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SCEE has announced that it has extended its free game promotion for new owners of the digital-only PSPgo. Originally set to expire on January 10th, the deal will now run until January 31st and allows those who buy a new machine the chance to download one of either Gran Turismo, …

The faith publishers put in core games on Wii is once again under strain with news that Ubisoft has drastically downsized its sales expectations for the upcoming Red Steel 2 on Wii. The move comes in the wake of a lowering of Ubisoft’s overall financial forecasts last week. On Red …

Britsoft outfit to score third major backer and â??alleviate money issuesâ??, a report claims

Leading global publisher Activision Blizzard has vowed to press ahead with its plans for the DJ Hero brand, having confirmed its intention to publish a sequel to the firm’s latest rhythm action IP. If you’re going to make a commitment to doing something original, the odds are that you’re not …

And yes, on paper the Group has seen a year-on-year decline in sales. But unfavourable comparisons to the record-breaking numbers of 2008 perhaps mask the fact that GAME is still one of the gems of the UK High Street. And let’s not forget it is the industry’s champion on the …

Just Dance has become Ubisoft’s most successful Wii release ever, having today raced to the top of the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. The game was released on November 27th and at first could only manage No.30 in the All Formats Charts. However, the following week it reached the …

Best Original Video Game Score category added to the prestigious awards night

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s run, which has so far lasted nine weeks, had to come to an end eventually – but hardly anyone would have predicted that Ubisoft’s Just Dance would have been the game to do it. It claims top spot in the ELSPA GfK-ChartTrack All Formats …

In stark contrast to the huge fanfare that pre-empts the release of any console-bound Grand Theft Auto title, Rockstar has quietly and with absolutely no public fuss released its GTA: Chinatown Wars onto Apple’s App Store. The game, which works on both iPhone and iPod Touch, was originally developed and …

Platform holder Microsoft has clarified a statement that it released earlier today that appeared to claim that Xbox 360 sold 10m units in the US in 2009 – a number that didn’t correspond with official NPD figures. In 2009, Xbox 360 console sales topped 10m units globally,” Microsoft has now …