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GTA IV has maintained its domination of the German, Spanish and Swedish charts. Next-Gen.biz reports that GTA IV for PS3 has taken the No.1 spot in Spain and Germany for the week ended May 11th, while the Xbox 360 version charted in fourth and second respectively. The 360 version came …

Nintendo has told a European Union court that a €149.1 million ($232 million) fine handed to them by EU regulators for price fixing in 2002 was unjustified. The European Commission fined Nintendo and seven distributors a total of €167.8 million for colluding between 1991 and 1998 to raise prices of …

Talking to Reuters , Square Enix president Yoichi Wada has once again pledged to grow his company globally – but this time added that he expects to buy stakes in game developers in the next year. Wada confirmed he is already in talks with a number of parties. "Economies of …

The CEO of Deep Silver parent Koch Media has told MCV he is confident that the label can avoid direct competition against the likes of EA, Activision and Ubisoft – and be an independent success. Speaking in a wider interview, Klemens Kundratitz said that the company had to "play our …

National newspaperâ??s business commentator sticks up for UK studiosâ?? right to financial incentives

Among the many companies in the games space eyeing expansion at the moment is Koch Media – and it may surprise you to learn exactly how ambitious its plans are. While most consider Koch to be simply a software distributor, it is busily setting about overturning that perception to become, …

The three main console manufacturers are not doing enough to eliminate potentially harmful chemicals and metals from their consoles, Greenpeace has said. According to the BBC, the body examined materials used inside the PS3, 360 and Wii and found that, while all three machines complied with European laws, they contained …

Final Fantasy XII composer wants to explore 'international opportunities'

University of Essex's findings "help redress the balance", says Wilson

Nintendo’s WiiWare service has made its European debut – and, as promised, there are six downloadable titles available to consumers to choose from on launch day. The service launched in Japan in March and in the US last week. Key games available from today include Lost Winds from UK developer …