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Nintendo dominated the list of the world’s biggest selling games of 2008 – with Mario Kart beating out titles such as Wii Fit and GTA IV to become the most popular game of the year. Mario Kart Wii sold a total of 8.94 million units in 2008 according to recent …

Guitar Hero World Tour developer Neversoft has announced that it is to release an additional SKU to its Guitar Hero: World Tour offering in the form of a standalone drum pack. The peripheral will retail for $100 and is set for release on February 15th. The developer has also confirmed …

An in depth look at the handheld hardware revisions

75 per cent of workforce made redundant as publisher switches to iPhone, Android, NGage and handhelds

Saturo Iwata, the global boss of Nintendo, has stated to inverstors that he believes the firm’s twin-screened DS handheld could go on to sell over 150 million units worldwide. ”I don’t think it is appropriate to conclude that DS is reaching its final stages on the market,” Iwata stated, according …

Pirates of the Burning Sea developer to branch out into casual MMOs

Facial animation tech adds support for FaceGen models

Midway has announced the promotion of CEO and President Matt Booty to Chairman of the Board – as former boss Peter C Brown steps down. Booty will also retain his CEO and President titles. Booty has been president and CEO of the company since October 2008 but he served as …

Woolworths is to make a Lazarus-like return as an online brand after it was bought by Shop Direct. Shop Direct is the UK’s biggest internet and home shopping retailer, and also owns brands such as the Littlewoods catalogue and plans to launch Woolworths online in the summer following a deal …

Book Publisher Schoolastic is eyeing up the UK market with its video games label, Elastic. Elastic released Ultimate I Spy on Wii and Goosebumps Horrorland on Wii, DS and PS2 in the US last year. And now the publisher is targeting the UK sector, by seeking out potential distributors. At …