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Atari says it has steadied its rocky financial performances with a very slight year-on-year sales decline of 1.2% for the nine months ended December 31. The firm was helped by a strong performance in the U.S, which offset declines in Europe. European operations were down by 52.5% to €13.8 million …

Following warnings from the US over the weekend about PS3 hardware stock shortages in the region, Sony UK has admitted to MCV that the console is also in short supply in the UK. However, the platform holder hopes that the problems will be eased in the near future. Since we …

THQ will release a demo of the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Darksiders on February 25th. The download will offer a taste of the game, a hack ‘n’ slash adventure set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, which debuted back in January to respectable sales. It will contain the entire first …

Development kits for Nintendo’s successor to the world-conquering DS handheld not only exist, but they’re also in the hands of key Japanese studios – that’s the claim being made by CVG. The website states that The Pokemon Company, amongst others, was the first outfit to get their hands on the …

High profile studios show support for student development competition

Microsoft has confirmed that Rare’s much wanted retro re-release Perfect Dark will be released on Xbox Live Arcade on March 17th at a price of just 800 Microsoft Points. While staying true to the original, the game has received an HD overhaul and will support online multiplayer. Microsoft has also …

Though the arrival of the pink DS did wonders to widen the market reach of the popular handheld, Nintendo has said that the colour is also a popular option amongst its male demographic. With this new colour it is definitely about the girls – although that’s not to say that …

James Batchelor talks to Nintendo’s junior product manager Zoe Cooper about why retailers should show the new version of the handheld some love this Valentine’s weekend… Who are you targeting with the pink DSi and how will you engage with this audience? With this new colour it is definitely about …

Capcom expects its upcoming beat-‘em-up Super Street Fighter IV to outperform its predecessor. The original sold more than 2.5m copies worldwide within a month of its release, and the publisher is in no doubt that its follow-up will improve on this. Street Fighter is the biggest fighting game franchise in …

Reef Entertainment will release Sniper Elite on Wii in the summer. The game is based on the original 2005 release, which debuted on PS2 and has since launched on other formats. Reef’s CEO Peter Rezon said: Sniper Elite represents our most ambitious project yet. We have taken a game that …