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In news that can only mean good things for Sony’s PS3, sales of Blu-ray discs in North America have shown an impressive year-on-year increase for the three months ending March 31st. Sales of Blu-ray discs in the period hit $331.31m, a massive 68.5 per cent year-on-year increase. In total Blu-ray …

Square Enix’s Just Cause 2 may have missed out to the evergreen Just Dance in the All Formats chart, but it still dominates the console charts. The open-world action game holds onto the top spot of both the Xbox 360 and PS3 charts for a second week, and retains a …

3D Gaming Summit to include several big industry names

Microsoft is suing accessories specialist Datel over patent infringement surrounding its third-party Xbox 360 controllers. The platform holder claims technology used in Datel’s TurboFire and WildFire joypads infringe several US patents granted to Microsoft over the past three years. Microsoft has filed the complaint in both the US and the …

Publishers Konami and Capcom have joined forces to bring Monster Hunter directly to fans of one of PlayStation’s biggest franchises – Metal Gear Solid. Andriasang reports that the upcoming PSP release, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, will feature a ‘Monster Island’ in-game area where Solid Snake will be able to …

LittleBigPlanet Game of the Year edition will finally reach UK shores this month. The game will be available from Friday, April 16th and includes the full LittleBigPlanet game, all Metal Gear Solid packs, a selection of non-licensed DLC and 15 exclusive levels. MCV discovered the SKU last year, but the …

Microsoft has announced a revised release date for Xbox 360 exclusive Alan Wake in May – one week earlier than expected. The game will hit retail on May 14th rather than its initial May 21st date, which, incidentally, is the day Red Dead Redemption and Split/Second: Velocity are released. Director …

Chairman Jason Kingsley outlines plan in a new manifesto

Games trade association seeks to promote industry-related education in the national curriculum