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The record-breaking performance of Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and the market-commanding popularity of Nintendo’s hardware stole most of the headlines last year, but neither sold as many units or commanded as much market share as the UK’s big 2009 winner – EA. EA came top in both …

Electronic Arts has reclaimed its crown from Nintendo in terms of the number of games sold in 2009. The format-holder unseated EA in 2008, but the Californian-based publisher has hit back – with FIFA the key sales driver, supported by the firm’s vast back catalogue. Wii software accounted for over …

The PS3 has now passed the 3m sales barrier in the UK, SCEE has officially confirmed. We are delighted to have passed the 3m milestone with PS3,” an SCE UK spokesperson told MCV. With the incredibly strong line up that we have going forward – Heavy Rain, White Knight Chronicles …

Square Enix has lifted the lid on the Final Fantasy XIII Limited Collector’s Edition which will be released for both Xbox 360 and PS3 on March 9th. The SKU includes a copy of the game, a CD soundtrack, three exclusive art prints and a hardback book entitled ‘The World of …

New online area added as trade show opens registration early

Gratuitous Space Battles maestro gets the quick-fire question treatment

Any keen gamers will know that accessing games on the world’s largest social network is a bit of a chore – but that looks set to change with the upcoming launch of what Facebook is calling its new Games Dashboard. Developers have already been given access to the new designs …

Late approval process puts indie studios on the back-foot, claims Introversion head

It seems that global economic slowdown has yet to reach the sunny vistas of California’s Mountain View with news that Google’s revenues enjoyed a year-on-year increase of 17 per cent for the quarter ending December 31st 2009. Total revenues hit $6.67bn for the period, up from the $5.7bn in the …

Sony’s PSP surged to the top of the weekly hardware charts in Japan this week, but Media Create’s official figures show that the picture is far from rosy for Sony’s enduring handheld in its homeland. The PSP-3000, complete with UMD drive, shifted 71,186 units last week – beating the Wii …