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MTV’s first foray into the games market, Guitar Hero challenger Rock Band, has gone down a storm in the US – and whilst it won’t arrive in Europe until early next year, the company has already began hyping its next project in the games sector. Speaking to Reuters about Rock …

Nintendo has ripped up the record books, with its DS handheld last week selling over 191,000 units, according to official ChartTrack data – more than any other hardware format has ever achieved in a seven-day period. Nintendo revealed the news to MCV this morning, with a spokesperson offering: We’re obviously …

The games industry has for years had to battle the perception that gaming is mainly for kids – but a new survey from battery manufacturer Energizer claims that it’s the older generation that now has the biggest hunger for gaming in the UK. ERTweekly reports that the survey found that …

Some questioned Sony CEO Howard Stringer’s confidence when he spoke about the PS3’s North American breakthrough earlier this month – but the latest November sales numbers from the territory prove that the appetite for Sony’s next-gen console has massively increased. Since November 2nd PS3 sales have climbed by 298 per …

Successful new IP Assassin’s Creed has maintained its spot at the top of the ChartTrack All Formats Top 40 despite the arrival of EA’s annual favourite Need for Speed: Pro Street, which enters the listings in second spot. It’s the first time in three years that the trendy racer has …

Deus Ex sequel to be first game for new studio with ambitious expansion plans and company-wide QA team

Audio tech firm signs exclusivity deal with game engine company

With RPGs still a little thin on the ground on Nintendo’s much-in-demand Wii console, adventure-gamers will be delighted to hear that Namco has revealed it is working on a new role-playing outing for the machine named Fragile. Though little is known about the game, it has been confirmed that Eternal …

Despite the massive success enjoyed by Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed in the global games charts in recent weeks, the game has reportedly run into problems on Sony’s PS3 – and now the publisher has pledged to work on a patch to remedy the issues. Some gamers have reported experiencing crashes, particularly …

Despite the popularity of trading in used games against the purchase of new ones on the High Street, online games firm Hitflip has claimed that gamers are facing up to a 50 per cent loss on titles each time they do so. Games that are exchanged only days after their …