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Having hit US retail yesterday and well on track for its UK debut on July 11th, Nintendo’s Wii platform title Super Mario Galaxy 2 is on target to possibly become the best reviewed game ever. At the moment that game currently boasts a 98 per cent rating on reviews aggregation …

On the face of it the claim seems a little unlikely, but a South African retailer named BT Games has stated in its latest retail catalogue that Sony’s PlayStation Move controller will be launched in July. As spotted by LazyGamer, the catalogue boldly proclaims: Watch out for the PlayStation Move. …

With an E3 reveal now all but assured, the first reportedly concrete details of Sony’s upcoming PS3 only FPS Killzone 3 have hit the web courtesy of early copies of US magazine Gamepro. In March Sony for the first time spoke openly about the game, though made no commitment regarding …

VP of EA's worldwide studios is excited about the potential of Apple's tablet

A high-profile member of the original Xbox executive team is quitting Microsoft under acrimonious circumstances, a news report claims. J Allard has in recent years been synonymous with the Xbox 360 brand, fronting his unique corporate persona in interviews and press conferences as Microsoft launched its flagship home console. Recently, …

Having ridden into town, hitched its horse, strolled into the local saloon and shot all other chart contenders in the face to claim no.1 in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 today, Red Dead Redemption has also given Microsoft plenty to cheer about. Xbox 360 accounted for over …

Distribution and publishing firm looks to grow stable of studios and projects

Despite reports of widespread shortages and a few niggling issues with some major stockists, Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption has claimed no.1 in the ELSPA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 in its first week of release. It’s one of four new games to swoop into the Top Ten this week, …

Ruffian Games' creative director Billy Thomson bamboozled by publishers' reluctance to back the quirky

Microsoftâ??s Entertainment and Devices exec leaving after infighting, report claims