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It’s been in development for a long time, and the expectations of it are phenomenal – and now Konami has admitted that its PS3-exclusive Metal Gear Solid 4 must sell a million copies just to recoup the cost of its development. Reuters claims that producer Ryan Payton said the new …

German developer and publisher now planning first DS and Wii titles

New Korean game studio to use Epic's popular next-gen engine

Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft has boldly claimed that its next-gen console outperformed rival PS3 over the Thanksgiving week in North America – but Sony America has fought back, climbing Microsoft’s figures are ‘way off’. Microsoft says that estimated retail figures suggest that it sold 310,00 units for the week …

Paris Mayor backs ambitious plan by five Parisian studios to build global middleware platform called 'Play All'

Gamestation has rolled out its latest Fat Chris ad strategy – and has promised the most ‘in your face’ marketing campaign yet. The new promotional blitz is the biggest ever for Gamestation, and will take in a striking range of in-store, online and TV-based promotional activities. In 2007 we wanted …

Simplygames.com’s new boss Neil Muspratt believes that with a mixture of low prices, canny deals and an easy-to-navigate site, the UK e-tailer can mix it with the big boys this Christmas. The relaunched site has already seen traffic rising significantly in the run-up to the festive season, and is now …

Studio head of Eidos Montreal says team will share tech with Crystal Dynamics as he discusses plans for franchise

Clearly, it’s a great chance to cash in on the festive season – take a glance at the number of piss-poor ‘comedy’ DVDs that have been rushed out in time for the don’t-know-what-to-buy-your-dad market. Even Piers Morgan’s got a football gaffes DVD out – a man who not only has …

Retailers nationwide could come under fire from consumer groups for only selling the Wii console in high-priced bundles, with online forums already buzzing with complaints about the High Street. Research carried out by MCV suggests that certain retailers that have Wii stock are only selling the sought-after console as part …