamers will …

EA expects its Wii U launch titles to get plenty of attention next week. Both FIFA 13 and Mass Effect 3 Special Edition will be releasing alongside the console on November 30th. It’s always an exiting time for the industry and consumers when new hardware is introduced,” said product marketingboss …

Mobile studio boss leaves after three and a half years

New data from Kantar Worldpanel suggests that the launch of the iPhone 5 has propelled iOS back into the leading position in the US handheld market. For the 12 weeks ending October 28th iOS claimed a 48.1 per cent share of US smartphone sales, leaving Android with 46.7 per cent. …