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Any worries that PSN downtime might have affected the chances of Bethesda’s new release Brink have been dismissed after the game debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week. There’s another new entry right behind it, too – Disney Interactive’s LEGO Pirates of …

Paid-for content introduced to leading trade websites; Mobile content and video game reports lead the way ahead of full roll-out

Store to remain intact while Nokia transitions for Microsoft deal

PSN may be back in key terrories such as the UK and US, but authorities in Japan have blocked public access to the service until further security assurances can be given. "We met with Sony on May 6th and 13th and basically we want two things from them," director of …

British dev scene continues to thrive as Splash Damage and Traveller's Tales win big

Publisher Square Enix has confirmed that a number of its websites have been infiltrated by a group of unnamed hackers. It emerged last week that both the official Eidos website and the portal for upcoming game Deus Ex: Human Revolution were accessed and later taken down. Emails and CVs from …

Early bird deal for the creative sector's biggest night of the year

After what can only be described as a quite spectacular news leak late last week, Activision has released the first official video for upcoming war shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Each spot features on a different country – England, Germany, France and America. You can see them all …

GAME became the No.1 retailer for 3DS during its launch, despite being undercut by a price war that raged between supermarkets and online rivals. Prices of the 3DS fell from 230 to under 180 ahead of the console’s arrival on March 25th, with UK stores competing heavily to steal pre-orders …

The game design legend gets the rapid-fire question treatment...