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Nintendo has grabbed the number one spot in ChartTrack/ELSPA’s all formats weekly sales rankings with Mario Kart Wii – knocking Sony’s Gran Turismo 5: Prologue into second place. The title recorded the eighth biggest opening sales week in UK software history to claim the top spot in the week, ending …

The boss of the studio behind the Gran Turismo series has said that the franchise may expand beyond the PlayStation format for the first time in its history – with a PC version in China. Speaking to German site derStandard, Kazunori Yamauchi, head of Sony’s Polyphony Digital team, said: It …

Jagex, Sony, Microsoft Game Studios, Blitz, Rebellion and Kuju all aboard for games career fairs starting next week

US VP Christian Svensson says he 'fully expects' firm start making WiiWare titles soon as well

The president of Japanese market authority Enterbrain – parent company of Famitsu – has predicted that Nintendo will unveil a new DS model at E3 in July. According to Bloomberg Japan – translated by akayuki.com – Hirokazu Hamamura said Nintendo might be readying to show off the third iteration of …

Head of Polyphony Digital also says Sony franchise may have to hit PC for Chinese market

Wii's 'first black and white' horror game to use Emergent's engine

Marc Marot forms partnership with game audio specialist

Despite its ongoing game of cat and mouse with potential acquiror EA, Take Two has revealed that it is hoping to broaden its distribtion reach and launch online games to full capitalise on the growing markets in Asia and the Pacific. Former senior staffer at EA and Vivendi Hubert Larenaudie …

Two-day conference dedicated to 'getting the most out of PS3' runs on June 10th and 11th in London