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The notion that games are recession proof is now well and truly forgotten – but perhaps the rise of both digital downloads and free-to-play online gaming is as big a culprit as global banking greed. NPD figures show that the North American video game market declined by 31 per cent …

Codemasters’ Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising will be released worldwide in early October. The game will be released on October 9th in the UK, October 8th across Europe and October 6th in North America for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. The title is the sequel to the hugely popular 2001 FPS …

A talk with Telltale's CEO and co-founder Dan Connors

Over-the-top free roaming action title Prototype topped the June software charts in the US, with the 419,900 sales enjoyed by the Xbox 360 SKU bettering both high-profile new arrivals and perennial sellers. The PS3 SKU shifted around 181,100 units. Much like the wider games market in North America, there were …

Amidst the gloom of yet more annual falls in the US video games market, hardware sales for June were better than expected hitting $1.7m – NPD had expected that number to be around $1.55m. As always, Nintendo’s machines were the star performers with DS shifting 766,500 units and the Wii …

Gaming’s recession-proof credentials took a further knock overnight with news that the North American video games market suffered its fourth successive month of decline in June, falling 31 per cent to $1.17bn.

 It’s the worst year-on-year fall since September 2000, a month that saw annual declines of 41 per cent. …

Chair Entertainmentâ??s XBLA title Shadow Complex to adapt narrative from best-selling novel

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Prestige edition will be made available in the UK exclusively through HMV. The Prestige edition was unveiled earlier in the week by Infinity Ward, and features a collector’s bust of Captain ‘Soap’ MacTavish from the game, a special edition Steelbook, an art book, a …

Penny Arcade event to showcase ten of the most promising indie titles on the radar

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