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UK retailer GAME is offering both the black and white versions of the latest Nintendo Wii bundle for just 129.98 this bank holiday weekend – that’s 50 less than the normal 179.99 retail price. The SKU includes a console, nunchuck controller, Motion Plus add-on and copies of both Wii Sports …

The polemical Facebook game group to explain how it builds success

It’s always been hard to accurately value the total worth of the entire games industry given the trade’s mix of large private and public companies. But canny investment banker Paul Heydon of independent banking firm Avista Partners offered a glimpse into the total value of the market – and where …

Adult entertainment giant Playboy is to press ahead with plans to form a new digital video games label this year and has reached an agreement with German games specialist Bigpoint to back the service. The publisher and developer will play a key part is the creation of games content for …

SCE CEO says its stereoscopic tech centre will help drive mass 3D adoption

Indie dev would be dead and buried were it not for Valveâ??s digital distribution system

British studios offered cash to attend Game Connection industry dating service

A pop-up barber shop will be touring the country over the Bank Holiday weekend to promote the launch of Mafia II. The title’s publisher 2K Games will is offering shoppers a free shave and haircut – all they have to do is turn up at Joe’s Mafia II Barber Shop. …

Move is unlikely to be a massive sales success on day one when it lands in the UK on September 17th – instead, Sony believes that the device will sell over time thanks to word-of-mouth amongst consumers. Exactly as with EyeToy in the PS2 days, it’s a product that needs …