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Whilst the wait continues for NPD’s North American September sales numbers, Microsoft has admitted that PS3 will top the pile in the monthly battle – but in the long-term the platform still believes Xbox 360 remains the stronger proposition. I can tell you to that when NPD releases September sales, …

Nintendo of Japan has announced it will release a new Pokmon game for Wii in the form of Pokpark. The game puts players in the paws of Pikachu as they wander around a Pokmon-themed amusement park, interacting with other Pokmon and competing in a variety of mini-games, according to CVG. …

Hot on the heel of Microsoft’s 250GB Xbox 360 machine – which is set to be included in a number of bundles this year – Sony has announced it’s own high-capacity PS3 SKU. The PS3 platform is poised for a tremendous holiday season,” vice president of product marketing for Sony …

Last night’s Games Media Awards proved to be something of a personal triumph for Pat Garratt. Eurogamer and Future didn’t do too badly, either. Videogaming247, launched by Garratt in partnership with the Eurogamer Network last year, won the Best Blog category, while the man himself was Best Specialist Writer, Online. …

Winning teams awarded with free exhibition space at Game Connection Europe

Publisher EA has announced Madden NFL Arcade – a cut-down version of its recently released retail product that will be made available on both Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network. The move follows the admission from EA boss John Riccitiello last month that it is discouraging that one of our …

Nintendo has announced the dates for its Nintendo House sampling tour. The makeshift Wii- and DS-themed house will be travelling to some of the nation’s biggest shopping centres, starting from October 22nd and running right up to Christmas Eve. Locations range from London’s Westfield and Essex’s Lakeside to Manchester’s Trafford …

Mixamoâ??s online index of animations expands with additional support for the 3ds Max biped system

Crytek flaunts its â??next-gen readyâ? game engine

Some 230 key execs from the European games industry will attend a sold-out London Games Conference later this month. Only limited sponsorship and special case attendance slots remain open for the afternoon and evening event, which takes place at BAFTA, Piccadilly on Tuesday October 27th. The London Games Conference is …