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Strong Bad selling more on WiiWare; says Nintendo partnership has been 'great'

Driving Theory Training for Nintendo DS was released last week, and publisher Atari has confirmed to MCV that they are already looking at next year’s update. The game failed to make an impact on the ChartTrack Top 40 this week, however Atari’s Lee Kirton insists that he never expected the …

Sony has revealed its new Wireless Headset for the PS3 will launch October 30th in Japan, but has yet to confirm when the headset will reach UK shores. Priced at 5,000 Yen, the Wireless Headset will be compatible with PS3 titles like Resistance 2, SOCOM: Confrontation, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift and …

Sony has confirmed that it will release PSP 3000 in Japan on October 16th at 19,800 Yen, the same price as the existing console, according to Reuters. Sony sold 3.72 million units of the PSP between April and June worldwide, while Nintendo’s DS sold 6.94 million units. Despite DS’ huge …

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Few will be surprised to see EA’s Tiger Woods PGA Tour ’09 head straight to the top of the Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 this week – but most will be surprised to hear that’s the first time the Tiger has debuted in the top spot. Ten years on …

As part of its Japanese press conference in which it was revealed that Xbox 360 hardware would be receiving a significant price cut in Japan , Microsoft has also lifted the lid on a brand new ninja title from Japanese developers From Software – entitled Ninja Blade. A half-minute trailer …

Almost everywhere you look, Jonathan Blow’s ambitious Xbox Live Arcade platformer Braid is garnering praise. But one of those fans may surprise you: the notoriously game-hating Daily Mail. For the full story head over to MCV’s sister site Develop.

A video interview with GameSpot SCEA’s director of hardware marketing John Koller has revealed that the new model has a shorter battery life than its predecessor. "Battery life will decrease by a small amount; it’s material, but it’s about 20 minutes, maybe 30 minutes,” said Koller. And that’s because there’s …

Gamescom will emerge as the leading European trade and consumer games event next year, as top industry executives back the Cologne show – leaving the future of Leipzig Games Convention hanging in the balance. Despite the success of GC 2008 – which drew upwards of 200,000 visitors – Gamescom’s favourable …