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Xbox 360 sales rocketed up 32 per cent over the weekend, official UK retail monitor GFK-ChartTrack has confirmed to MCV. The console outsold the PS3, which saw an eight per cent drop in its sales compared to the previous weekend. MCV broke the news last night that Xbox 360 had …

Five new start-up studios given exhibitor status at November's Game Connection Lyon

Want to get into the head of the ‘hardcore’ gamer? Then simply head for any online games forum on a Tuesday morning and look for the thread about the current UK Charts. The response is always the same. Who buys this mini-game shit?”, F**king destroying the games industry!”, Infinite Undiscovery’s …

Enterbrain's latest Maker title to export to both Flash and Xbox Live Community Games-compatible format

Firm commences two-year plan to 'revolutionise' its MMO Technology Suite

Studio's Bruce Shelley offers inside view on closure of a Microsoft Game Studios' internal team

When I was but a small boy, I never missed a neighborhood game of Capture the Flag.

Outsourcing firm moves into full development and looks to forge strategic deals

Microsoft has boasted of ‘strong momentum’ following last week’s UK price cuts – and announced that it has broken the six million sales mark in Europe. The platform holder brought the entry-level SRP for the Arcade console down to 129.99 on Friday, with the standard 60GB 360 priced at 169.99 …

Electronic Arts’ recent dominance of the official UK Chart has come to an end – as LucasArts’ Star Wars: The Force Unleashed crashes straight into top spot. In the biggest ever release week for a Star Wars game, 48 per cent of sales were on Xbox 360, with 30 per …