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Nintendo is claiming that Wii is now the best-selling next-gen console in North America after NPD figures confirmed that since its launch in November 2006 the machine has racked up sales of 10.9 million units. In June ’08 alone the Wii sold over 666,000 units in the region. "Wii was …

Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division, which includes its Xbox 360 and Zune operations, has announced its first full year of profitable operations, with the fiscal year ending June 30th ’08 bringing $426 million in profit. This compares to the $1.9 billion loss the Division suffered in the previous fiscal year. …

4Talent Scotland reveals series of sessions to help new talent enter the industry

SCEE audio manager Jason Page to talk on whether 'next-gen' audio has delivered

With Brighton booming for games development and the cityâ??s Develop conference looming, we gathered key staff from the leading games companies in the area to find out why the South Coast has become one of the fastest growing hubs for UK talent â?? and how it could develop in futureâ?¦

MMO middleware firm looks to target huge East Asian online market

CFO Thomas Tippl discusses strategy and plans following the creation of a publishing and development giant

Commercial director of PGR studio uses Liverpool newspaper opinion piece to rally industry support

Gamecheat specialist Blaze has announced a brand new Sega MegaDrive based handheld, which includes 20 16-bit titles built in out of the box. Due out some time this month, the 29.99 device includes headline titles such as Sonic and Knuckles, Ecco the Dolphin, Golden Axe, Kid Chameleon, Altered Beast, Alex …

With Sony putting plenty of emphasis on its still-blossoming portable machine at this year’s E3, Sony’s American CEO has spoke openly for the first time about his ideas for the platform going forwards. Kotaku reports that speaking to a reporter’s gathering this morning, when asked about the possible introduction of …