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The RRP of Wii is looking shakier than ever – as retail dramatically slashes the price of Nintendo’s console and Microsoft drops its powerful 360 Elite to under 200. The trade this week told MCV that a drop this Q4 could be the only way for Nintendo to regain its …

Gaming is already a major force on the App Store arm of Apple’s iTunes, but now Namco Bandai wants our sector to make a bigger mark on the established MP3 arm of the service. Namco Sounds, a new music label from the long-time games publisher, aims to bring a number …

The HMV Group’s UK and Ireland division has posted 12.5 per cent total sales growth for the 18 weeks to August 29th – with like-for-like sales up 1.7 per cent. The retailer’s total sales included the contribution from 29 former Zavvi stores. However, the retailer’s Waterstone’s books chain suffered a …

Tetsuhiko Yasuda to tackle content development in South East Asia

Ex-Tiga CEO on bettering progress with the political elite

The UMD version of the upcoming Gran Turismo for PSP will be available as a PSP bundle in the US. Sony revealed it will release a limited edition package including a silver PSP-3000, a copy of Gran Turismo, a 2GB memory stick and three vouchers for downloadable content, retailing for …

Versatile British art studio wants to raise the profile of 'games as art'

European gamers will not be getting their hands on Sony’s remakes of God of War and God of War 2 for PS3 this year, SCEE has confirmed – though the platform holder hasn’t ruled out a release some time in 2010. We are currently looking into options to bring God …

Streaming games platform OnLive has opened its Beta to gamers – the first time the service has become publicly available. Consumers register on the firm’s website to apply. OnLive founder and CEO Steve Perlman said that the company was keen to hear feedback from those who test the service. He …

Unreal Engine group will be presenting its Atlas Technology to potential partners