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Australia’s games industry set new sales records last year, with total revenues coming in at AUD $2.05 billion. Data from market research group GfK Retail and Technology Australia showed this figure had increased by 4 per cent when compared to the previous year. Software sales rose by 6 per cent …

Nintendo’s Wii Play, a collection of minigames that comes bundled with the stand-alone Wii Remote, has been named as the best selling non-PC game of all time in the US, according to new numbers from NPD. Sales numbers weren’t released, but Gamespot reports that Wii Play passed the 11.1m sales …

Our tour of London's developers stops off at Eiconic's remote studio

PlayStation platform holder Sony has confirmed that its upcoming PS3 Motion Controller will not now be launched until the autumn. We have decided to release the Motion Controller in fall 2010 when we will be able to offer an exciting and varied line-up of software titles that will deliver the …

The slow and steady hype machine that builds us up every year to the annual North American E3 Expo begins today with confirmation of the first round of exhibitors. This year’s E3 Expo takes place on June 15-17th as its usual home – the LA Convention Centre. Companies confirmed so …

Sony’s Asian aspirations have been given a fresh boost with news that SCE Asia has officially launched the PS3, PS2 and PSP in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Vietnam becomes the eighth country in the region to get an official hardware launch. Official SKUs now on sale include the 120GB …

Games analyst weighs in on rumours that Square Enix is set to acquire

Sony has described 2009 as a turning point” for PS3 and ELSPA said the console was last year’s star” performer, but new analysis from Gamasutra paints a far less rosy picture for the PlayStation platform holder. More specifically, the site claims that Sony suffered a $1.3bn year-on-year drop in revenue …

£35 art budget helped London-based PSP Minis developer charm customers

Nintendo’s primetime TV ad featuring popular Geordie duo Ant and Dec has been named as one of the most irritating shorts of 2009, according to a new survey from Adwatch. The pair were picked for the creative due to their mainstream appeal and family-friendly personas. The ads highlighted Wii and …