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Nintendo has revealed that following its global price drop for the 3DS, sales of the machine have dramatically improved in the US. Prior to the cut, the console was retailing for around $250. Now it has an RRP of $169.99. Throughout August the company sold a total of 235k units. …

The latest data from stats body NPD has shown that the US video games market suffered a 23 per cent year-on-year decline in August. It says the main reason was EA’s decision to release this year’s Madden game two weeks later than is typically normal – and subsequently out of …

Entertainment giant HMV struggled over the summer, with Group sales declining 19.4 per cent. Total retail sales, hurt by the closure of 29 HMV stores, fell 21.8 per cent. CEO Simon Fox says the trends for HMV’s retail business were ‘broadly unchanged’ for the period. But was keen to point …

IGN’s ambitious president Roy Bahat tells Christopher Dring what the recent UGO acquisition brings to its business, why it sold Direct2Drive and how it plans to grow the entire video games market. IGN’s Roy Bahat is one of the most powerful men in the games media.He is in charge of …

HMV has recruited former Asda chief Mark Hodgkinson as marketing and e-commerce director. He replaces former e-commerce director Steve Napleton, who leaves the retail chain with immediate effect. Hodgkinson takes a dual role because of his ‘extensive marketing, e-commerce and digital skills.’ He joins from Asda where he has been …

Look at screenshots, videos or even packshots for Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3, and you’d be hard-pressed to tell them apart. Shadowy men stood in urban landscapes besieged by war. On the cutting edge of video games, it seems the year’s hot ticket titles are fighting a battle to …

Ratings body PEGI has introduced a new system for mobile games – and it wants the likes of Apple and Android to start using them. Last week PEGI unveiled PEGI Express with Microsoft. The classifications and ratings seen on all PC and console games will now be included in all …

As was rumoured back in July, developer Crytek is to finally bring PC classic shooter Crysis to both PS3 and Xbox 360 – and the release date is right upon us. The four year-old title will be getting a few tweaks, too. The PC original was a graphical powerhouse and …

Media Molecule's matriarch gets the rapid-fire question treatment

The GAME and Turtle Beach Battle of the Clans competition is underway, and coverage of the events is now rolling out on GAME TV. The heats have been held at the Beresford in Sydney, and are the grand final is set to take place in Homebush later in September. Weekly …