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PC peripherals firm Sandisk has released its first Xbox 360 branded USB memory drives in North America. As spotted by VG247, the devices come in two flavours – an 8GB variant for $34.99 and a 16GB version for $69.99. Microsoft added the ability to use any USB mass storage device …

Reggie Fils-Aime has claimed sales on the Nintendo DS have been unaffected by the launch of the iPad last month. The Apple device, which is developing a strong games offering, has already sold one million units since arriving on shelves, but the Nintendo COO claims this has not proved to …

The digital market is growing at an exponential rate, and THQ has become the latest publisher to announce an increased focus on the sector. It intends to bring a number of its key brands to services such as Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. It also has its sights set on …

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Following a year of stabilisation, publisher THQ has outlined the games that it hopes will drive growth for the company over the next two years. In the next financial year ending March 31st 2011 the firm will release a brand new addition to the Red Faction franchise. The last game …

More than one million Xbox 360 owners signed up for the Halo: Reach open beta within the first 24 hours. That’s according to the game’s developer Bungie, which reports that 1,170,112 people have played the game since the beta opened on Monday, according to Kotaku. The studio also announced that …

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Click here for the RETAIL BIZ Previews section, where you’ll find an in-depth guide to some of the biggest titles heading to the High Street. This week, we jump into the driver’s seat of Disney’s Split/Second: Velocity, the explosive new racer where players activate deadly enviromental traps to obliterate the …

Total lifetime sales of the Nintendo DS have now passed those enjoyed by its predecessor the Game Boy, cementing the twin-screened machine’s place in gaming history. DS sales now stand at 129m since its launch in 2004. The Game Boy, which was launched in 1989, has sold a total of …