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Over 1.5m Xbox 360 consoles have been sold in Japan – a territory Microsoft has found tough to crack. The system originally launched back in 2005 and reached 1m sales in 2009. Now the console has topped 1.5m sales according to Japanese site Wazap, as translated by Kotaku. Over 55m …

Sega has become the latest publisher to be affected by the recent wave of security breaches. The company’s Sega Pass – a community service that gives fans access to information about upcoming games via the Sega website – has been offline since yesterday, and emails have been issued to members …

Developer Sports Interactive has donated over 600,000 to the international War Child charity. Every time a Football Manager simulation game is sold, Sports Interactive gives 10p to the charity. It has been helping the charity for more than six years. The latest figure of 600,000 was revealed by studio director …

Major $1.9 billion tax break scheme wins support in parliament

GAME is offering 3DS owners the chance to pick up The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D for just 99p. The pocket money price point is available to everyone that trades in any two 3DS titles when picking up the hotly anticipated Nintendo remake, according to the retailer’s website. …

Publisherâ??s sports division confirms departure of Madden games boss

The ongoing battle between PES and FIFA is having a revolutionary effect on the football genre, says Konami. Pro Evo team leader Jon Murphy believes that before FIFA’s recent critical resurgence, football games had stagnated. Now, with Konami and EA going toe-to-toe on quality, the genre has improved drastically. We …

This week we focus on the US and the UK after THQ's decision to close studios in both

EA and BioWare is giving Commander Shepard’s female iteration a stint in the limelight when Mass Effect 3 is released. The developer’s marketing director David Silverman confirmed that Ms Shepard – or "FemShep" as she’s known to the fans – will star in an official trailer leading up to the …