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The UK video games market’s weekly value has topped 20 million for the first time since April, MCV can reveal. According to MCV calculations, based on today’s Gfk-ChartTrack/ELSPA weekly report, the UK market has hit 21.2 million for the week ending May 23rd. This is a 55 per cent rise …

â??For every Carnival Games there is a BioShock and for every Wii Fit there is a Resident Evil 5â?

Updated Rig of 24 powerful Vicon T160 cameras set up at Digicinemaâ??s new CG animation studio in Poland

Nokia has opened the doors to its much-anticipated Ovi Store, which it hopes will steal some of the mobile app initiative back from Apple. Customers can update their devices with the Ovi Store mobile app (Nokia says it is compatible with more than 50 million S60 and S40 handsets globally) …

John Broomhall talks to Sony Computer Entertainment Europeâ??s Michael Kelly about the current state of game audio and the Audio Engineering Societyâ??s new involvement in the fieldâ?¦

â??I don't think the majority of people really care about being number one in the world.â?

Speaking to CasualGaming.biz as part of its Girl Gaming Month, Nintendo’s UK Wii product manager Rob Lowe has stated that the rise in popularity of casual software has not had any detrimental affect on the importance of hardcore titles in the market. There is clear room for both and any …

BioShock 2 is on course to be one of the biggest games of the year and will be backed by 2K’s biggest marketing campaign yet. The sequel to the 2007 smash hit will go head-to-head with big name sequels such as Modern Warfare 2, Mario and Sonic and Assassin’s Creed …

UFC 2009: Undisputed is this weeks’ surprise No. 1, grappling the top spot from Nintendo’s ever-present Wii Fit. The THQ-published brawler is part of an all-new Top 3, which includes Pokmon Platinum in second position and EA Sports Active in third. Wii Fit, which needs just two more No. 1s …

US game retail kingpin Gamestop has priced Activision’s upcoming title Tony Hawk Ride at $119.99 (75). The game has also been set a release date of October 13 for the three home console versions in North America. Activision has yet to officially announce a release date and full price for …