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Nintendo DS has sold one million units in Australia after just 153 weeks on the market. According to Gfk figures released by Nintendo Australia, Wii also passed a milestone of 300,000 units after 58 weeks on sale. Vooks reports that the last reported figure for the Xbox 360 was also …

First Kuju outfit outside of the UK will be focused on casual games and headed by former Eidos exec John Kavanagh

Are the January blues still bringing you down? Could you do with a change of environment? More money? New colleagues? Whenever you’re ready, you’ll find the best list of new jobs in games at Mcvuk.com. This week, Gem-owned peripherals expert Exspect is looking to recruit two new product managers at …

Eidos to publish studio's Monster Lab, once described as 'Pokemon meets Tim Burton', on DS and Wii later this year

Dyack talks up plans to add 80 staff to 165-strong operation as Niagara opens game incubator

Girl Gamer is an extension of Future’s Official Nintendo Magazine, and will be included free with Easter issues of Panini’s monthly title Bliss and fortnightly publication Mizz. The second issue will focus on DS and Wii titles, and follows the success of the first magazine. It boasts a print run …

SPECIAL FEATURE: Lionhead's Molyneux, Rare GM and others discuss state of the UK industry

Sony and Activision bosses unsure platform can bankroll video games

Several games to be spun out of Orson Scott Card's sci-fi saga

Next-gen has reports that the Brain Training phenomenon continues to sweep across the globe – claiming the number one spots in both the Spanish and German charts. The listings, courtesy of MC-GfK, run as follows:Spain 1. More Brain Training from Dr. Kawashima (DS)2. Big Brain Academy (Wii)3. Assassin’s Creed (PS3)4. …