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Japanese publisher Atlus has reported that its acclaimed Demon’s Souls sold three times more than it estimated in North America. The game, which wasn’t released in the UK, was expected to sell 75,000 copies. However Atlus ended up shifting 280,000 by the end of its second fiscal quarter in February …

Sony is throwing a host of extras at those who invest in its launch range of 3D TVs this June, including four free 3D PS3 games. Those who buy either the first model, the Bravia HX803, or any of the additional 3D sets coming ‘within weeks’ will receive a code …

Assassin’s Creed II has been awarded a Guinness World Record – for the most number of magazine covers scored by a single game. According to publisher Ubisoft, and verified by Guinness itself, the game was used as the lead story in 127 different publications in 32 countries, between April 2009 …

Scaleform GFx bundled free in UE3, used in Gears 3

Heavy Rain star Pascal Langdale talks motion capture and the future of gaming

The Hut Group has secured 14 million in investment, the firm has announced. The money will be used to fund acquisitions and help the online retailer recruit between 100-150 new members of staff. The fundraising was completed by a selection of blue-chip investors including VC firm Balderton Capital – which …

Israeli group hires key talent and offers motion control outsource services

Former EA man John Burns has become the new VP and GM of Atari Europe. Burns, previously senior director of European online publishing for Electronic Arts, will be responsible for all the commercial efforts of the publisher in Europe. Atari has transformed itself into an online-centric business in recent years …

InstantAction CEO and Develop Conference keynote Louis Castle told us about the digital distribution revolution.

Surging sales of high-definition Blu-ray discs have seen the value of the UK home video market surge by 10 per cent year-on-year for the first quarter of 2010. March growth is up by 31 per cent year-on-year. In the period Blu-ray sales hit 2.7m units, a 69 per cent annual …