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Though Xbox 360 continues to perform astonishingly well for its age in the West, its fortunes in Japan are looking increasingly grim. Edge reports that sales of the console are down 46.7 per cent year-to-date in Japan at 72,271 units. By contrast, PS3 has this year sold 735,637 units in …

Tubby Games has delved into the catalogue of hits from EMI, one of the world’s leading record labels, for its first release, Now! That’s What I Call Music: The Game. The new games publisher has used its partnership with EMI to create a tracklist that features chart-toppers such as Lady …

Rockstar Games will launch the GTA III-era trilogy on the Mac App Store over the next three weeks. Grand Theft Auto III, the first game from the previous generation of critically acclaimed crime sims, is available now. The game was originally released in 2001 and pioneered the action sandbox genre. …

Studio preparing Diablo 3 for the living room, reports suggest

GAMESCOM: Shadows of the Damned developer Grasshopper Manufacture has unveiled its newest game – 2D platformer Black Knight Sword. The downloadable Xbox Live and PSN game was shown off to press at this year’s Gamescom. It features picture book-style visuals and 2D platforming combat akin to Konami’s popular Castlevania series. …

Ubisoft has altered the way digital rights management works in the PC version of Driver: San Francisco after receiving negative feedback. Players will no longer be required to have a constant internet connection in order to play the game, reports Rock, Paper, Shotgun, but they will need to sign in …

Nordic Games has released the full tracklist for its latest Wii music game, We Sing UK Hits. The karaoke title features songs from some of the biggest artists in Britain’s history and will be released on September 30th. There is a total of 40 tracks on offer, comprising a mixture …

GAMESCOM: Namco Bandai has revealed that its upcoming 3DS title Tekken 3D Prime Edition will include a significant free bonus. Joystiq reports that a copy of 3D movie Tekken Blood Vengeance will be included on the game cartridge. Not only is it an excellent bonus feature, but it will also …

GAMESCOM: World of Warcraft and StarCraft developer Blizzard has said that it is in the process of preparing to make a console port of upcoming PC dungeon crawler Diablo III. Eurogamer reports that lead designer Josh Mosqueira told a Gamescom audience that the studio is very, very serious about bringing …

As the saying goes, it’s always darkest before the dawn.And, metaphorically speaking, the High Street and online outlets selling boxed games have faced one long, sleepy night during these last few months. The 3DS price cut has started to rouse the market though – but the immediate PS3 price cut …