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Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 has to date enjoyed a heady mix of tremendous commercial success and mixed critical musings, but the upcoming Wii version of the game looks to offer something genuinely different. And to top off the exciting prospect of its Wii debut, CVG claims that the game …

Speaking to Bloomberg , Sony’s games president Kaz Hirai has revealed that the firm sold 1.2 million PS3 consoles in Europe in the last five weeks of 2007. He also refused to concede that Sony is unlikely to hit the 11 million sales target, that it had previously set itself, …

Thanks to a Wii and DS hardware stock boost there are five DS and Wii exclusives in this week’s ELSPA/ChartTrack all format chart. Alongside best seller Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games, DS’ duo of Brain Training titles, Super Mario Galaxy and Wii Play make up half the top …

Last week, audio specialist Side founded new firm Sidelines, a specialist agency for games writers, offering writing services to developers and representing scribes looking to work in games. We caught up with company head Sini Downing and writer Justin Villiers to find out moreâ?¦

Former Nintendo Europe boss leaves mobile gaming firm

People bemoaned its lack of exclusive software for the first year of its life, but the PS3 big-hitters have begun to arrive, and none come bigger than Konami’s Metal Gear Solid 4 – so news of a possible demo next month is understandably reason to get excited. CVG reports that …

Led by chairman Sean Sullivan and finance director Andy Leonard-Myers, the buyout gives Pinnacle and label Windsong the opportunity to provide more flexible third party logistics services for smaller organisations in the same marketplace,” says a statement from the firm. It also plans to expand its offerings to cover marketing …

Session to showcase company's Enlighten tech

Fashion retailer Next has laid out its plans to claw away market share from more established games retailers with a giant increase in its interactive entertainment offering. The firm has added over 300 games products to its latest Next Directory catalogue – and it could begin stocking the likes of …