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Ahead of its release in Europe next week, Nintendo’s critically hailed Super Mario Galaxy has had a tremendous debut week in Japan, shifting 250,000 copies and shooting straight to the top of the Japanese software charts, Kotaku reports. Mario’s latest, and according to some greatest, romp outsold its nearest rival, …

Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action and its Buzz-style ‘Big Button Controllers’ marks an important step into casual gaming for Microsoft and Xbox 360. Family rooms everywhere will be buzzing with the biggest stars and blockbusters from the silver screen as we launch Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action on Xbox 360” …

Content creation for Orange Box games now supported

In an interview with Japanese games mag Famitsu, translated by 1UP , PlayStation president Kaz Hirai has admitted that he is not happy with the current build of Sony’s upcoming PS3 social networking service Home. "If anything, we believe the delay would have a positive effect. I personally am not …

Entertainment giant swoops for Lego Star Wars developer

Warner Bros, the new force in the games publishing sector, is to acquire leading developer Travellers’ Tales. The studio will keep its name, and will continue to work with current partners such as Lego, LucasArts and Guinness World Records. "TT Games is very successful and respected in the game development …

Professional networking site for GDC 08 delegates debuts

God of War II creative director leaves, but confirms plans for PS3 sequel

Parents of Xbox gamers will be able to restrict gameplay time with the new functionality, which can be set on a day by day or week by week basis. The Family Timer feature will be available for download via Xbox Live in early December. As a leader in interactive entertainment, …

Another snippet to emerge from yesterday’s BMO Capital Markets Conference comes from Nintendo America president Reggie Fils-Aime, who has claimed that rivals Microsoft and Sony now find themselves in an awkward position in the next-gen market. CNN quotes him as saying: "The challenge that our competitors have is significant. They’ve …